Technical Program Lead

EDAG Mexico; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

EDAG Mexico is seeking a Technical Program Lead to drive automotive development programs with vendor teams. You will provide technical guidance, oversee material selection, and manage cost and schedule against targets to ensure program success.

You will act as the primary liaison between the vendor and the client's engineering leadership, guiding design decisions and leading reviews to meet gateway milestones and client expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of automotive or vehicle-systems engineering experience, including senior technical leadership roles.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through prototype to production-intent vehicle programs.
• Strong working knowledge of structural, mechanical, and packaging integration for exterior/interior vehicle systems.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, DFM processes, and component release through PPAP.
• Proven ability to manage cost, mass, and timing targets across a multi-workstream program.
• Prior experience working directly with an OEM on base-vehicle interface negotiations.
• 8 months contract

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor team resources and distribute work to meet the program timing.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team, making design decisions and ensuring components meet the client's requirements.
• Guide material selection and manufacturing technology choices to balance build volume against capital investment, subject to the clients' sign-off.
• Track mass and program cost/spend against targets.
• Serve as primary point of contact and escalation lead between the vendor team and the clients Lead Engineer/Management team.
• Ensure the vendor team operates independently while using the clients Lead Engineer effectively to achieve overall program goals.
• Represent the vendor at program gateway reviews and status presentations to the client's leadership.

Skills

Technical leadership

Vendor management

Program leadership

Cost management

Mass tracking

OEM negotiations

Multidisciplinary teamwork

DFM/PPAP

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or related field

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Working together, growing together, derating new things together: EDAG connects people and the future. Company and workforce share the same vision. With a familiar atmosphere and at the same time the potential of a global world-class development company. You'll go your own way in your career at a high level - nationally and internationally. Take your next step and support us as aTECHNICAL PROGRAM LEAD.

DESCRIPTION

• Manage vendor team resources and distribute work to meet the program timing.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team, making design decisions and ensuring components meet the client's requirements.
• Guide material selection and manufacturing technology choices to balance build volume against capital investment, subject to the clients' sign-off.
• Track mass and program cost/spend against targets.
• Serve as primary point of contact and escalation lead between the vendor team and the clients Lead Engineer/Management team.
• Ensure the vendor team operates independently while using the clients Lead Engineer effectively to achieve overall program goals.
• Represent the vendor at program gateway reviews and status presentations to the client's leadership.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor'sin Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of automotive or vehicle-systems engineering experience, including senior technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through prototype to production-intent vehicle programs.
• Strong working knowledge of structural, mechanical, and packaging integration for exterior/interior vehicle systems.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, DFM processes, and component release through PPAP.
• Proven ability to manage cost, mass, and timing targets across a multi-workstream program.
• Prior experience working directly with an OEMon base-vehicle interface negotiations.
• 8 months contract

MAKING IMPOSSIBLE

THINGS POSSIBLE

WITH YOU