Technical Program Lead – Automotive Vehicle Integration

Tata Consultancy Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Family Support: Parental Leaves

Auto & Home Insurance options

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation, Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a Technical Program Lead in the US to drive automotive program leadership from concept to production. You will act as the SPOC between OEMs and the vendor team, manage risks, and guide engineering strategies across CAD, PLM, Validation, Manufacturing, and Quality disciplines.

The role requires extensive experience in vehicle engineering and product development lifecycle, with strong communication and governance across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in vehicle engineering and systems integration.
• Knowledge of design release processes and gateway reviews.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical contact between OEM and vendor team.
• Manage technical escalations, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Provide engineering leadership across workstreams and disciplines.
• Ensure delivery of program milestones per development schedule.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration among DREs, CAD, PLM, Validation, Manufacturing, and Quality teams.
• Provide regular program status and escalation updates to management.
• Own the overall technical solution and engineering strategy for the work required.
• Review and approve engineering concepts, architectures, CAD releases, and design changes.
• Lead technical reviews and design trade-off discussions.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and gateway requirements.
• Drive completion of design releases, BOM maturity, and change management.

Skills

Automotive Vehicle Engineering

Systems Integration

Body Engineering

Product development lifecycle

OEM gateway reviews

Technical program management

ADAS

Vehicle platform integration

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Engineering degree (EE/ME)

Tools

CAD

PLM

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a Technical Program Lead in the US to drive automotive program leadership from concept to production. You will act as the SPOC between OEMs and the vendor team, manage risks, and guide engineering strategies across CAD, PLM, Validation, Manufacturing, and Quality disciplines.

The role requires extensive experience in vehicle engineering and product development lifecycle, with strong communication and governance across multiple teams.