Stellantis

HVHF Connector Core Team Engineer

Stellantis • $90K — $120K *
Auburn Hills, MI 48326In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
  • Strong automotive engineering knowledge in mechanics and electronics
  • Proficient in project management tools
  • Professional English proficiency (minimum B2) for international meetings
  • Ability to work on-site at Auburn Hills Tech Center
  • Availability for global project support across multiple time zones

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and validation of connector systems
  • Ensure compliance with quality, cost, delivery, and performance targets
  • Prepare supplier consultation packages and analyze feedback
  • Manage deliverables and project milestones
  • Drive component development to meet QCDP goals
  • Co-develop with suppliers and track quality activities
  • Lead DFMEA activities and support PFMEA execution
  • Manage prototype builds and integration of components
  • Support pilot to launch phases at assembly plants
  • Contribute to cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge high-voltage and high-frequency connector systems
  • Ownership of global component families
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners
  • Engagement in crisis management and problem resolution
  • Career growth potential within a leading automotive environment
Full Job Description
About the Role:

The HVHF Connector Core Engineer leads the development and validation of global high-voltage and high-frequency connector systems, ensuring targets are met for quality, cost, delivery, and performance (QCDP).

Main Mission:

  • Lead product development and validation for global connector systems
  • Ensure compliance with QCDP and performance requirements across the full lifecycle

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare supplier consultation and sourcing packages
  • Analyze supplier feedback and draft Technical Supplier Assessments (TSA)
  • Own and manage deliverables for each project milestone
  • Drive component development to achieve QCDP targets
  • Co-develop with suppliers, including quality tracking activities (e.g., APQP)
  • Ensure technical feasibility, manufacturability, and design robustness
  • Lead DFMEA activities and support PFMEA execution
  • Manage prototype builds and deliveries aligned to milestone gates
  • Lead supplier technical interactions (reviews, purchasing meetings, issue resolution)
  • Ensure proper integration of components into engine/vehicle/platform environments
  • Manage engineering changes and associated technical documentation
  • Support assembly plants from pilot through launch
  • Drive product and process validation plans (DV/PV)
  • Manage technical configuration and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle
  • Contribute to cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives
  • Participate actively in crisis management and problem resolution
  • Support development and maintenance of technical policies/standards

Scope of Responsibility:

  • Full ownership of a global family of:
    • High-voltage connector components
    • High-frequency connector components
  • Draft specifications and ensure supplier compliance
  • Manage design interfaces across cross-functional stakeholders
  • Lead design, validation, industrialization, and launch phases
  • Provide functional oversight to internal/external engineering designers

Working Relationships:

  • Reporting: Discipline Manager
  • Internal Partners: SSTL, Quality, Purchasing, Vehicle Architecture, and related support functions
  • External Partners: Suppliers and external testing laboratories


Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, or any related field
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
  • Strong automotive engineering fundamentals (mechanics, electronics, functional safety)
  • Proficiency with project management tools and milestone execution
  • Professional English (minimum B2) with ability to lead international meetings
  • Ability to work on-site at the Auburn Hills Tech Center office
  • Ability to support global projects across Europe and North America time zones

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in design, development, validation, or release of automotive connectors/components
  • DRE experience at an automotive OEM or supplier
  • DVP&R ownership

About Stellantis

Stellantis is a multinational automotive manufacturer formed in 2021 by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA. The company designs, produces, and sells a wide range of vehicles under various brands, including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, and Vauxhall. Stellantis operates in over 130 countries and has 14 brands in its portfolio. The company is committed to sustainable mobility and has set ambitious targets for reducing its carbon footprint and increasing the share of electric vehicles in its sales.
Learn more about Stellantis
Size
400,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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