Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, or business, or equivalent experience.
8+ years in engineering and program/project management, managing multiple programs simultaneously.
Experience in an automotive Tier 1 environment with OEM interface.
Understanding of ADAS/AD system architecture, including smart cameras and ECUs.
Familiarity with automotive quality processes like ASPICE and ISO 26262.
Strong planning and scheduling skills, proficient in MS Project and Power BI.
Willingness to travel and PMP certification is a plus.
Responsibilities
Lead planning and execution of ADAS/AD smart-camera and ECU programs.
Own the integrated program plan, managing schedules and milestones.
Drive risk identification and issue resolution with clear escalation paths.
Act as the main program interface for OEM customers regarding status and expectations.
Synchronize core platform development with customer-specific applications.
Support budgeting and financial tracking with transparent reporting.
Facilitate alignment meetings across various engineering and business teams.
Deliver comprehensive program documentation including timing plans and status reports.
Benefits
Supportive collaborative team environment
Annual Incentive Plan
Paid Vacation
Personal Time
401k Plan
Health Care Benefits
Paid Holidays
Strong diversity culture
Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
Full Job Description
Req ID 91870 | Gbl Elec HQ - Farmington Hills, United States Capri USA Group, Inc.
What you can look forward to as Project Manager:
Leading end-to-end planning and execution for several concurrent ADAS/AD smart-camera and ECU programs, delivering on time, on budget and at quality.
Owning the integrated program plan - schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical path and deliverable readiness across hardware, software, systems, validation and manufacturing.
Driving risk identification, mitigation and issue closure, with clear escalation paths that give leadership time to act.
Acting as the central program interface to OEM customers for status, deliverable alignment, change management and expectation setting.
Keeping core platform development and customer-specific applications synchronized, driving read-across and reuse of hardware/software baselines and validation plans.
Supporting budgeting, resource forecasting and program financial tracking, with transparent reporting of spend versus forecast.
Facilitating recurring alignment meetings across hardware integration, subsystem engineering, software, system architecture, validation, demo and business development teams.
Delivering the program documentation that carries the work forward: timing plans, status reports, risk registers, interface matrices and gateway packages.
Ensuring on-time completion of design, requirements, integration, validation readiness and manufacturing readiness reviews in line with ZF processes, quality systems and OEM-specific requirements.
Presenting program progress, risks, recovery plans and roadmap impacts to senior and executive leadership in a concise, data-driven way.
Your Profile as Project Manager:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology or business, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
8+ years of combined engineering and program or project management experience, including proven ownership of multiple programs running in parallel.
Experience in an automotive Tier 1 environment, with direct OEM interface and comfort navigating milestone commitments, change management and escalation.
Working understanding of ADAS/AD system architecture - smart cameras, central compute ECUs, sensors and data pathways - sufficient to challenge timing and readiness assumptions.
Familiarity with automotive engineering and quality processes such as ASPICE, ISO 26262, DVP&R, and change and configuration management.
Strong planning and scheduling capability, including integrated timelines, dependency tracking and critical-path management; proficient with MS Project, Power BI, Windchill, and Excel.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to customer and ZF sites as program needs require; PMP or equivalent certification and additional language skills are a plus.
What We Offer:
A supportive collaborative team environment
Annual Incentive Plan
Paid Vacation
Personal Time
401k Plan
Health Care Benefits
Paid Holidays
A strong diversity culture
Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
Quality Statement
All employees are expected to adhere to and promote ZF's commitment to quality, ensuring a culture of continuous improvement and zero defects in all aspects of their role.
Be part of our ZF team as Project Manager III and apply now!
Contact
Gabriela Palacio
About Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a German car parts maker headquartered in Friedrichshafen, in the south-west German region of Baden-Württemberg. Specialising in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology, the company has a global workforce of around 160,000 with approximately 260 locations in 41 countries. In 2019, ZF achieved sales of ?36.5 billion. ZF is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers and a leading technology company for mobility.
