Stellantis

Technical Manager - Import Projects

Stellantis • $110K — $130K *
Auburn Hills, MI 48326In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience in the Automotive Industry
  • Experience in vehicle/component design and release engineering
  • Familiar with vehicle finance cost and program management
  • Knowledgeable about NVH, Durability, and Safety requirements
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Ability to manage change and influence stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Ensure technical feasibility throughout the program life cycle
  • Manage BOM and technical data for the Platform
  • Achieve quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives
  • Lead component and system design, development, and validation
  • Coordinate with purchasing for supplier selection and change management
  • Align design with manufacturing processes to support cost and quality goals
  • Coordinate technical teams and manage relationships across platforms

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead impactful technical projects
  • Work within a collaborative and cross-functional team environment
  • Engage with advanced engineering and innovative technologies
  • Develop skills in a dynamic and evolving industry
  • Access to professional growth and development opportunities
Full Job Description
The Technical Manager is responsible to ensure overall program level technical feasibility and achievement of performance & KPI targets during the full program life cycle.

The Candidate responsibilities include:
  • Managing the technical content, definition and configuration of the Platform including:
  • BOM Management for the Platform including Change Management
  • Technical data and VISBOM content
  • Platform diversity and component interchangeability
  • Achieving Quality, Cost, Timing, and Performance Objectives
  • Coordinating with purchasing for RFQ, supplier selection, and change management
  • Supporting regional requirements and content
  • Leading the technical activity of component and system development:
  • Design, development, and validation of component and systems
  • Leading decision / stakeholder meetings at the platform level
  • Design freeze and tooling kick off
  • Conformity of regulatory requirements
  • Coordination of technical teams
  • Coordinating activities with Manufacturing Engineering and the plant:
  • Alignment of design and manufacturing process to support cost, investment, and quality objectives
  • Compatibility of product and process
  • Packaging issues and requirements with logistics
  • Make buy convergence
  • Managing the technical relationship with Top Hats, other Platforms, and Advanced Engineering
  • Confirming that platform supports Top Hat requirements and future product requirements


Critical Skills:
  • Design and Development of components/systems associated with Chassis, Propulsion, or Body through a full project cycle.
  • Understanding of vehicle construction by systems (Body, Chassis, Powertrain, Interior, etc) and subsystems (Underbody, suspension, trim, cooling, HVAC, etc).
  • Understanding part break up of vehicles and how they are assembled.
  • Ability to identify and organize technical commodities into their functional purpose.
  • Identify and propose design alternatives to meet and exceed aggressive cost targets


Methodology/Tools Expertise:
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & PowerPoint)
  • Excel commands (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
  • Fastcar2
  • EBOM & STV
  • SMAK (Vehicle volume tracking)
  • CCD/CN Process
  • PDP for TKO/DV testing
  • ETKO Process
  • Source Package System (Review and Approval)
  • GIM's / Tracking and Issue Resolution
  • Teamcenter / Vis Pro


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related degree field
  • 8 years of Automotive Industry experience
  • Experience in vehicle / component design / release engineering, vehicle finance cost, program management, and / or component cost analysis
  • Experience with NVH, Durability, Safety
  • Excellent leadership communications / people skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Able to manage change and present ideas / concepts to all levels of management
  • Able to motivate and lead people that do not report directly to you
  • MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced technical or management degree
  • Excellent relationship building skills
  • Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels

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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