Sub System Technical Lead

Seeking a highly motivated individual to lead technical program management across one or more vehicle lines. This role serves as the primary liaison between the design team and cross-functional areas including vehicle program management, engineering, and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Leadership: Drive technical program execution from development through end-of-life, ensuring alignment across all functional teams.
• System Integration: Ensure systems meet all functional and performance requirements while achieving targets for cost, weight, investment, timing, and quality.
• Issue Resolution & Support: Lead resolution of engineering and quality issues throughout all program phases. Provide hands-on support for bulletin responses, including concept development, packaging studies, cost/weight analysis, prototype procurement, supplier coordination, sourcing, tooling, validation, and launch.
• Launch Support: Act as a visible and active member of the launch team, supporting plant development and onsite activities.
• Development Planning: Define, communicate, and maintain the vehicle development plan to ensure feature availability and vehicle behavior consistency throughout the program lifecycle.
• Requirements Management: Release specifications to suppliers and manage requirement changes via Design Change Requests (DCRs), ensuring alignment with product planning, supplier feedback, and issue resolution.
• Warranty & Quality: Post-launch, lead warranty performance initiatives and manage warranty tables for all assigned commodities to meet targets.
• Value Optimization: Champion cost-saving initiatives through teardown events, supplier VO meetings, and idea processing via the ILO (0-4) framework to meet program value targets.

Location(s)

Auburn Hills, MI, USA

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in automotive engineering, product development, or program management.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex technical programs from concept through launch.
• Strong understanding of vehicle systems, manufacturing processes, and engineering development cycles.
• Experience with issue resolution, change management, and supplier coordination.
• Proficiency in tools such as CAD (e.g., CATIA, NX), PLM systems (e.g., Teamcenter), and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel and support onsite launch activities at manufacturing plants.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in OEM product development or technical program management.
• Experience with vehicle launch, warranty analysis, and post-launch quality improvement.
• Familiarity with Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), APQP, FMEA, and other quality tools.
• Demonstrated success in value optimization and cost reduction initiatives.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and leading sourcing/tooling activities.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards in automotive engineering.
• Ability to interpret and manage technical specifications and design change requests.

Employment Type

Full-time

Stellantis

At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from all people without regard to sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diverse teams reflect our identity as a global company, enabling us to better address the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.

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