HVHF Connector Core Team Engineer

About the Role:

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

Qualifications

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