Project Engineering Lead

 

Job Number: 60799 
Group: Magna Electronics  
Division: Magna Electronics Auburn Hills 
Job Type: Permanent/Regular 
Location: AUBURN HILLS 

 

Group Description

Magna’s ADAS technologies are shaping an autonomous future and improving lives.

Full autonomy is coming. But to create the technology which will bring it into view, you need the desire and ability to adapt complete ADAS systems or modular solutions to any vehicle, for any mobility need.

Magna’s electronics solutions connect OEMs to their customers with features that improve their lives. It’s our expertise across the entire vehicle, key strategic partnerships and culture of innovation that allow us to make our industry-leading technologies road-ready. And it is how we’ll continue to build a safer, smarter and more connected mobility experience for all people.

 

Role Summary

The Technical Project Leader (TPL) in Application Engineering is responsible for the successful development of automotive electronic products and leads the cross functional development team from concept to production within project and company mandated targets. The Technical Project Leader is the key customer interface for all technical/engineering topics including product specification & requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the product development in an assigned project
• Own the product design. Review and approve engineering work products
• Develop effort estimates and engineering timing plans per internal and external milestones, expected work products, and product deliveries
• Manage and support the negotiation of customer requirements, change requests, and unwritten requirements
• Attend customer project (PDT) meetings
• Review, track, communicate and approve product Verification and Validation test status
• Leads the activities to ensure engineering (GPEP) work products and any other relevant deliverables are released per project’s configuration management and timing plans, and are in compliance with product development process and customer expectations
• Monitors and if required creates issues and defects, leads 8Ds, presents the 8D to customer, and ensures timely resolution of each
• Responsible to communicate development status using dashboards, charts and reports to management
• Manage engineering risks. Report status, prepare contingency and mitigation plans and execute corrective actions
• Initiates escalation of unmitigated technical issues to engineering and/or program management
• Responsible to actively pursue cost savings ideas
• Support customer presentations and act as the primary technical interface to customers on technical topics
• Lead and prioritize day-to-day activities of the technical project team
• Facilitate all cross functional design reviews (DFA/DFM/DFT, HSIS, ME/EE, etc.)
• Ensures engineering targets (quality, delivery timing, performance, product BOM Costs, etc.) for product deliverables are met on-time
• Evaluate ED activities and determine DV readiness
• Supports engineering quote response for new projects 
• Manage changes: Responsible for the consolidation of engineering estimation efforts, cost and timing impact of change requests. Negotiate technical requirements with customer
• Responsible for communicating status and timely delivery of all project related work products needed by our manufacturing team.  Specifically, ensure design for manufacturability, smooth transition into manufacturing (especially for new designs), and testing of the product
• Responsible for the build of engineering development samples
• Participates in continuous improvement efforts, researches, recommends and initiates implementation of enhancements to products, processes and programs
• Reviews and approves decisions made by the technical project team 
• Able to operate with limited direction
• Dotted line leadership of the project team members, providing critical employee developmental and performance feedback to the administrative managers

Key Qualifications/Requirements

Required Training /Education: 
Bachelor’s degree in engineering (EE, SW, CS, ME) - Master’s degree a plus

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years’ deep and relevant experience regarding the responsibility / activities (listed above) in serial development. Automotive electronic (mandatory).
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role is  desired.  Leading a global team is a plus
• Proven track record of successful launches of automotive products
   

Additional Information

• Deep and comprehensive knowledge of product development engineering practices in automotive field<