Platform Project Manager

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY FROM DAY ONE.

This position is part of our Advanced Safety & User Experience segment out of our Carmel, IN Technical Center.

Your role:

The  Platform  Project  Manager  role  in  Aptiv  has  the  responsibility  to  lead  front  edge
technology  Product  Development  projects.  This  person  is  the  Single  Point  contact  to  the
Global Product and Regional Engineering organizations for project timing and execution
status by effectively leading cross-competency project teams. Collaborating with internal
and  external  stakeholders  to  manage  engineering  deliverables  on  time,  on  cost  and  on
quality levels with supporting documentation.
 

Your Role:
• Responsible  to  prepare  and  execute  Design  Reviews  &  Stage  Reviews  in  compliance
with standard Engineering processes.
• Responsible for the tracking of risk items and their associated mitigation Action Plans.
• Responsible for the evaluation and management of internal and customer technical
change requests via Aptiv’s Product Change Evaluation (PCE) process, including effort,
timing, cost and risk assessments.
• Dynamically  manage  detailed  and  complex  Project  Time  Plans  ensuring  all  critical
paths are minimized.
• Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives ensuring improvement opportunities are
identified and Lessons Learned are implemented.
• Maintain repository containing compliant Engineering deliverables.
• Monitoring  that  Engineering  execution  is  following  standard  work  and  that  best
practices  are  followed.  The  work  products  comply  with  applicable  organization
policies and procedures.  
• Responsible  for  coordination  and  delivery  of  the  product  solution  hand-over  to  the
Regional Engineering teams at the associated on time milestones.
• Provide  Engineering  budget  input  and  meet  Platform  budget  (resource  demand,
capital, material, departmental expenses and credits) that represent product
development needs that align to Aptiv’s Product Roadmaps.
• Responsible for the Product BOM that achieves a unit BOM cost at or below BOM cost
targets.
• Manage key suppliers ensuring their component development meets Aptiv’s timing,
quality and technical expectations.
• Track  issue  burn  down  rates  ensuring  an  on  time  glide  path  to  expected  product
maturity.
 

Your Background:
• Bachelor's degree (minimum) in Engineering
• 5+ years of experience as a Project Lead or Project Manager in an Automotive setting
• 5+ years of experience with Product Development Process knowledge
• Proficiency on technical reporting and summary  
• Planning / organizing skills
• Customer and Supplier contact experience   
• Ability to work in a virtual team environment that supports a global footprint

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers