Sr. Technical Program Manager, Chief Engineering

As the Sr. Technical Program Manager, you will work for the Chief Engineer of a specified vehicle program and design for the future of electric vehicles. You will sit with and meet daily with the Chief Engineering team to align on direction of the vehicle for design, attributes and cost targets, and lead cross functional teams to achieve that goal. You will be responsible for the status of the engineering across the vehicle and making sure no problem goes unsolved. 
 
This role is open to program managers and engineers who have a proven background in excellent design, while also being able to mentor and teach other technical program managers around the organization. This role will be filled by someone who is passionate about working together to make groundbreaking products with amazing innovation. 

Role:

• Cross functionally pulls teams together to design and develop concepts from a blank canvas to achieve architecture proposals for future vehicles
• Keep track of vehicle status (release status, design milestones, cost, critical issues) and give direction to system technical program managers for action items/mitigations when needed
• Report out on engineering status in weekly executive reviews and program milestones. Escalate when support needed from an executive audience
• Define and implement best in class processes and procedures
• Work closely with stakeholders and attribute owners across the company which includes, but is not limited to: Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Durability, Craftmanship, Styling and Manufacturing
• Manage multiple complex projects in a demanding environment
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 20% if needed

Qualifications:

•  5+ years of industry automotive experience
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence and Smartsheets
• Experience and understanding of physics and material science for component/vehicle design
• Experience in prototype assembly, vehicle assembly or vehicle service
• Experience and/or good knowledge of manufacturing processes (Extrusions, Castings, Stampings, etc.)

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of high voltage architectures 
• Knowledge of vehicle crash safety principles
• Knowledge of vehicle dynamics principles
• Knowledge of NVH principles
• Detail oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills
• Desire to create state-of-the-art engineering products as an integral part of a capable team

Education:

•     BS/BEng or MS/MEng, or equivalent experience, in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent