Application Senior Technical Program Leader

About The Role

As an Applications Senior Technical Program Leader, you will deliver on time technical outcomes respecting engineering gates milestones and established budget.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the whole scope of technical activities in a project
• Lead and synchronize R&D contributors - disciplines, for project targets achievement
• Structures and assigns tasks to disciplines according to customer and project need
• First technical contact of the project internally & externally
• Control and Monitor R&D effort & costs. Strict control on Engineering Change Requests
• Supervise R&D schedules in the project
• Proactively control of technical project risks
• Work on problem solving, focused on root cause analysis to find effective solutions
• Accountable for technical issues escalation in the project and report progress in action plan
• Arbitrating technical solutions with Discipline contributors when necessary
• Interface with the customer for the R&D subjects of the project, break down and cascade internally customer requests and needs
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of components for product development
• Ensure product development is completed within the defined budget, meeting the highest quality standards and design robustness
• Ensure the implementation and integration of standardized platform solutions within the project
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, implementing active resolution plans
• Organize reviews and technical meetings, addressing key issues and ensuring alignment between stakeholders
• Monitor all topics from DRs, define action plans and ensure no late resolution
• Work on problem solving, with the support of the disciplines, monitor the progress and ensure no late resolution
• Report progress and escalate critical issues to the Project Manager or R&D Manager as required
• Adhere to the specified development processes to ensure compliance with organizational (PDP, CPM, …) and industry standards (ASPICE, …)

Accountable For The Deliverables

• Organize, manage, control and monitor R&D deliverables per milestone according to PDP and CLPP with disciplines
• Prepare deliverables reviews with Management on the required milestones (Raise Design Review, TMM, Engineering Gates Reviews)
• Manage the Bill of Material and associated product cost: ask for DtC activity if deviation to respect BOM cost target
• Applies Standardization rules, exceptionally will request de-standardizations based on sound justifications
• Responsible for the R&D detailed budgeting
• Contribute to identifying R&D needs, including resources, equipment, and investments required for successful project execution for CAAV
• Responsible for budgeted R&D hours approved in CAAV/Budget and/or IAR
• Monitor and track R&D hours and EBOM baseline, ensuring alignment with CAAV/Budget along the project, developing "back-on-track" plans if deviations occur
• Identify and document Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as needed during the project lifecycle
• Ensure the consolidation and communicate their impacts to the PM. No work on change implementation should proceed unless the additional budget is approved by PMC and updated in STR
• Conduct monthly forecasts to estimate remaining work and ensure alignment with CAAV/Budget through the PRCL milestone
• Responsible for the detailed scheduling
• Develop and manage the L2 schedule, ensuring R&D activities align with key customer and organizational milestones
• Develop a detailed breakdown of R&D activities to meet project milestones and align with the overall schedule
• Manage R&D contributors
• Daily management of 1st level R&D contributors - disciplines dedicated to the project, assign to them the work packages and tasks needed, according to project needs and ensure timely delivery of assigned tasks
• Lead weekly R&D meetings with all contributors, focusing on key issues such as the SLI (Single List of Issues), schedule critical paths, and budget management
• Documented discussions with clear meeting minutes
• Ensure synchronization between disciplines by coordinating internal milestones and maintaining alignment across teams
• Facilitate and arbitrate technical solutions in collaboration with discipline contributors when required
• Conduct regular reviews with relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment between project needs, resource availability, and deliverable timelines

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or comparable study paths (Preferred: M.S. in Electrical Engineering or comparable study paths)
• A minimum of six (6) years of proven complex product / project development / management experience within multidisciplinary environment in Automotive electrification preferably for traction inverter
• A minimum of six (6) years of proven experience with power conversion and embedded software
• Experience in applying APQP product development cycle
• Demonstrated organizational, project management, and leadership skills to prioritize, coordinate projects, manage conflict and manage multiple issues at one time
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with all organizational levels