New Model Program Engineer

We are seeking a New Model Program Engineer to join our North America Manufacturing Plants team, playing a critical role in the successful launch of new vehicle and powertrain models.

About the role

The New Model Program Engineer is an individual contributor role essential for driving launch excellence for new vehicle and powertrain models across North America Manufacturing Plants. This position is responsible for overall program management and delivery of new vehicle programs, ensuring successful execution across various phases including issue resolution, quality and status assessments, vehicle fleet management, and adherence to established budgets and timing.

Responsibilities

• Program Governance: Serve as a key gatekeeper for New Model Programs, ensuring adherence to established processes and standards throughout the launch lifecycle.
• Pre-Production Build Management: Manage and oversee all activities related to pre-production build events, ensuring they meet program objectives for quality and efficiency.
• Vehicle Fleet Management: Manage the ordering, building, testing, and ultimate disposition of pre-production vehicles, including execution of the Pre-Production Drive Fleet Evaluation Plan.
• Design Change Oversight: Manage the approval process for Product Development changes, ensuring these are integrated and proven out ahead of prototype builds.
• Issue Resolution Leadership: Lead the build issues management process for the cross-functional program team, driving issues to resolution and ensuring timely closure of problems that could impact launch.
• Meeting Coordination & Issue Driving: Co-chair relevant launch meetings and proactively drive resolution of part support issues for each pre-production build event.
• Budget Execution: Manage launch budget approval processes and execute elements specifically controlled by New Model Programs within the overall launch budget.
• Reporting & Assessment: Prepare and present comprehensive New Model Program weekly assessment reports, providing clear status updates and highlighting potential risks.
• Senior Management Communication: Champion senior management presentations, effectively communicating program status, challenges, and proposed solutions.
• Team Integration Support: Facilitate the smooth transition and integration of launch teams into the manufacturing plants.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 4 years of experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project
• 2 years of experience with problem-solving disciplines using statistical mindsets
• 1 year of experience in Powertrain/Vehicle Operations, manufacturing design, and/or program management with project management or launch experience

Skills

• Program management and launch execution
• Issue resolution and problem-solving
• Budget management and financial oversight
• Cross-functional team collaboration
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management tools

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
• Program management experience
• Manufacturing experience
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and highly organized
• Strong understanding of the processes and methodologies involved in bringing new vehicle models from development into full-scale production
• Experience with Engineering Change Management and Issue Management

Schedule

This is a fully onsite position. Ability to travel is required.