Senior System Project Lead

The System Project Leader (SYPL) is responsible for all aspects of a technical project including integration, planning, technical oversight & execution for specific project or product family within all engineering disciplines to meet and exceed customer requirements. The SYPL coordinates across engineering competences and drives development of eMobility products with responsibilities for timing, budget, and validation of the final product. The SYPL is the main technical interface with customers and leads a global project team developing concept through production for power electronics, eMotor, and driveline products or a combination of them.

• Define project engineering scope and objectives, priorities, limitations, interfaces, and boundaries for the project.
• Leads and manages the global engineering project team to execute a project or a product family.
• Lead reviews of the system requirements, architecture, and integration.
• Responsible for HW and Controls/SW integration.
• Provide primary customer interface and technical negotiations regarding product definition, requirements allocation, and product development, including expected behavior of the system.
• Understand customers’ needs and can find common ground to create a saleable product.
• Lead technical negotiations for customer change requests, including cost and timing impacts of the change.
• Support development of internal product specifications based on customer requirements or market needs.
• Balance system level tradeoffs between power electronics, eMotor, and mechanical components.
• On-going risk management for the project.
• Accountable for all Engineering deliverables to Program Management.
• Propose project resource requirements and manage actual against approved.
• Help monitoring product reliability and warranty. If issues occur, participate in root cause analysis, and help determine and implement corrective actions.
• Create product engineering specific timing plans and track and report progress (design, testing, etc.).
• Follow & support and improve the engineering process for supported products, driving adherence to ASPICE, functional safety, and cyber security standards.
• Liaise with program management to ensure integration of tasks across organization.
• Communicate project technical status internally and externally to Engineering Management.

• Master or Bachelor’s in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with focus on electric drive systems; power electronics and/or motors.
• 8+ years of automotive industry experience with progressive increases in responsibility.
• 5+ years of experience as project manager/technical project manager in automotive industry.
• 5+ years of experience with complex projects (power electronics / eMotors / driveline / hardware and software development experience would be an advantage).
• Wide engineering background with experience in complex systems with mechatronics, electrical machines, power electronics and software.
• In-depth understanding of electrified vehicle system and integration.
• Understanding of hybrid and electric vehicle operating modes, system dimensioning tradeoffs and packaging constraints.
• Advanced analytical, technical, and statistical skills (incl root cause analysis and/or 8D problem solving).
• Specific experience in ASPICE, functional safety, cyber security standards, and relevant processes to ensure adherence to industry requirements; e.g. ISO 26262, DFMEA, FMEA, FMEDA, and FTA analysis.
• Familiar with AGILE methodology and project management tools like JIRA.
• Good at coaching people and fostering a team approach.
• Global
  
  Experience:
  
  works well with multiple regions and multiple cultures.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills in English (additional German or French is a plus).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Some travel (less than 20%) and a flexible work schedule on occasion.