Project Chief # 26-28480

US Tech Solutions, Inc.
  • Auburn Hills, MI
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Job Description

Duration: 12 months

Role Overview
  • Program management role focused on quality issues for existing vehicles in production.
  • Acts as the primary interface between engineering, manufacturing plants, suppliers, and vehicle program teams.
  • Coordinates engineering resources through a matrix organization; no direct reports.
  • Reports to the Director of North America Engineering – Exterior Lighting & Vision.
Key Responsibilities
  • Manage carryover quality and field issues.
  • Investigate customer complaints and perform root-cause analysis.
  • Coordinate corrective actions with suppliers, plants, and engineering teams.
  • Resolve dimensional, mechanical, electrical, and installation issues.
  • Manage cost-saving initiatives and engineering changes/product bulletins.
Required / Preferred Skills
  • Automotive industry experience.
  • Automotive Quality Engineering / Field Quality experience.
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA), 8D, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Shainin/Red X.
  • Automotive engineering release or program management experience.
  • Strong problem-solving and cross-functional coordination skills.
  • Exterior lighting or vision experience preferred but not mandatory.
Ideal Candidate Profiles
  • Automotive Quality Engineer
  • Field Quality Engineer
  • Product Quality Engineer
  • Senior Quality Engineer
  • Automotive Program Manager with Quality Engineering background
Basic and Preferred Qualifications:
  • BS in EE or ME, 6 or more years of automotive experience in product development.
  • Proven leadership skills working with cross functional teams to solve customer problems.
  • Excellent communicator with upper management via oral presentations.
  • Good communicator with peers, subordinate, and management via face to face and e-mail, chat, text communication.
 
Preferred education requirements
  • MBA and/or Advanced Engineering Degree
 
Experience Requirements
  • 6-10 years of experience in automotive engineering
 
Desired Training or Experience:
  • Design/Release of key components without the lighting/vision commodity
  • Reactive green belt
  • DFSS green belt
  • Program management skills – including supplier development
 
Another expected knowledge:
  • Great oral and written communication skills including management level presentation experience
  • DVP, DFMEA, PPAP, DV, PV testing, Dimensional Control
  • First surface or Product Design Office experience
About US Tech Solutions:
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
 
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Numbers & Facts

LocationAuburn Hills, MI

Skills

  • 8Dunmatched
  • Automotive Engineeringunmatched
  • Automotive Industryunmatched
  • Automotive Managementunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)unmatched
  • Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)unmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Matrix Managementunmatched
  • Online Chatunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Product Designunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Product Engineeringunmatched
  • Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)unmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Engineeringunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Release Management/Engineeringunmatched
  • Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Six Sigma Green Beltunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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