Technical Project Lead - Automotive Advanced Engineering

IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY

The Technical Project Lead will drive multiple advanced engineering teams from product conceptualization and development through go-to-market delivery.  In this role, you will be at the forefront of executing projects that will create new industry-leading products for in-vehicle comfort and well-being.  You will lead Gentherm’s technology to the next degree, benefiting from our strong market share in the automotive supplier industry. 

Product: 

ClimateSense®  

Awards won: 

Gentherm’s ClimateSense® Named a Winner of the 2024 BIG Innovation Award  

Gentherm Wins 2024 Automotive News PACE Innovation Partnership Award 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and lead local and global engineering project activities with multiple cross-functional software, hardware, systems, validation, and user experience teams during development, vehicle integration, and launch of new products. 
• Perform technical feasibility reviews. 
• Coordinate resource planning and effort estimation. 
• Plan/coordinate product sprints according to the Agile methodology to meet milestones. 
• Conduct stand-ups, remove roadblocks, assist with project backlog. 
• Align dependencies across disciplines to execute project timing. 
• Communicate project status reports to engineering, leadership, and executives and identify any associated risks. 
• Evaluate system requirements and ensure traceability in DOORS. 
• Create technical work breakdown structure, assign work packages, and monitor project progress.  
• Lead internal and external project meetings including planning meetings, backlog refinement, milestones, external customer demos, RFIs, RFQs, and customer joint development projects. 
• Be the overall product owner and voice of the customer to internal project teams.   
• Lead an Agile team, supporting each other and working with the project leaders to secure project deliverables, while coordinating with other SCRUM teams within each product area.  
• Supervise the development process and implementation of product design, including close collaboration with internal and external suppliers. 
• Serve as the technical coach and mentor for the product teams.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years in automotive product ownership and experience with high volume production applications 
• Strong project management skills, including planning, organization, decision-making, problem-solving, and project management. 
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field 
• Familiar with automotive electronics hardware, software and systems requirements, functional objectives, and validation methods and tools. 
• Closed-loop control systems. 
• Track record of successfully leading system projects. 
• Strong cross functional communication and networking skills. 
• Good interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to prepare and present complex written reports and other documents. 
• Designing analog, digital, semiconductors, microprocessors, power supplies, electronics hardware design, and communication circuits. 
• Working knowledge of automotive specifications and requirements for electrical engineering and electromechanical systems. 
• Agile projects and Scrum. 
• JIRA and Confluence. 
• IBM DOORS OR Polarion Requirements Management. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Model-based development (MBD) and analysis tools including Simulink. 
• LIN and CAN for automotive OEM. 
• Functional safety product design. 
• Production launch of ASPICE project. 
• Embedded software design and C code. 
• Electronics assembly processes and equipment. 
• Experience creating DFMEA, WCA, DFM. 
• Hardware development from concept to series support. 
• Development of HVAC, thermal, or pneumatic systems. 

NICE TO KNOW

TRAVEL: Travel as necessary to perform position duties with international teams and customers. Travel may vary, but can be up to ~10% travel for periods of 1 to 2 weeks based on project workload.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLITIES: Technical leadership in a matrix organization  

COMPETENCIES

• Deliver Results
  • Understand the mission and output of your team; set SMART objectives and deliver
• Drive Change
  • Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement; Understand and act on internal and external drivers of change
• Build Capability
  • Foster a culture of learning and development; Support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals
• Cultivate Innovation
  • Openly embrace, create, implement and support new and innovative ideas, processes and technology that deliver business results#LI-ML1 

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. Gentherm is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.