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Slate Auto · 13 hours ago

Engineering Manager, Vehicle Integration

Troy, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Slate Auto is focused on building safe and reliable vehicles with a commitment to reindustrialization in the USA. They are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager for Vehicle Integration to lead a team responsible for defining and validating vehicle-level performance across various attributes including Body, Interior, Chassis, Electrical, Propulsion, and HMI.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturing

Hiring Manager

Sam Ciske

Responsibilities

Lead the team that develops vehicle-level targets for all attributes, including Body, Interior, Chassis, Electrical, Propulsion, and HMI to ensure feasibility virtually and execute validation on vehicles

Responsible for the total vehicle integration of all the previously referenced attribute requirements, including feasibility and validation at the vehicle level

Lead the team to identify and resolve integration and design issues as the vehicle is developed

Lead team meetings, working with all product development teams including systems and components, packaging, manufacturing, and service to ensure the technical targets are set, solutions are optimized for all stages of the vehicle's life, and validation is executed

Capable of leading the teams in problem resolution and be able to present recommended solutions to the management team

Responsible for maintaining vehicle level scorecards with input from the team

Manage a budget to support virtual and physical validation and will be responsible for managing and working within the budget

Benchmarking, Vehicle Performance, Weight Management, Durability & Reliability, as how they interact and relate to the responsible attribute areas and complement all vehicle attributes

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringVehicle DevelopmentTechnical WritingMicrosoft OfficeTeam BuildingDesign Release EngineeringCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field is required

10+ years of experience within automotive vehicle development, integration, and validation, including target setting, feasibility, and validation at the vehicle level

Broad vehicle development process knowledge, including how to set technical targets, work with teams to determine feasibility (virtually and physically), and validate with statistical confidence

Functional experience with all NHTSA / FMVSS, CARB, EPA, FCC, or other regulatory requirements

Technical writing and documentation experience is required

Excellent team building and relationship building skills, including the ability to lead teams and meetings through technical tradeoffs and optimized solutions with attention to detail

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve common goals

Highly adaptable and proactive, excelling in fast-paced start-up and new model launch environments

Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)