Optimal Staffing · 6 hours ago
Product Engineer Controls
Dearborn, MI
Contract
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelOptimal Staffing is seeking a Product Engineer Controls who will lead high performing teams to ensure the on-time delivery of propulsion controls software. The role involves managing software delivery, integration, and validation plans while collaborating with various teams to meet program milestones.
AutomotiveIndustrial AutomationIndustrial Manufacturing
Hiring Manager
Eric Morton
Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and lead the propulsion controls release plans to support program timing and program complexity for assigned programs, in line with OEM program milestones
Work with Project Controls to understand program timing and program hardware specifications
Produce feature by phase plan for each release
Produce application and validation plan for each software release
Issue Feature Cycle Plan (FCP) requests to feature teams
Work with validation team to meet validation plan
Work closely with integration team on plans and bug fixes
Maintain application planning tools and Jira up to date for all assigned programs; drive issues to resolution; keep issue status updated
Track late program software changes through the change control process and ensure software delivery of approved changes
Participate in gasoline and electrified change control board, Agile scrum team meetings, program PMST meetings, and lead software CPMT meetings
Support bill-of-feature and technical design review process
Help identify areas to improve software to help Ford meet the highest quality, lowest cost product
Qualification
Required
Agile Software Development
Strong program planning, project management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Outstanding Organizational skills
Strong team leadership behaviors
Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering
Solid understanding of Product Development System deliverables and reporting processes
Program management experience
Proficient and/or ability to quickly learn and apply new engineering management, and data analytic tools (e.g. JIRA, Excel, Custom Tools, etc.)
Experience with OEM's in-house software tools, preferred (UPS, BP, AP, GTPS)
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred
Program Management
Lead application software release plans, support program timing, work closely with integration and validation teams on plans and bug fixes, track late change through change control and ensure delivery of approved changes
Lead component management meeting to communicate with customers
Company
Optimal Staffing
At Optimal, we don’t just deliver what is asked. We go far beyond that, consistently exceeding customer expectations.
Founded in 1986
51-200 employees
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