R&D Project Manager

Since its spin-off in September 2025, AUMOVIO has operated as an independent company, continuing the previous automotive business of the Continental Group. This technology and electronics company offers a broad portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems, as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and software-defined vehicle assistance systems.

In fiscal year 2024, the business areas now belonging to AUMOVIO generated sales of €19.6 billion. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and has approximately 87,000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.

The Project Manager leads and manages a project within the specified time, budget and quality framework to the satisfaction of the customers (Internal & External) reaching profitability target of the product over lifetime. Ensure proper communication and information flow within the team and all project stakeholders.

Core responsibilities:

• Project central interface with customer (internal and/or external) to ensure alignment and achievement of customer project milestones. 
• The assigned project is developed by following the internal PLC (Product Life Cycle) structure and including all disciplines coordination.
• Establishing, preparing and tracking the schedule for implementation. Define corrective measures if deviating from the project schedule.
• Responsible for project budget and project resources control based on approved project structure.
• Accountable for the successful execution of all tasks necessary to achieve agreed functional, quality, timing and financial objectives.
• Hold regular team/customer meetings to ensure proper task alignment and customer expectations being met.
• Manage escalation of tasks within the cross-functional team as needed with RnD Management Team.
• Report the project status during the various needed situation (Management meetings, Project reviews).
• Enter proper data into project management tools and tracking systems (ePSR, Global PS, Planisware).
• Perform the change management.
• Ensure interfaces between product development and manufacturing teams in the region are aligned.
• Coordinate with production plant to ensure all industrialization/start up milestones are met according to project schedule. 
• Help to build up a supportive culture of cooperation and teamwork within the project.
• With the support of quality, drive resolution of 0KM & common field related warranty issues.
• Additional project management support tasks as workload permit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in administration, engineering and/or related discipline
• Advanced English 
• Experience: 
  • 5 +  years of project management experience in a manufacturing or product development environment
  • Product Life Cycle (PLC) methodologies
  • In manufacturing or industrialization processes
  • In project financial management and budget control
  • Cross-functional team leadership and stakeholder management
  • Working with multi-disciplinary environments
  • Managing warranty and field-related quality issues
  • Negotiation with stakeholders 
• Knowledge:
  • Process management (advanced)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent

Additional Information

At AUMOVIO we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture. Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes.

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