Open since Aug 2026
Technical Program LeadEdag · Novi
Technical Program Lead
NoviOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
Leads a vendor engineering team through automotive vehicle program delivery, managing resources, timing, cost and mass targets, and serving as primary liaison to the client's engineering and leadership teams.
About this role
WHO WE ARE
Working together, growing together, derating new things together: EDAG connects people and the future. Company and workforce share the same vision. With a familiar atmosphere and at the same time the potential of a global world-class development company. You'll go your own way in your career at a high level - nationally and internationally. Take your next step and support us as a TECHNICAL PROGRAM LEAD.
DESCRIPTION
- Manage vendor team resources and distribute work to meet the program timing.
- Provide technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team, making design decisions and ensuring components meet the client's requirements.
- Guide material selection and manufacturing technology choices to balance build volume against capital investment, subject to the clients' sign-off.
- Track mass and program cost/spend against targets.
- Serve as primary point of contact and escalation lead between the vendor team and the clients Lead Engineer/Management team.
- Ensure the vendor team operates independently while using the clients Lead Engineer effectively to achieve overall program goals.
- Represent the vendor at program gateway reviews and status presentations to the client's leadership.
- Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 10+ years of automotive or vehicle-systems engineering experience, including senior technical leadership roles.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through prototype to production-intent vehicle programs.
- Strong working knowledge of structural, mechanical, and packaging integration for exterior/interior vehicle systems.
- Experience managing supplier relationships, DFM processes, and component release through PPAP.
- Proven ability to manage cost, mass, and timing targets across a multi-workstream program.
- Prior experience working directly with an OEM on base-vehicle interface negotiations.
- 8 months contract
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Skills
Cost TrackingDFMManufacturing Technology SelectionMass ManagementMaterial SelectionMechanical IntegrationOEM Interface NegotiationPackaging IntegrationPPAPProgram ManagementPrototype To Production-intent ProgramsStructural IntegrationSupplier ManagementVehicle Systems Engineering
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