Engineering Project Leader

Posted 19 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Senior level
Automotive • Hardware • Other • Energy
The Role
The Engineering Project Leader drives engineering activities, ensuring product delivery and system release, while managing cross-functional teams and project schedules.
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What you will do:

The Engineering Project Leader (EPL) leads the multidisciplinary functional engineering team to execute and achieve the technical product delivery targets according to the committed overall project schedule, development cost and bill of material (BoM).  The EPL drives and verifies the execution of all engineering activities product life cycle activities for a given program spanning the V-model (requirements decomposition and definition; development processes; integration and testing; and, as applicable, handoff to advanced manufacturing).  The final objective is to obtain approval for system/product release. 

How you will do it:

  • Matrix leads and drives the multidisciplinary product engineering team to achieve the technical/functional project targets, bill of material (BoM), project timing and industrialization targets

  • Ensures the achievement of the required product maturity (for example, technology readiness level) over the product life cycle

  • Responsible for the product BoM approval and release

  • Acts internally as the technical interface to program management, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and commercial team

  • Acts externally as the technical customer interface for the product/program engineering team

  • Organizes cross functional team meetings and drives agenda

  • Prepares technical decision options as input for the change control board and for management escalation

  • Plan technical work packages (content/schedule/quality) according to the overall project schedule

  • Plan and execute product/system releases according to defined schedule

  • Responsible for sample planning and adherence to engineering build management and sample release

  • Act as manufacturing interface for successful realization of the sample builds

  • Responsible to release the Engineering Documentation to the manufacturing plants to be able to perform sample builds

What we look for:
Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited institution required

  • Minimum of 10 years' experience of project execution experience including product launch

  • Minimum of 5 years in automotive electronics and software product development

  • Domain knowledge in automotive electronics, software and mechanical systems

  • Experience leading cross functional teams

  • Willing to travel 20%

Preferred:

  • MBA or master's in systems engineering, SW or Electrical Engineering

  • 15 years of project execution experience

  • 5 years' experience in propulsion domain

  • 3 years in the eMobility space

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What you get:

  • Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
  • Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
  • Parental and caregiver leave programs
  • All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
  • Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
  • HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
  • Clarios has been recogizned as one of 2024's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the second consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction. 

Who we are:
Clarios is the force behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials—setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we’re not just making batteries; we’re shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios—where your power meets endless possibilities.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing [email protected]. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

A Note to Job Applicants: please be aware of scams being perpetrated through the Internet and social media platforms. Clarios will never require a job applicant to pay money as part of the application or hiring process.

To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

Top Skills

Automotive Electronics
Mechanical Systems
Software
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The Company
HQ: Milwaukee, WI
10,001 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

Clarios creates the most advanced battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. We are a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions, powering one in three of the world’s vehicles.

We produce more than 150 million batteries – one-third of the industry’s output – every year, and we continue to build and expand our capacity to meet our customer’s future demand.

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