Vehicle Development - Project Manager - Issue Resolution

Vehicle Development - Project Manager - Issue Resolution

Role Overview

As a Plant Issue Resolution Engineer, you will have a critical role in ensuring the quality and build readiness of autonomous vehicles during manufacturing. You will operate at the intersection of engineering and production, driving rapid containment and resolution of issues identified during general assembly and end-of-line validation. This role requires technical depth, urgency in execution, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams to root cause and implement durable corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead triage, containment, and resolution of issues identified during general assembly and end-of-line testing for autonomous mapping, validation fleet, and pre-production builds.
• Define and execute short-term containment actions, including rework plans, part quarantine, and build flow protection.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to lead root cause analysis across design, process, supplier, and manufacturing domains, identify and prioritize blockers, and drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) improvements.
• Support cross-functional teams to implement permanent corrective actions and prevent recurrence.
• Support prototype builds, production trials, and engineering changes to validate fixes and improve manufacturability.
• Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards, and reporting to track issue health, closure rates, and recurrence, and improve issue tracking processes.

Required Qualifications

Education: B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.

Experience: 6-8 years of experience in automotive OEMs, robotics, aviation, or other complex hardware systems within manufacturing, product engineering, or sustaining environments. Proven experience leading root cause analysis and corrective actions in production, manufacturing, or field environments, including new product launch support.

Technical Skills: Strong understanding of OEM vehicle electrical systems, wiring harnesses and connectors, control units, compute, sensor hardware, and mechanical systems. Strong cross-functional communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM), production process optimization, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or EV systems.
• Familiarity with tools such as 3DX (Dassault), DELMIA, SAP ME/MII, JIRA, Confluence, SQL, Python, or data visualization tools.