The High Voltage Battery Family Manager will be responsible for BEV Battery system and component execution, typically for up to 2 or 3 different batteries depending on complexity. The High Voltage Battery Family Manager leads cross functional team and guarantees all deliverables and targets identified in the approved initiative over the product development lifecycle (timing, cost, performance, quality, etc.), be the single point contact for product team members for the given scope of work, and reports to the Global Family Manager.
Job responsibilities of the Battery Family Manager include but not limited to:
- Manages all aspects of the assigned program to assure cost, timing, quality and performance achievement
- Coordinates cross functional family team involved in program targets achievement
- Be responsible to ensure program budget achievement identifying all possible efficiencies vs. approved business case
- Ensures procedures, best practices and methodologies application according to required standards and leads program documentation creation, monitoring and updating in line with Global Powertrain (propulsion systems) Development Process
- Be responsible to ensure product readiness to support approved launches while defining appropriate timing milestones for the given project and leading the change review meetings
- Reports programs status, risk management and issue resolution
- Identifies program requirements and assembles cross-functional department information/data to take decisions in the appropriate forum to meet program objectives
- Co-leads proactive risk management tasks with the Quality Manager and platform team and tracks/leads risk status update
- Supports the technical reviews/evaluations in respect to program targets/milestones
- Supports global purchasing and global manufacturing strategies
- Leads the responses to investigate/action bulletins related to product/process changes
- Coordination and implementation of value optimization and quality improvement activities
- Manages product lifecycle, including support of supply chain and logistics issues to guarantee production continuity
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Requirements:Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- Minimum EIGHT (8) years' experience in product development engineering with at least THREE (3) years of program management experience with an Automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
- Strong cross functional team management skills along with superior written and oral skills
- Legally eligible to work in Canada
