Job Title: Propulsion HVAC & Engine Systems Program Manager
Location: Auburn Hills, MI 
Duration: 12 Months 

Job Description
The Propulsion HVAC & Engine Systems (Fuel, Exhaust, Intake, and Cooling) Program Manager is responsible for ensuring global coherence, commonality, and coordination across Modules, Platforms, Top Hats, and Programs for HVAC & Engine Systems. This role reports program status and milestone reviews to senior leadership while ensuring program deliverables meet vehicle timelines.
Responsibilities

• Ensure global coherence, commonality, and coordination across Modules, Platforms, Top Hats, and Programs for HVAC & Engine Systems.
• Report program status and milestone reviews to senior leadership.
• Monitor and control unit-level activities including design modifications, packaging issue resolution, production standards, readiness at Stellantis milestones, SCA implementation, KPIs, risk analysis, test plans, sourcing, weight, cost convergence, style feasibility, and validation.
• Manage product safety and durability studies, ensure process feasibility in collaboration with manufacturing, and oversee plant readiness to secure budget convergence at and after the Contract Milestone.
• Manage workload deviations, execute escalation processes, coordinate unit team participation during development phases, lead hot housing kick-offs, and support regional Sub-System Technical Leads in technical/design reviews and issue resolution.
• Develop responses to vehicle line investigations, control technical solutions for platforms and modules, approve design changes, and address lessons learned across programs and regions.
• Ensure cost, quality, performance, and planning targets are achieved while maintaining compliance with Internal Control System rules.
• Be responsible and accountable for application deliverables, detailed application design, and implementation to meet vehicle timelines.
• Manage a team of engineers and oversee the development and delivery of production service delivery platform systems/components and technology in accordance with specifications and designs using best practices.
• Oversee system interface designs, represent the team in technical, project, and management meetings, participate in and manage multiple software development life cycles including Agile and Waterfall, work closely with management and developers to provide solutions and recommendations, manage business and technical stakeholders, and produce design documents suitable for both client-facing and internal audiences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a related field.
• Familiarity with automotive engine design, components, and testing.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the design, development, and/or validation of HVAC and Engine Systems (Fuel, Exhaust, Intake, and Cooling).

 
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.The pay rate for this position is $65.13/hr.