System Project Leader - Electric Power Steering

The System Project Leader acts as technical counterpart to the Project Manager and is responsible to plan, coordinate and execute global multi-disciplinary engineering activities to achieve project success. Responsible for making sure the technical team understands and fulfills the customer and internal requirements on specification, on schedule and on budget. Ensure development, validation, and release at system level throughout product lifecycle according to schedule, guidelines, requirements and specifications Lead international cross-functional technical teams including testing, requirements, functional safety, cybersecurity and vehicle/system application Direct working collaboration with international cross-functional technical teams including mechanical, hardware and software Completion of final engineering release at system level for OEM or saleable use Creation and maintenance of technical project schedule at system level Support problem solving and root cause analysis activities Responsible for risk management within system discipline scope Budget and resource management for system-level engineering, development and testing efforts Develop and maintain a positive OEM relationship as key technical point of contact and engineering lead Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics Engineering or related technical field (Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Systems, Industrial, Automotive) or equivalent. Required skills: Project management: stakeholder management, schedule management, risk management, resource management, quality management Excellent communication, assertiveness, ability to negotiate and convey complex abstract ideas to global teams and OEMs Organizational awareness and development of relationships Leadership Task prioritization Decision making Goal-oriented mindset Capable to work independently in an organized and structured fashion Problem solving abilities Preferred experience: Product development Safety-critical products, especially with moving parts Languages: English: proficient level (both written and verbal) Tools: Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project)