Schaeffler Group

Lead and manage complex, multi-workstream technology transformation projects with cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders. | Experienced project manager with strong leadership, stakeholder management, and software delivery skills but no direct embedded automotive software or engineering experience. | General Information: As a Software Technical Project Manager Engineer, you will lead embedded automotive software programs from quotation and planning to release and launch stabilization. You will orchestrate cross-functional execution across software, systems, hardware, validation, and quality teams to deliver predictable outcomes for customer and business commitments. You will combine technical understanding with strong project leadership to drive schedule performance, risk reduction, and high-quality releases in a safety- and process-driven environment. Your Responsibilities: • Lead end-to-end software project delivery through quotation, planning, execution, integration, release, and post-launch stabilization. • Define and control project scope, milestones, deliverables, assumptions, dependencies, and critical path. • Build and maintain integrated project plans, resource plans, and capacity forecasts in alignment with program gates. • Coordinate cross-functional teams (Systems, SW Architecture, HW/EE, Validation, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing) to ensure technical and timing alignment. • Establish project governance: operating rhythms, steering meetings, milestone reviews, and escalation pathways. • Track and communicate project health using transparent metrics (schedule adherence, defect trends, risk exposure, requirement maturity, release readiness). • Lead risk and opportunity management, including mitigation actions, owners, due dates, and residual risk tracking. • Manage change requests and scope evolution while protecting committed delivery targets and product quality. • Ensure development execution complies with software process and quality expectations (for example, ASPICE-oriented work products and traceability). • Partner with technical leads to support integration planning, issue triage, and closure of blockers across internal and customer interfaces. • Drive continuous improvement of planning standards, reporting templates, lessons learned, and delivery playbooks. Your Qualifications: • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field. • 5+ years of software project management experience in automotive and/or embedded systems. • 3+ years of embedded software development experience, or equivalent strong technical background enabling credible technical coordination. • Proven ability to manage complex software scope, schedules, dependencies, and cross-functional teams in multi-stakeholder environments. • Solid understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile/Hybrid/V-model), release management, and quality gates. • Experience preparing structured executive-level status reports including progress, risks, decisions needed, and recovery plans. • Proficiency with delivery and collaboration tools (for example Jira/Confluence, MS Project or equivalent, Git/GitHub, Polarion/DOORS). • Strong communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in electrified powertrain domains (inverter, motor control, BMS, charging, or related ECU software). • Familiarity with ASPICE, AUTOSAR, and functional safety concepts (ISO 26262). • Experience collaborating in customer-facing automotive programs and global distributed teams. • Exposure to cybersecurity process integration in software programs (ISO/SAE 21434 concepts). • PMP, IPMA, Scrum, or equivalent project management certification. Our Offering: • Medical, dental and vision insurance • Life insurance and 401k eligible with up to 6% company match • Regular employee appreciation and company events • Please see all our benefit offerings at Schaeffler Benefits As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves. Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application. Schaeffler is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. www.schaeffler.com/careers Your Contact Schaeffler Motion Tech US Kenneth R Cummings Apply now!

Lead development and cost optimization of power modules and inverters, manage product portfolio and roadmaps, represent BU in customer and industry events, and support new business acquisition. | Bachelor's in engineering, 10+ years relevant experience including 3+ years team leadership, 6+ years automotive industry experience, 3+ years HV power module and inverter development, project management experience, and ability to travel 25%. | Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities. General Information: Schaffler is a leading international developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art powertrain technologies for sustainable mobility. With smart system solutions and components for electric, hybrid and internal combustion drivetrains, Schaffler makes mobility clean, efficient and affordable. We are seeking an innovative leader to take on our PL MTC Mgt Product Management opportunity here in Auburn Hills (MI Area) or Deer Park, IL Your Responsibilities: Base Development: • Power Module and Inverter development - drive regional development, align globally • Cost Reductions – Work on cost optimizations based on industry know-how, competitive analysis and customer requirements Portfolio Management: • Become the expert on market drivers, and customer needs/direction for the BU portfolio (architecture, features, performance, size, cost) • Use customer and SAG network to stay up-to-date on Competitors’ roadmaps, customer quotes, technical innovations • Identify innovative designs, materials, sub-components that SAG should incorporate, to maximize product competitiveness • Incorporate innovations into Product Roadmaps, and underlying Technology Roadmaps. • Identify white spots between above Product/Technology Roadmaps vs SAG R&D capability, Operations capability and materials and sub-component knowledge • Propose & champion D0/D1 projects (including aligning R&D, IE, PUR) to close white-spots and to deliver compelling customer-ready A-samples in-time. Representation & Communication: • Own and prepare VT’s technical documentation & customer presentations • Promote BU products and technology at customers and in external events / industry fairs / symposia. • Program Manager Support (Samples, Budget tracking, Project Management) New Business Acquisition: • In RfI/RfQ, make the decision of which product/performance SAG should offer (based on time, cost, technology constraints), including starting baseline. • Be the primary customer interface for technical content during quotation process. • Support D3 project ramp-up via guidance/consultancy and by enforcing quote assumptions. Ensure D3 project technical direction stays aligned with defined BU technology roadmap. Your Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or other related discipline • Minimum of 10 years relevant work experience which would include at least 3 years leading teams. • Minimum of 2 years experience in 1 of the following 3 areas: cross functional move, cross-organizational move, international experience. • 6+ years of experience within the automotive industry • 3+ years HV Power Module and HV Inverter development experience • 3+ years in project management or lead role • Experience in design of automotive products and functions • Strong Knowledge of automotive vehicles, sub systems and product • Strong knowledge of automotive Quality systems and processes • Must be able to Travel 25%of the time • Experience with Internal Combustion Engine Drivetrains, Hybrid and Electrical Vehicles, sub-systems and products • Expected range of pay $110-160K – Depending on scope of experience. • Will consider international applicants who require US work authorization i.e. employment visas* As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves. Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application. Schaeffler is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. www.schaeffler.com/careers Your Contact Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC Kenneth R Cummings Apply now!