The Design Program Manager (DPM) leads a vehicle project team and ensures consistent delivery of all program objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead issue management, validation, escalation, and resolution across the program.
- Identify perceived quality risks and drive improvements to meet vehicle-level PQ targets.
- Provide DDM KPIs for the Design Assessment Scorecard.
- Drive “must-have” engineering requirements in collaboration with PDO, BCI, VPE, and suppliers.
- Manage “must-have” assessment loops and ensure timely closure of open items.
- Lead corner model reviews, issue discovery, and resolution activities.
- Represent the DDM team in PQ virtual reviews and CX three‑party assessments.
- Oversee gap and flush convergence to meet design quality targets.
- Manage dimensional CTFList development and ensure accurate quality requirements in source packages.
- Oversee Stellantis PIS convergence throughout development.
- Manage project manpower budgets.
- Maintain the overall program timing schedule.
- Monitor program KPIs and publish the weekly program management scorecard.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- Minimum of 8 years of automotive experience in program management, product development, or quality
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills
- Self‑motivated, with a passion for automobiles and a strong focus on quality
Preferred Qualifications:
- Program management experience