Staff Launch Manager

Description:

Responsibilities:

• Participate in and lead various cross-functional Program, Engineering and Manufacturing Readiness forums. Provide clear updates on status and recovery plans for Manufacturing, production, and Engineering development as necessary at both working and executive level.
• Plan, organize, and orchestrate all pre-launch build activities. Facilitate ramp management with operations teams, identify all needed activities with Manufacturing engineering, enterprise systems, product engineering and operations; and coordinate the execution and risk mitigation of those activities.
• Lead the operations readiness workstream, ensuring we meet target objectives and escalate/develop recovery plans as needed. Interact, integrate, and drive results across cross-functional teams in software, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, production, production control, sales, service, etc.
• Must be able to perform an in-dept technical analysis on complex issues and suggest creative solutions.
• Understand the technical and Engineering aspects of decisions being made and are able to clearly articulate these to stakeholders.
• Author project status, summary, and issue resolution tracking reports.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering: Mechanical, Aerospace, Software, Electrical, Mechatronics, or similar field
• Strong grasp of engineering fundamentals and first principles
• Production Operations Knowledge - Has a firm understanding of how complex production lines operate including production control, material handling, supply chain, quality, and production team.
• Understanding of how the manufacturing validation process runs in relation to complex new products that stretch across various engineering teams and manufacturing centers/factories (methodology, validation plans, associated KPIs).
• Ability to collect and analyze vehicle data (experience with CAN/ethernet analysis tools such as Vector CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy, PCAN-Explorer, etc.).
• Experience flashing ECUs, using Vector V-Flash or proprietary tools.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and general schematics.
• Familiarity with Systems Integration: ECU network architecture, EV powertrains, and supporting systems.