Tochigi GKN Automotive

Role Title: Senior Project Manager Hardware Design

Role Purpose: Hardware project management of Electronic Control Unit application projects for GKN Automotive – related to projects out of Japan

Key Responsibilities

 Coordinate execution of complex internally developed core and customer Hardware application projects in the AUTOSAR context and compliant to ASPICE processes (MAN.3, ACQ.4, HWE.x).

 Act as Single Point of Contact for the internal and external stakeholders for hardware engineering development projects, with special focus on Japanese customers and markets.

 Act as key interface to the globally working electronics hardware team, the local customer project team and other domains such as System, Software and Testing.

 Develop and manage hardware project timelines, and ensure them being executed according to agreed milestones and content, within budget and adhering to quality goals

 Create tasks for team members to execute project work products and be accountable for their delivery, in collaboration with the local team leads

 Manage and supply to multi-domain sub-streams such as cyber security and functional safety from hardware perspective.

 Identify technical, timing, and cost risks for hardware development projects. Develop risk mitigation plans and roll out the action plan to the team.

 Identify and produce project metrics, concisely demonstrating progress.

 Support collecting, implementing, and tracking product cost reduction opportunities during development and after production.

 Work directly with Procurement, Supplier Quality, Suppliers, and other engineering functions to coordinate sample delivery.

 Coordinate customer sample releases, ensuring engineering work products meet the appropriate completeness and quality according to the release level.

 Actively communicate with electronics hardware team leaders regarding resource assignments to projects, and support prioritization resolution.

 Escalate project resource issues within the electronics hardware department.

 Encourage a project culture that values IP generation and drives team toward quality delivery.

 Identify, propose, and implement process improvements to increase project execution efficiency.

Formal qualifications required:

 Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering Technology or Mechatronics.

 Native Japanese and very proficient English, both in speaking and writing required

 Ability to support at customer site as needed

 Ability to globally travel ~10% of time to external labs and other GKN facilities globally

Previous experience required:

 Overall 10+ years of Industry experience with a proven track record in managing hardware projects in the automotive industry for the last 5+ years, incl. team lead activities in global teams and projects

 Solid understanding of AUTOSAR concepts, Functional Safety and Cyber Security in the context of hardware

 Working experience in agile methodologies and HW processes preferred

 Excellent communication, teamwork and leadership skills



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