Physical Architecture & Concepts Engineering – Programs Architect - Advance Engineering
The Programs Architect is responsible for designing and developing new vehicles which meet future regulatory requirements and customer competitive requirements. This group is responsible for vehicle architecture, vehicle packaging, initial systems concepts and component engineering design. In addition, the team resolves packaging and adaptation issues as the vehicles move toward production. The engineer's responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, establishing physical and functional integration of vehicle systems and components during the program planning phase (concept to program approval), translating strategic and functional objectives into technical requirements, creating and analyzing alternative design concepts, packaging and integrating systems and components, and benchmarking of competitive vehicles. The candidate will achieve these tasks by leading an extended cross functional team to balance all requirements to achieve the most optimal solution. Presentation of design concepts to higher levels of management will be required.
Preferred QualificationsBasic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field.
- A minimum of 10 years of vehicle engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: Body-in-White, Electrical, Interior Systems, Powertrain Adaptations, Engine Systems (Cooling, Fuel, Exhaust), or Chassis Systems
- Expertise in Teamcenter, NX CAD Software & Vis Mockup with demonstrated skills to:
- Develop new corporate preproduction and manage production CAD data structures.
- Position and manipulate models, cut sections, analyze existing designs.
- Create and analyze alternative designs and integrate systems and components.
- Create specialized CAD sessions to support high level and detailed management reviews.
- Excellent communication skills to lead others to coordinate and resolve issues across all Stellantis regions.
- Able to effectively operate independently and in a cross-functional team environment.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Results driven
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited
- Broad vehicle knowledge
- Ability to integrate stakeholder requirements into final vehicle design
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to productively manage change
- Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels of management
- Excellent MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of vehicle engineering experience (Body-in-White, Electrical, Interior Systems, Powertrain Adaptations, Engine Systems, or Chassis Systems)
- Expertise in Teamcenter, NX CAD Software & Vis Mockup
- Develop new corporate preproduction and manage production CAD data structures
- Position and manipulate models, cut sections, analyze existing designs
- Create and analyze alternative designs and integrate systems and components
- Create specialized CAD sessions to support high level and detailed management reviews
- Excellent communication skills to lead others and coordinate across Stellantis regions
- Able to effectively operate independently and in a cross-functional team environment
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Results driven
- Master of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (ABET)
- Broad vehicle knowledge
- Ability to integrate stakeholder requirements into final vehicle design
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to productively manage change
- Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels of management
- Excellent MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
Stellantis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stellantis and has not been reviewed or approved by Stellantis.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Contract-driven increases lifted hourly wages roughly 25% over 4.5 years and restored cost-of-living adjustments, pushing top rates near $42 per hour by the end of the agreement. Union hourly positions appear to have benefited most since the 2023 deal.
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Affordable Benefits — UAW-represented hourly workers pay no premiums and about 3% of total healthcare costs while receiving comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage. This creates materially lower out-of-pocket costs for represented hourly roles.
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Retirement Support — Post-2007 hourly hires receive a 10% employer 401(k) contribution and legacy workers saw defined-benefit improvements with retiree bonuses. Salaried roles also cite a 401(k) with employer match and contribution up to a maximum of 8%.
Stellantis Insights
What We Do
Our storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services: they include Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall and mobility brands Free2move and Leasys. Powered by our diversity, we lead the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in which we operate.
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