The Sr. Project Specialist is responsible for support of MCE Launch Standards for new model launches during the entire launch process. The position will interact with Corporate Planning, Production Management, Vehicle Process Engineering, and
Product Engineering on all matters relating to Project Launch activities.
Current assignment will be based out of Toledo, OH with reporting structure to Corporate Headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI upon project completion.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead a cross-functional team to successfully Launch a New Vehicle on time within budget
- Create & Track to Resource Plans / WBS / Master Plan
- Track Status to Budget
- Lead Steering Committee & Escalate Issues Accordingly
- Develop Pilot Schedules. Track Plan vs Actual with Daily Pilot Meetings and Reports
- Manage KPI / KAIs & PDP timing & Escalate Risks
- IH Review Preparation / Execution
- Coordinate and lead workshops to resolve major issues
- Lead issue resolution meetings with stakeholders and escalate priority concerns
- Work closely with Team leads, Quality, and Engineering to ensure objectives are met at the station and plant levels.
- Build relationships with Engineering and Manufacturing to comprehend the new product requirements and sequence of build.
- Develop and improve work methods.
- Work with functional managers and operation managers to improve productivity, quality, and output.
- Support Stellantis Industrial System (SIS) as it relates to Launch Domain and WPI
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3 or more years of Automotive experience
- Program management experience / training
- Excellent communication and computer skills
- Excellent problem solving/analytical skills
- experience in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to work as part of a team and interface with all levels of management and labor
- Highly motivated self-starter and change agent
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Master’s Degree
- Working Knowledge of MEDDs, PentaSap, PFS, FIS, Manufacturing Portal, and MCE Global Portal
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 3 or more years of Automotive experience
- Program management experience or training
- Excellent communication and computer skills
- Excellent problem solving/analytical skills
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to work as part of a team and interface with all levels of management and labor
- Highly motivated self-starter and change agent
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Master's Degree
- Working knowledge of MEDDs, PentaSap, PFS, FIS, Manufacturing Portal, and MCE Global Portal
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%.
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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.
