Technical Team Lead - EDS

Technical Team Lead - EDS

Southfield, Michigan

At voitas, we are on a journey to continuously optimize our engineering and combine innovation with products for an inspiring and exciting future.

Voitas is a leading company in engineering consulting for the automotive industry. We offer a wide range of services from wiring systems technology to E / E and software development and strategic consulting. Our extensive expertise drives innovation and leads projects to success.

Tasks and responsibilities

Provide day-to-day guidance and technical direction for a team of 1015 Design Release Engineers (DREs).

Mentor and develop team members, ensuring adherence to quality and process standards within the automotive industry.

Monitor workload, prioritize tasks, and resolve blockers proactively.

Project management and coordination

Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineering teams to plan and track project deliverables for 12 active programs.

Coordinate design activities with internal and external stakeholders, including engineering teams, suppliers, and customers.

Monitor and control project progress, including adherence to schedules and budgets.

Conduct regular project status updates and reporting to management.

Quality assurance and validation

Conduct design reviews and ensure compliance with quality standards.

Collaborate with the testing and validation teams to ensure functionality and reliability.

Analyze and remediate design and manufacturing issues.

Coordinate design reviews, status updates and change management.

Technical support and problem solving

Provide technical support to production and other departments.

Conduct failure analysis and implement corrective solutions and actions.

Support the integration of new technologies and innovations into the wiring systems.

Documentation and reporting

Create and maintain technical documentation and reports.

Ensure proper archiving of all relevant documents and data.

Job Requirements

Education and qualifications

Required : Bachelors degree in Electrical and / or Mechanical Engineering or related.

Required : 10+ years experience in EDS / Wiring Harness Design & Release.

Professional experience

Additional experience and / or qualifications in the field of electrical engineering, automotive engineering, mechatronics or comparable qualifications are an advantage.

Experience in project management and coordination of development projects.

Proven experience coordinating a small engineering team.

Professional competences

In-depth knowledge of design release processes.

Experience with CAD systems and software (e.g. CATIA V5, 3DX, NX).

Knowledge of the relevant norms and standards in the automotive industry.

Ability to identify process improvements eliminating waste and increasing efficiency.

Contribute to team knowledge base by sharing best practices across the organization.

Personal skills

Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal. Additional ability to communicate in German is an advantage.

Strong analytical and problem?oriented mindset.

Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

High level of initiative and independence.

Benefits

Fixed salary with semi?monthly payment.

Full?time employees 21 days accrued vacation per calendar year, increasing yearly by 3 days to a maximum of 30 days.

Paid holidays 13 per year.

Top?notch medical, dental and vision insurance with employer 50% contribution.

Performance bonuses.

Two team events per year (summer / winter).

Internal training program.

High?quality IT equipment.

Hybrid working possible after initial onboarding and probation.

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