EDAG Group

Technical Program Lead

EDAG Group  •  Novi, MI (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Who we are:

EDAG Inc. is a globally leading, independent engineering services provider that combines excellent engineering with the latest technology trends. We are the experts in the all-round development of complete vehicles and smart factories. Our interdisciplinary expertise in the areas of software and digitalization means that we have the crucial skills to actively shape dynamic transformation processes as an innovative partner.

Development with passion. That's us.

With an interdisciplinary team of around 9,000 experts, EDAG develops unique mobility and industrial solutions for customers that include the world's leading automotive and non-automotive companies.

This is how you will grow:

Acts as the vendor's single point of technical accountability for the SDS-G on a new program, reporting to the client’s leadership and serving as the primary escalation path for both parties. Owns overall technical direction, resourcing, and delivery of all engineered components against program timing, cost, and quality targets.

• Manage vendor team resources and distribute work to meet the program timing.

• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team, making design decisions and ensuring components meet the clients requirements.

• Guide material selection and manufacturing technology choices to balance build volume against capital investment, subject to the clients sign-off.

• Track mass and program cost/spend against targets.

• Serve as primary point of contact and escalation lead between the vendor team and the clients Lead Engineer/Management team.

• Ensure the vendor team operates independently while using the clients Lead Engineer effectively to achieve overall program goals.

• Represent the vendor at program gateway reviews and status presentations to the clients leadership.

Requirements

This is how you will take us forward:

• 10+ years of automotive or vehicle-systems engineering experience, including senior technical leadership roles.

• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through prototype to production-intent vehicle programs.

• Strong working knowledge of structural, mechanical, and packaging integration for exterior/interior vehicle systems.

• Experience managing supplier relationships, DFM processes, and component release through PPAP.

• Proven ability to manage cost, mass, and timing targets across a multi-workstream program.

Preferred -

• Experience with sensor/pod integration on autonomous or ADAS-equipped vehicles.

• Familiarity with CATIA/3DExperience (ENOVIA) PLM environments.

• Prior experience working directly with an OEM (e.g., Hyundai) on base-vehicle interface negotiations.

Duration

October 2026 - June 2027 (9 months)

EDAG Group

About EDAG Group

About the EDAG Group

The EDAG Group is a globally leading, independent engineering service provider to the mobility industry which, with experts in mobility, industry and public solutions, combines excellent engineering with the latest technology trends.

With an interdisciplinary team of some 9,000 experts, the EDAG Group, in its global network spanning approximately 80 sites, realizes projects for the automotive industry and other industrial sectors including semiconductors, chemicals, defence and medical devices. With over 55 years of engineering experience and its own 360-degree development approach, the EDAG Group covers the entire spectrum of modern mobility, combining innovative technologies and future-oriented concepts. Working across all industries, the EDAG Group develops products and production plants and facilities that take all manufacturing-relevant processes into full account and integrate them into a holistic network. Innovative strategies, data networking and a digital infrastructure are also at the center of the company's cross-industry engineering solutions, for the public sector, for example. The interdisciplinary approach and a strong partner network provide an optimal customer experience for a customer base of global market leaders.

The company has been listed on the stock exchange since 2015 and generated sales of € 822 million in 2024.

For more information, see the EDAG Group website: http://www.edag.com

Industry
Architecture & Engineering
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Wiesbaden, DE
Year Founded
1969
Website
edag.com
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