Our client, a leading multinational organization in Automotive, is seeking a **Mechanical Engineering Project Leader** to join their team. As a Mechanical Engineering Leader, you will be part of the Planning and management of development and application projects with focus on the mechanical part (mechanical domain) of electric drive systems or sub-systems for electrified vehicles. Responsible for the implementation of the mechanical part of the technical development programme (engineering) in line with timing, costs, quality and (customer) specifications. Cross-component and cross-domain coordination of the clients divisions, suppliers and the engineering interface to the customer for the mechanical content **Job Title:** Mechanical Engineering Project Leader **Location:** Onsite - Newton, NC **Job type:** Contract **Key Responsibilities** Independent planning and management of mechanical development projects and electric drive (sub)systems from the concept phase to series production readiness, taking into account the CAPM, Automotive SPICE and DES development processes. Technical support in project acquisition Examination of development results for patentability and support of patent applications Preparation, regular review and maintenance of development, activity and time plans as well as resource and project cost planning for own projects or in coordination with the higher-level overall programme management for system programmes Planning, controlling, tracking and reporting of project efforts (workload) and project resources. Initiation and monitoring of cost reduction measures (VA/VE) Regular reporting / presentation of the development progress and its results as well as, if necessary, presentation of problem-solving analyses and their proposed solutions internally as well as to the customer. Technical management of international development teams, including external resources Collaboration in the analysis of customer complaints and in the initiation of corrective measures to avoid future complaints and the resulting measures for product improvement (ISO 26262, FMEA) Coordinating resources with other engineering functions (e.g. design, test, prototyping), also with regard to priorities Coordination of requirements, capacities (internal & external) and costs for the development and acceptance tests to be carried out. Clarification of priority conflicts. **Education:** Completed studies in mechanical engineering, mechatronics or electrical engineering or comparable degree. **Experience:** 5 years' experience in the automotive industry, preferably in project management for electric drive systems or transmission development. Ideally 1 year of experience in requirement engineering. Ideally 1 year experience supporting software and systems engineering Project management practice experience; ideally proof of experience according to IPMA Level D or higher, PMI or similar ROLE PROFILE **Soft skills:** Communication skills and experience in project organization of heterogeneous teams Strong initiative to familiarize oneself with less familiar tasks Confident appearance in customer meetings and presentations; preparation of presentations **Tools:** Microsoft Office Standard Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Microsoft Project / Planisware / Easy Redmine Basic CAD skills (CreoView or similar) IQ-RM/APIS (FMEA Tool) Ideally PTC (Integrity Lifecycle Manager + Source) / Windchill RV&S Ideally PTC Windchill Ideally ReqMan Ideally IPM If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. 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