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Technical Program Lead

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA.
Northville, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 12/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/9/2026

Technical Program Lead

Location Northville, USA

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.

YOUR TASKS

Forvia Hella is seeking our next great senior mechanical engineer to join our body controls team. The primary function of this role is to manage the technical delivery of a verified and validated product that meets the full set of accepted internal and external stakeholder requirements. If chosen, you will have the opportunity to execute state-of-the-art engineering focused on the next generation of products to enable the future of mobility

About Us
HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4 billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.

Daily Responsibilities

  •  Control and monitor all Desing & Development (D&D) activities, milestones and work products throughout the product lifecycle for Scope, Effort, Lead Time and Quality.
  • Interface with customer & senior stakeholders, track and analyze the technical maturity of the product development within a project and its progress. Report and update project status to senior management.
  • Own risk and opportunity management for D&D, define and implement corrective measures if deviations from baseline plan occur.
  • Escalate on proper time and form and drive the D&D core team to reach problem solving.
  • Prepare and perform product releases hosting the associated Control Board.
  • As part of the project acquisition process, develop the overall technical concept and technical scope and provide effort and lead time estimation for D&D team.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
  • Self-motivated professional with strong sense of responsibility who enjoys solving problems on daily basis and holds a bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or similar. You are characterized by a high level of identification with leadership roles, and you feel personally responsible for achieving the project goals, from planning to delivery.
  • 10 years of accumulated relevant experience (Preferred)  with 6 years in a leading role in automotive ECU development (2 plus programs completed RFQ to SOP).
  • Understanding of North American OEM, sourcing, development and launch processes as well as good command of  Automotive SPICE (MAN.3, MAN.6, SPL.1, SPL.2, ACQ.4, etc.), Functional Safety (ISO26262) and Cyber Security (ISO 21434).
  • Strong leadership and communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) with emphasis on international, intercultural teams’ coordination.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with a strong ability to analyze complex challenges and abstract perspectives to simplify communication with senior leadership stakeholders.
  • Interest, ability and willingness to collaborate in-person in Detroit metropolitan area, travel domestically and internationally (travel< 20%).

Preferred but not Required Skills

  •  PMP or INCOSE CSEP equivalent.

Why Forvia Hella?

  •  Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
  • Industry leading health benefits program
  • Lucrative PTO policy
  • Competitive 401K matching
  • Extensive career and training opportunities
  • Annual Bonuses
  • On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
  • Team and company wide events
  • And much more!

Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all of our employees. 


Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req17274. 

HELLA Electronics Corp., USA
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