Engineering Group Manager (f/m/d) at Aptiv in Wuppertal

Job description

The Engineering Group Manager is responsible for leading a team of systems engineers, technical leads, and project engineers supporting advanced automotive products and platform developments. The role is accountable for delivering high-quality engineering work products across the full development lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture, integration, validation planning, issue resolution, and customer deliverables. The manager is expected to build a high-performing engineering organization while driving technical excellence, process compliance, execution rigor, and customer satisfaction. This role requires a balance of technical leadership, organizational leadership, and program execution. Your Role · Lead systems engineering activities from concept through launch. · Ensure development of high-quality requirements, architectures, interfaces, and technical specifications. · Drive engineering quality and technical rigor across assigned programs. · Review engineering deliverables and provide coaching to technical leads and engineers. · Support root cause analysis and complex technical issue resolution. · Monitor platform reuse opportunities and drive standardization across projects. · Ensure robust traceability between customer requirements, system requirements, architecture, software, and validation artifacts. · Ensure engineering commitments are delivered on time, within scope, and with appropriate quality. · Support program planning, estimation, resource allocation, and risk management. · Monitor engineering capacity, workload balancing, and utilization. · Escalate program risks and resource constraints proactively. · Support launch readiness and issue management activities. · Ensure compliance with ASPICE, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, and internal development processes. · Drive process improvements across systems and software development activities. · Promote adoption of AI-enabled engineering tools and automation opportunities. · Track and improve engineering KPIs related to quality, productivity, reuse, and delivery. Your Background · Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field. · 8+ years of automotive product development experience. · 3+ years of technical leadership or people management experience. · Experience working with requirements management and systems engineering processes. · Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams. · Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. · Experience supporting customer-facing programs. · Experience with ADAS, autonomous systems, software-defined vehicles, or embedded control systems. · ASPICE experience. · Functional Safety (ISO 26262) experience. · Cybersecurity experience. · Polarion, Jira, and DOORS experience. · Global engineering team leadership experience. · Quote leadership and resource planning experience. Why join Aptiv ? You grow at Aptiv . Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win. You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day. You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package Benefits: · In addition to an attractive compensation package, Aptiv offers 30 days of annual leave and overtime compensation. · You can look forward to a secure, permanent employment contract with continuous opportunities for internal career development, including within an international environment. · Through