Vehicle Development Manager

The Vehicle Development Manager is responsible for leading the integration and synthesis of all vehicle systems to achieve world-class performance, quality, and customer experience targets. This role serves as the technical bridge between chassis, powertrain, body, interior, and electrical teams-ensuring that all subsystems come together as one cohesive and optimized vehicle. You will oversee vehicle-level attribute balancing, performance target setting, and prototype validation, driving cross-functional alignment from concept through production launch.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related, technical field
• A minimum of 10 years of well rounded automotive development experience - preferably including experience with leading teams in vehicle integration, vehicle sciences (Dynamics, NVH, etc), or system engineering
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams through the full product lifecycle
• Work effectively and manage direct and non-direct reports across multiple unique disciplines
• Must be a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and a self-directed process thinker with well-developed problem-solving skills
• Deep understanding of vehicle attributes, system interactions, and trade-off management
• Ability to simplify complex engineering topics, develop and deliver a presentation concisely to all levels of management and external audiences/media
• Ability to make quick decisions using sound engineering logic while representing the Voice of the Customer
• Ability to define the engineering logic behind features and systems critical to the customer experience
• Passion for cars & trucks, motorsports / vehicle recreation and continuous innovation.

The Vehicle Development Manager is responsible for leading the integration and synthesis of all vehicle systems to achieve world-class performance, quality, and customer experience targets. This role serves as the technical bridge between chassis, powertrain, body, interior, and electrical teams-ensuring that all subsystems come together as one cohesive and optimized vehicle. You will oversee vehicle-level attribute balancing, performance target setting, and prototype validation, driving cross-functional alignment from concept through production launch.