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Team Leader - Systems Management

At GKN Automotive, we are passionate about building Systems that solves the most complex challenges in the Automotive industry. We’ve spent more than 20 years at the forefront of innovation, working with most major OEMs to deliver Electronic Control Units (ECUs). Our eDrive technology is now powering over two million vehicles on the road today. The rising demand for EVs has led us to increase the range and volume of our products to our global customers.

GKN Automotive Bengaluru Private Limited, India:

At our Bengaluru Technology Centre, our culture is centred around innovation. We’ve invested heavily in developing our state-of-the-art engineering lab to ensure our teams have the tools and resources they need to succeed and thrive in our environment. Working on new product development, our Engineers have the chance to build multi-discipline expertise supporting projects across the full lifecycle, from design through implementation and validation. Our culture is open and collaborative, and employees regularly have an opportunity to engage with Leaders, provide ideas and work to develop these to become a reality. It’s a place where our multi-discipline teams’ partner, collaborate, and learn from each other. Career development is supported by relevant, sponsored technical training, coaching, and access to self-driven training across a wide range of topics covering hard and soft skills.

The Role:

We are seeking a Team Leader to lead our Systems Management team who will support GKN ePowertrain AWD/eDrive Product development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Create, maintain and implement a structured systems management team according to development processes which meets the requirements of GKN ASPICE and ISO26262

• Exchange information with other team-leader to achieve alignment and common ways of working

• Actively support definition and implementation of GKN standards and common tools

• Ensure transparency on progress of programmes, escalation and efficient information flow internally and externally

• Apply lean methods in order to support GKN strategies, innovation and product development on time, on quality and on cost

• Create standards, guidelines and procedures to manage systems from technical point of view

• Contribute actively in winning new businesses

• Ensure required team-member capabilities and support development of essential competencies and qualifications through coaching and trainings

• Ensure that headcount reflects business priorities and resource requirements

• Adhere to the GKN policy and report concerns immediately

Who you’ll be:

This Role adds value by leading the Systems Management team in order to ensure system development management for the life of the project, in-line with the GKN ASPICE® compliant process for eDrive and AWD systems. Take care of all technical issues including technical risks and deliver content in time. Ensure product release and project planning, risk management and reporting. Enable the development team members to understand and implement the customer requirements.

Essential Skills

• Degree: Bachelors / Masters in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics, Mechatronics) / Physics or similar

• Several years of experience in team management of bigger projects

• Minimum 5 years Engineering experience in Automotive

• Minimum 2 years leadership experience (line or project with minimum 5 reports)

• Experience in developing essential competencies

• Experience in the use of management tools like PTC Integrity.

• Knowledge in automotive standards such as ISO 26262 and Automotive Spice.

• Proven communication, teamwork, and organizational talents.

• Familiar with powertrain / drivetrain technologies

• Skilled handling of customers and suppliers

• Organizational talent

• Compliance matrix and RFQ handling competency

• Experience of working in Continuous Integration & Deployment environment

Tool Skills

• PTC Integrity

• Enterprise Architect

• Planisware

• Easy Redmine

Language Skills

Must be fluent in English

Travel Requirements

Local Infrequent

Our Offer:

This is an excellent opportunity to work at the forefront of technology and innovation across the fast-paced Electric Vehicle market supporting new product development across all phases of the product lifecycle. We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, including a flexible working culture, attractive car lease scheme, excellent annual leave allowances, medical insurance, creche allowances, and ongoing career progression and development support.

Our people are at the heart of our success. If this opportunity excites you and you want to help drive innovation and change in our industry, we’d love to hear from you.

About GKN Automotive:

GKN Automotive is a global leader in eDrive technologies, the architects of an electrified future. Our innovation, expertise and global footprint give us the ability to drive a sustainable future, delivering eDrive technologies, competitively and at scale.

We have been inventing the future for 250 years. Our technologies and innovations made front-wheel drive cars possible and all-wheel drive systems more efficient. GKN Automotive is now at the forefront of the mass production of advanced, efficient systems for electrified vehicles.

Through continuous innovation and improvements in efficiency, performance and control systems we are collaborating with global automotive manufacturers, helping them produce the next generation of electrified vehicles. We are the go-to technology partner for leading electrified vehicle manufacturers, with the ability to tailor every eDrive solution, matched to our Driveline technologies.

GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.