Project Lead Development MRA2 & New Project

Introduction:

Coordination of all RD-related activities for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars. Capability to lead as Project Lead Development (PLE) all required development activities according to MB development standard. Safeguard the passing of relevant project milestones in terms of maturity, costs and time. Communication and Coordination of tasks between the responsible Engineers / Model- and Commodity Groups / Commodity Group Leader and Project Management in China and Germany.

Task:

• Ensure the achievement of the entire RD project goals, as documentation, HW & SW availability, documentation maturity, parts maturity, timeline.
• Coordinate all RD- and OV-related activities for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars on development project.
• Lead as Project Lead Development (PLE) all required development activities according MB development standard. 
• Safeguard relevant project milestones in terms of maturity, costs and time.
• Steer and lead the communication and coordination of tasks between the responsible commodity group leaders, module group speakers, digital integration, vehicle functions, and cross-function groups, according to the standard project organization (SPO).
• Communicate with Project Management (SPL) and other project sub-leaders (e.g. Production, Procurement, Cost Planning, BBAC RD/QM/LOG/Production, Sales & Marketing, etc.), in China, Germany and India.
   

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanics, automotive engineering or relevant, master’s degree is preferred, 5 years working experience. 
• Experience as a project manager, commodity group leader, RD function speaker, etc. 
• Experience in RD, e.g. vehicle launches, project steering, component, function or system development, etc. 
• Detailed understanding of development process.
• Chinese native speaker with fluent English language skills, German language skills very beneficial. 
• Strong leadership ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams. 
• Excellent communication skills (convincing, conflict solving, etc.) 
• Strong planning and organizational skills. 
• Intercultural competence and coordination skills, communication with various departments and hierarchy levels. 
• A high level of responsibility & pro-activity and ability to deal with stress. 
• High commitment for passenger cars.