Project Manager_Vehicle Attribute Integration

Chery Automobile is a leading Chinese auto company and an international brand whose business covers more than 80 countries and regions.

For our CPMC Center in Raunheim, near Frankfurt, we are looking for a Project Manager in Vehicle Attribute Integration area.

We welcome you to join a growing team of extraordinarily talented and enthusiastic people, developing tailor-made cars for the European market.

We want to work with a flexible and enthusiastic individual wo will be required to support the development of our European vehicles locally as well as globally - jointly with our teams in our headquarter in China.

Role Purpose

Close collaboration with Vehicle Attribute team, this role leads the project integration and governance of vehicle attribute development activities across NVH, Ride & Handling, Braking, Thermal, Energy/Range, Comfort and related disciplines.

The role integrates targets, development plans, test and validation activities, resources, risks and cross-attribute dependencies to ensure vehicle attributes converge toward European product objectives and project gateways, while maximizing the effective technical time of scarce engineering experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrated Attribute Planning
• Create and maintain the integrated attribute development plan covering target definition, simulation, prototype builds, testing, tuning, validation, reporting and sign-off.
• Align attribute activities with the vehicle master schedule and key project gateways.
• Cross-Attribute Integration
• Coordinate dependencies across NVH, ride & handling, braking, thermal performance, energy efficiency/range, comfort and other relevant vehicle attributes.
• Identify potential conflicts and trade-offs early, prepare decision topics and drive timely cross-functional resolution.
• Test & Validation Coordination
• Integrate test vehicles, proving-ground activities, instrumentation, software/hardware maturity, test windows and engineering resources into one validation plan.
• Track test completion, report availability, retest needs and evidence required for gateway readiness.
• Risk, Issue & Decision Management
• Maintain a structured attribute risk and issue register with clear owners, due dates, impact and escalation paths.
• Escalate risks that threaten vehicle targets, timing, resources or gateway acceptance and follow decisions through to closure.
• Gateway Readiness & Delivery
• Assess attribute readiness for relevant vehicle gateways using objective evidence and agreed acceptance criteria.
• Provide clear status, remaining gaps and recovery actions to project leadership and engineering stakeholders.
• Stakeholder & Resource Coordination
• Coordinate Europe R&D, China engineering teams, test facilities, suppliers and other project functions involved in attribute delivery.
• Highlight resource conflicts and capacity constraints early and support prioritization across parallel vehicle programs.
• Candidate Profile
• Bachelor's degree or above in Vehicle Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline; engineering background preferred.
• Typically 5+ years of relevant experience in vehicle development, vehicle attributes, test & validation or automotive project management; experience in complex whole-vehicle programs preferred.
• Good understanding of the vehicle development process and major gateways, with the ability to understand the basic development logic of several attributes such as NVH, Ride & Handling, Braking, Thermal and Energy/Range.
• Experience in whole-vehicle testing, validation, prototype management or cross-functional integration is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical teams toward plans and decisions without direct line authority.
• Professional working proficiency in English; China-Europe cross-cultural project experience preferred.
• Proficiency in project planning, risk/issue management and data analysis tools.

Join our dynamic team and be a part of our company's growth and success.

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