Sr. Vehicle Integration Project Engineer

Working closely with OEM customers, Magna divisions, global engineering teams, manufacturing organizations, and suppliers, the Senior Project Engineer drives technical excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and successful program execution from concept development through production launch. Contribute to the Magna Steyr USA strategy and growth by supporting Lead Engineering roles and the whole engineering team in areas such as: Lead engineering strategies, validation approaches, and technical trade-off decisions for assigned vehicle systems and integration programs.

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

As an engineering and manufacturing partner, Magna's Complete Vehicle group helps traditional OEMs and new entrants to bring their automotive visions to life. At Magna, you will work in an innovative, international and dynamic team, always pursuing the goal of delivering high-quality products. We work in a diverse environment with global development opportunities. Together with our employees we constantly strive to create a better world of mobility.

Job Responsibilities:

ABOUT THE ROLE

Magna Steyr is looking for talented and experienced team members in complete vehicle development who are determined and passionate about developing the next level industry standard for vehicle architecture and production solutions. The Sr. Vehicle Integration Project Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, validation, integration, and launch of vehicle systems, components, and complete vehicle programs.

Working closely with OEM customers, Magna divisions, global engineering teams, manufacturing organizations, and suppliers, the Senior Project Engineer drives technical excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and successful program execution from concept development through production launch.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Responsibility

Contribute to the Magna Steyr USA strategy and growth by supporting Lead Engineering roles and the whole engineering team in areas such as:

• Lead engineering strategies, validation approaches, and technical trade-off decisions for assigned vehicle systems and integration programs.

• Lead customer-facing technical reviews and executive engineering discussions.

• Lead the design, development, integration, validation, and launch of vehicle systems, components, or complete vehicle programs.

• Serve as technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams to achieve program objectives and milestone commitments.

• Develop and approve engineering requirements, specifications, performance targets, and technical deliverables.

• Drive concept development activities using set-based engineering and systems engineering principles.

• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and Magna standards.

• Lead subsystem and vehicle-level technical reviews and design assessments.

• Support engineering strategy and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

• Own technical development and maintenance of DFMEAs, DVP&R documents, requirements management processes, and validation strategies.

• Lead technical strategy for component, subsystem, and vehicle-level validation plans, including virtual and physical testing requirements.

• Technical leadership across multiple systems to drive validation activities (suppliers, test facilities, CAE teams, etc.).

• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of technical issues throughout development and launch phases.

• Technical Support for benchmarking activities and competitive analysis to identify improvement opportunities.

• Lead technical revies for CAD release and overall geometrical integration.

• Technical Support for DMU development, virtual vehicle integration, and digital validation activities.

• Own generation and maintenance of technical documentation including CTDS, STDS/SSTS, design standards, and engineering reports.

• Coordinate CAE support requests and ensure timely provision of engineering data.

• Ensure designs support manufacturing feasibility, production takt time, quality objectives, and cost targets.

• Collaborate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) to ensure successful industrialization and launch readiness.

• Support prototype, pilot, and production build activities.