System Manager

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Reporting to the Interior Systems Management Group Lead, this Leadership Level 6 (LL6) position leads the integration and program execution of Interior Systems for assigned forward-model vehicle programs. The System Manager is accountable for the integrated system-level view across Seats, Restraints, Cockpit, and Trim, driving progress toward cost, weight, timing, and quality targets while supporting the vehicle's design intent and market positioning.

You'll coordinate subsystem work, surface and resolve issues, and keep program stakeholders informed of status, risks, and decisions needed. Working through influence, you'll align Design Release Engineers (DREs) and cross-functional partners around an integrated delivery plan and escalate issues that could affect program milestones or readiness.

System Manager

• Lead the integrated Interior Systems view for assigned forward-model programs, coordinating activities across all interior commodities.
• Own system-level metric tracking and reporting, including cost, weight, sourcing, delivery, timing, and quality status.
• Prepare and lead Interior Systems status reporting for applicable Business Performance Reviews (BPRs), providing clear roll-ups of progress, risks, and decisions needed.
• Drive resolution of technical, packaging, cost, content, and timing issues with DREs and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Guide system-level trade-offs involving interior content and design to support vehicle targets, design intent, and price-class positioning.
• Lead part-count reduction and other complexity or efficiency initiatives.
• Coordinate Interior Systems delivery plans, including production-tooled build and pre-DCV testing dates, TKO glidepaths, and Sign-Off (S/O) reviews.
• Monitor APQP and PPAP status across applicable Interior Systems parts and raise risks to manufacturing readiness.
• Support timely Matched Pair (MP) decisions and other program decisions needed to protect component delivery plans and milestones.
• Guide DREs as they deliver components to target, maintaining the integrated system glidepath while respecting component-level ownership, including SOW and FEDE maintenance.
• Promote disciplined use of program processes and tools, and share lessons learned to improve execution across programs.
• Lead the integrated Interior Systems view for assigned forward-model programs, coordinating activities across all interior commodities.
• Own system-level metric tracking and reporting, including cost, weight, sourcing, delivery, timing, and quality status.
• Prepare and lead Interior Systems status reporting for applicable Business Performance Reviews (BPRs), providing clear roll-ups of progress, risks, and decisions needed.
• Drive resolution of technical, packaging, cost, content, and timing issues with DREs and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Guide system-level trade-offs involving interior content and design to support vehicle targets, design intent, and price-class positioning.
• Lead part-count reduction and other complexity or efficiency initiatives.
• Coordinate Interior Systems delivery plans, including production-tooled build and pre-DCV testing dates, TKO glidepaths, and Sign-Off (S/O) reviews.
• Monitor APQP and PPAP status across applicable Interior Systems parts and raise risks to manufacturing readiness.
• Support timely Matched Pair (MP) decisions and other program decisions needed to protect component delivery plans and milestones.
• Guide DREs as they deliver components to target, maintaining the integrated system glidepath while respecting component-level ownership, including SOW and FEDE maintenance.
• Promote disciplined use of program processes and tools, and share lessons learned to improve execution across programs.