Aptino
Aptino

Validation Project Chief

Auburn Hills, MI, US • Posted 4 days ago • Updated 4 days ago
Contract Independent
Contract Corp To Corp
Contract W2
36 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • Resource Allocation
  • Marketing Intelligence
  • Project Lifecycle Management
  • Project Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Management
  • Reporting
  • Risk Management
  • Roadmaps
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Budget
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • KPI
  • MI
  • Status Reports
  • Testing
  • Validation Project Chief
  • Validation Project Management
  • Program Management
  • Validation Planning
  • Validation Execution
  • Design Validation Plan (DVP)
  • DVP Development
  • Validation Roadmap
  • Validation Leadership
  • Automotive Validation
  • ECU Validation
  • ECU Readiness
  • Property Readiness
  • Budget Management
  • Resource Planning
  • Schedule Management
  • Project Coordination
  • Validation Reviews
  • Compliance Management
  • Issue Management
  • Escalation Management
  • Validation Investigations
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • KPI Tracking
  • Program Status Reporting
  • Cross-Functional Team Coordination
  • Quality Management
  • Cost Management
  • Timing Management
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Deliverable Management
  • Project Governance
  • Engineering Validation
  • Test Planning
  • Validation Strategy
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Action Plan Management
  • Automotive Program Management
  • Vehicle Validation
  • Product Validation
  • Design Verification
  • Design Validation
  • Test Strategy
  • Validation Test Planning
  • DVP&R
  • Design Verification Plan
  • Validation Scheduling
  • Test Execution Monitoring
  • Engineering Project Management
  • Program Tracking
  • Resource Forecasting
  • Budget Tracking
  • Cost Control
  • Timeline Management
  • Milestone Planning
  • Deliverable Tracking
  • Engineering Change Management
  • Technical Review Coordination
  • Validation Status Reviews
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Quality Assurance
  • Defect Tracking
  • Issue Resolution
  • Corrective Action Management
  • Preventive Action Management
  • Failure Analysis
  • Technical Investigation
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Dependency Management
  • Management Reporting
  • KPI Dashboard
  • Performance Metrics
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Engineering Stakeholder Coordination
  • Supplier Coordination
  • Test Readiness
  • Prototype Readiness
  • Test Property Management
  • ECU Test Coordination
  • Validation Documentation
  • Process Improvement
  • Automotive Quality Processes
  • Program Deliverables
  • Target Management

Summary

Role: Validation Project Chief

Location: Auburn Hills, MI (Onsite)
Duration: 36 Months

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Validation Project Chief to oversee validation planning, coordination, and execution throughout the project lifecycle. This role will drive validation strategy, manage budgets and resources, coordinate property and ECU readiness, and ensure validation activities meet established quality, cost, and timing objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end validation planning and execution, including development and maintenance of the Design Validation Plan (DVP).
  • Establish validation roadmaps, milestones, schedules, and deliverables aligned with overall program objectives.
  • Coordinate property and ECU readiness to ensure validation activities can be executed according to plan.
  • Manage validation budgets, resource allocation, and utilization to support project requirements.
  • Conduct validation reviews, coordinate compliance activities, and monitor progress against defined requirements.
  • Identify and manage project risks, resolve escalations, and coordinate investigations related to validation issues.
  • Track key performance indicators (KPIs), prepare program status reports, and communicate progress, risks, and action plans to stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with engineering, testing, quality, and program teams to address validation challenges and maintain project alignment.
  • Drive continuous monitoring of validation deliverables to achieve quality, cost, and timing targets.

Required Qualifications:

  • Experience in program or project management, preferably in automotive validation.
  • Knowledge of Design Validation Plans (DVP) and validation planning and execution.
  • Proven ability to lead validation activities and coordinate cross-functional teams.
  • Experience managing budgets, resources, schedules, and project deliverables.
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication, risk management, and escalation-handling skills.
  • Ability to track KPIs, report program status, and drive achievement of quality, cost, and timing objectives.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 90999382
  • Position Id: 9128686
  • Posted 4 days ago
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