Platform Release Planning
- Dearborn, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist in documenting, standardizing, and improving existing release management processes across various FNV and U71x platforms to identify gaps and areas for convergence.
- Track and monitor the progress of software and hardware releases, identifying potential delays, dependencies, or roadblocks, and escalating issues to the Platform & Release Planning Manager.
- Coordinate and facilitate communication between development teams, testing, and program management to ensure alignment on release content, schedules, and dependencies.
- Collect and analyze data related to release cadence, quality metrics, and process efficiency, providing insights to support continuous improvement initiatives and strategic planning.
- Support the Platform & Release Planning Manager in addressing immediate process gaps and staffing needs within current release management frameworks by taking on specific coordination tasks.
- Prepare and disseminate regular release status reports, updates, and key performance indicators to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
- Contribute to the implementation of converged release processes and tools, ensuring adherence to established guidelines and best practices for future single-cadence releases.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of experience in project coordination, technical program management, release management, systems integration, or a similar role within a complex technical environment.
- Experience driving teams through software and hardware development lifecycles (SDLC, HDLC).
- Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail and ability to identify process inefficiencies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical information clearly.
- Experience with modern software development practices (continuous integration / continuous deployment)
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar related technical field.
- 3+ years working experience in product or feature development on hardware, software, and/or services
- 3+ years working in a technical capacity or working closely with an engineering team
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines (engineering, product, design, QA, etc.) on high complexity projects throughout the entire product lifecycle
- Experience in the automotive industry, particularly with vehicle electrical architectures or embedded systems.
- Familiarity with release management best practices (e.g., CI/CD, DevOps principles).
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
- Understanding of OTA update processes and challenges.
- Prior experience in process mapping, process improvement, or change management initiatives.
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.