About Fisker Inc.
California-based Fisker Inc. is revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing the most emotionally desirable and eco-friendly electric vehicles on Earth. Passionately driven by a vision of a clean future for all, the company is on a mission to become the No. 1 e-mobility service provider with the world’s most sustainable vehicles. To learn more, visit www.FiskerInc.com – and enjoy exclusive content across Fisker’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Download the revolutionary new Fisker mobile app from the App Store or Google Play store.
Job Location
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Manhattan Beach, CA (Hybrid Work – In Office and Remote) is preferred.
Role Overview
Reporting directly to the Director, Exteriors Engineering, this role will work with our engineering partners and component suppliers to lead the Body Exterior design, sourcing, development, validation, and production launch with a focus on Exterior Systems. This role will require demonstrated outstanding skills in leadership, analysis, critical thinking, conflict management, and risk management. You will work across the organization and with our engineering partner and component suppliers to ensure upstream and downstream impacts are identified, communicated, and aligned. This role requires exceptional communication and organizational skills. A successful candidate needs to thrive in a pressurized environment using data and facts to help identify risks, manage resources and solve problems quickly and effectively. A strong team ethic with the ability to interact at all levels and across business boundaries is required to be successful in this position.
Responsibilities
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Lead Body Exterior Systems including Mirrors, Wipers, Washer Systems, Door Handles, Roof-Racks, and Front-End Modules.
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Participate in defining technical and design verification requirements.
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Business and Technical target setting and monitoring.
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Program metrics generation, including timing, delivery status and cost status.
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Identify design, development, and validation disconnects and proactively identify and implement all required resolution activities.
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New suppler engagement and capability assessments.
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Material and process assessments.
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Participate in the creation of validation test plans and ensure US/EU/China regulatory compliance.
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Become the key point of contact for Body Exterior components within the Fisker organization.
Requirements
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BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. An MS degree is preferred.
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A minimum of 10 years of experience in Body Exteriors.
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Vehicle launch experience required. Multiple vehicles are preferred.
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High detail orientation.
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Exceptional communication skills.
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Independent / self-starting.
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Punctual and reliable.
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Good working ethic and team player.
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Eager to learn.
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Deep curiosity to understand the product and direct competitors.
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with the engineering partner, component suppliers, and intra- organizational customers.
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Ability and willingness to travel domestically and globally as required to support supplier development activities and vehicle launch activities.
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Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint.
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Fluent spoken and written English.
Preferred Skills / Experience / Competences
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Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, takes responsibility and works towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks and uncertainty.
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Business Acumen: Contribute to the company strategy and aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.
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Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way.
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Decision Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.
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Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from different sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.
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Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and to make joint decision and share best practices.
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Displays Global Perspective: Conveys an understanding of the organization's global market position, opportunities, capabilities, and competitive threats and takes cultural issues and geographic differences into account when making plans and decisions.
Fisker Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment at Fisker Inc. is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.