Sasken - Technical Project Manager - Automotive Engineering

Role Summary:

We are looking for a Technical Project Manager (6+ years of experience) to lead automotive engineering programs and act as the primary Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for front-end customers. You will drive end-to-end delivery with zero deviation while ensuring strict compliance with ASPICE/CMMI standards and effective team leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Execution & Governance:

- Track milestones, quality metrics, requirements clarity, dependencies, and assumptions to ensure zero-deviation delivery.

Cost & Resource Control:

- Monitor and manage team efforts and project costs against the Resource Loading Sheet (RLS) and project plan.

Automotive Compliance:

- Plan and oversee all mandatory automotive and quality certifications, including ASPICE and CMMI.

Team Leadership:

- Manage cross-functional engineering teams, track KPIs, conduct regular 1:1s, and drive team engagement.

Customer Management:

- Serve as the front-end customer SPOC for status reporting, escalations, and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications & Skills:

Experience:

- 6 - 10 years in engineering/IT, with strong technical project management experience in the automotive/embedded domain.

Education:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.

Core Skills:

- Hands-on experience with ASPICE/CMMI, RLS effort/cost tracking, KPI management, and client-facing governance.

Nice-to-Have:

- 3+ years of project management experience in Telematics Control Units (TCU) or connected vehicle systems.

- PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certifications.