The Sr. Manager of Resident Product Engineering (RPE – KSA) will lead the Resident Product Engineering organization supporting AMP2 manufacturing operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for ensuring fast, disciplined, and technically rigorous resolution of product-related issues impacting vehicles in production, while serving as the primary engineering interface between Manufacturing, Quality, Supplier Quality, and central Engineering & Software organizations.
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The RPE organization operates as an extension of the global Engineering & Software function, embedded at the manufacturing site to own product issue triage, drive root cause analysis, and enable robust corrective actions. This role is critical to production stability, quality performance, and operational execution at AMP2.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish, lead, and scale the Resident Product Engineering (RPE) organization at AMP2, aligned with the proven AMP1 RPE operating model.
- Own end-to-end product issue triage for vehicles in production, including:
- Clear problem definition
- Immediate Containment Actions (ICA)
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Permanent Corrective Action (PCA) recommendation, validation, and closure
- Act as the single point of entry for all manufacturing product-related escalations, ensuring clear prioritization and eliminating parallel escalation paths.
Manufacturing, Quality & Plant Interface
- Serve as the senior onsite engineering leader partnering closely with:
- Manufacturing Operations
- Quality
- Supplier Quality
- Plant Leadership
- Ensure timely resolution of issues impacting safety, quality, throughput, cost, and launch readiness.
- Establish strong daily operating rhythms and escalation mechanisms aligned to plant needs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, or related field); Master’s degree preferred.
- 15+ years of engineering experience in a plant environment, with demonstrated experience supporting multiple vehicle launches.
- Proven leadership experience in plant-embedded resident engineering organizations.
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Product issue triage
- RCA / PCA methodologies
- Cross-functional escalation and resolution management
- Proven ability to operate effectively across manufacturing, quality, supplier, and engineering organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting high-volume production ramp and stabilization.
- Experience working in international, matrixed, or multi-regional organizations.
- Arabic language proficiency is a strong plus, particularly for local plant, supplier, and stakeholder engagement.
- Prior experience supporting manufacturing operations in the Middle East.
Work Conditions
- This position will be based at AMP2 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and will require collaboration with global teams and local stakeholders.
