Sr. Manager, Resident Product Engineering

About the Role
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.
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:
Resident Product Engineering Leadership

• 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.

Engineering & Software Integration

• Maintain tight operational alignment with global Engineering & Software commodity teams.
• Implement and manage a dotted-line engagement model with central engineering leaders to ensure:
  • Regular communication on issue status, priorities, and workload
  • Clear differentiation between design responsibility and manufacturing execution
  • Efficient utilization of global engineering resources
• Drive disciplined handoff between plant execution and centralized design ownership.

Governance, RASIC & Escalation Management

• Execute on the existing RASIC framework, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and decision rights across all product-related issues.
• Refine and evolve the RASIC as needed to support AMP2 operational maturity and scale.
• Lead governance across cross-functional workstreams impacting AMP2, ensuring disciplined prioritization and decision-making.
• Provide structured executive-level updates on systemic issues, risk exposure, and resolution progress.

Organization Build & Capability Development

• Build and scale a high-caliber RPE organization covering all major vehicle sub-systems.
• Develop strong local capability in KSA while leveraging global engineering depth.
• Foster a culture centered on technical rigor, accountability, speed of execution, and cross-functional collaboration.

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:
  • Production 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.

Compensation & Benefits:
A comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off, and salaried/exempt employees accrue up to 160 hours paid time off. Eligible employees may also participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards, if applicable, are determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results, in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Equal Opportunity:
We believe diversity strengthens everything we build and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws and regulations.

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