Lead, Thermal Systems SET

The role

The Thermal Systems SET Lead delivers thermal systems to program timing, cost, quality, and vehicle integration targets. This role coordinates system execution and integration across engineering, suppliers, purchasing, manufacturing, validation, and program management.

What you will do

• Own and govern thermal-system timing plans, deliverables, priorities, and milestone tracking
• Track component maturity, sourcing status, releases, tooling, validation, and build readiness
• Define and maintain part-level scorecards, readiness dashboards, and decision criteria
• Coordinate prototype, VFF, PVS, and production-build part availability
• Ensure all thermal-system components are released on time
• Direct supplier recovery planning for timing, quality, cost, or technical delivery risks
• Coordinate activities across thermal engineering, purchasing, validation, manufacturing, quality, controls, packaging, program management, and suppliers
• Lead technical and program reviews and drive decisions across stakeholders
• Lead resolution of significant and unique cross-functional issues
• Maintain transparency of open issues, decisions, dependencies, and action-item ownership

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• 12–15 years of relevant automotive engineering, systems integration, program management, or thermal systems experience
• Experience leading complex vehicle-system development programs and resolving significant cross-functional issues
• Broad expertise in automotive product development, engineering releases, validation processes, supplier management, sourcing, and vehicle integration
• Ability to operate with a high degree of independence, direct work through cross-functional teams, influence diverse stakeholders, and manage schedules, risks, decisions, and recovery actions
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, persuasion, and organizational skills

Nice to have

• Recognized subject-matter expertise in vehicle systems, thermal systems, system integration, or overall systems management
• Experience working with VW Group or Scout product-development processes and coordinating across global or multi-organizational stakeholders
• Experience supporting vehicle builds, launch activities, and production readiness reviews
• Familiarity with engineering release systems, change management processes, supplier development, and development of reusable readiness or governance methods

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting
• 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO
• 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Before you apply

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City

About the company

Scout Motors is carrying forward the heritage of an iconic American brand by electrifying and digitizing it. The company aims to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck and rugged SUV marketplace.