ENGINEERING & DESIGN
Pride and passion live at the heart of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Engineering and Design organization. It is here that we set the pace for our entire company by delivering on cutting edge technologies and designs that create exciting and innovative customer driving experiences.
Some of your work will be exploratory in nature, while other projects will find their way into production of our iconic brands. Our goal is to attract more people to our products. Everything you do – and learn – will be leading to the future at FCA.
And you’ll do it all under one roof, at our cross-functional collaborative Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center (CTC) in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Significant challenges and opportunities await those who join us here at one of the most technically advanced automotive facilities in the world.
Design Studios
Designers, studio teams and modellers work in collaboration with engineering, brands and planning to produce both production and advanced exterior and/or interior design proposals while demonstrating exceptional design intuition, strong presentation and design communication skills. Design assignments range from complete exterior bodies to highly detailed components such as front/rear end designs, wheels, exterior lighting and graphics/badging. Interior design opportunities will range from complete interior compartments including components such as instrument panels, door panels, centre consoles, steering wheels, hard trim, seats gauge clusters and the complete electronic user experience. Together we strive to anticipate the consumer both practical and emotional unmet needs by creating innovative designs that delight our discerning customers.
Engineering
FCA has always been known as a grass-roots engineering company, with an elite team of collaborative and creative technical professionals. Working with us provides an atmosphere that encourages you to think bigger and push harder while shaping a new generation of vehicles and world-class powertrain systems from the cornerstones of environmental responsibility, sustainability and affordable mobility. Engineering specialties include:
Advanced Engineering, Base Engineering, Biomechanics, Calibration, Chassis Systems, Connected Services, Controls, Design, Electrical & Electronic, Systems, Human Factors, Hydraulics, Powertrain Propulsion Systems or Propulsion Systems, Software, Structural, Testing and Analysis, Vehicle Evaluations and Virtual Engineering
PRODUCT PLANNING
Product planning teams use their creativity and market insights to leverage the emotional appeal of our brands from development through launch.
Supplier Quality
Supplier Quality engineers drive change in our manufacturing environment to ensure component suppliers’ processes are robust and capable. As an engineer at FCA, you will have responsibility for leading all problem solving activities with internal and external organizations, managing the quality and warranty of our supplier locations, and ensuring best practices/ lessons learned are applied across all of our top-rated vehicle programs. Career opportunities include the following:
Body & Exterior, Chassis, Electrical, Engine Systems, Interior, Powertrain, Product Development and Supplier Capacity & Throughput
If you have a sound technical foundation, can identify with customer wants and needs, and want to make an impact in the automotive industry, join us now.
Regardless of where you work within our Engineering and Design groups, you will:
- Have the resources to deliver on next-generation vehicles, including the latest in virtual analysis tools.
- Be able to create, build and evaluate your designs without leaving the CTC.
- Simulate vehicle performance using the latest in noise, vibration and climatic testing technologies.
- Work efficiently to provide cars and trucks that meet our customers’ expectations.
- Explore and pursue alternative solutions including Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV), Plug-in HEV, Battery Electric Vehicles and other new developments.
