R&D Project Evaluator
Headquarters & Technology Center – Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI
48326, US
Auburn Hills, MI
48326, US
Job Type:Full Time
Date Posted: May 2, 2025
Job ID: 2009331
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Job Overview
The R&D (Research & Development) Evaluator works within the Vehicle Economic Management Office (VEMO) to develop future product proposal resource requirements for project approvals. The Evaluator works with the Planning and Engineering teams to align the proposed vehicle attributes with the labor and validation means required.
Job responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Guarantees the source, the quality, and the consistency of data
- Leads the creation of the Economic Advice documents for all investments (R&D and CapEx)
- The Evaluator leads the consolidation of all business unit inputs
- The Evaluator works with Corporate wide groups, to analyze opportunities and converge on a proposal for corporate approval; this includes interaction with various levels of management
- The Evaluator is responsible for loading and maintaining the project contract within Airflow
- The R&D Evaluator must effectively support the deadlines leading up to each Corporate Governance approval event
The best fit candidate is an individual with Engineering and/or Financial experience that has a desire to gain full vehicle knowledge or exposure to other disciplines outside of their area of expertise
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Finance from an ABET accredited university
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience
- Excellent MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Self-starter, innovative, and team oriented
- Proactive problem-solving skills
- Detail-oriented
- Process driven
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master of Business Administration or an advanced degree
- Engineering Program Management experience
- Vehicle integration and/or validation experience
- Whole vehicle product awareness
- Product development process knowledge
- Knowledge of the different types of Engineering costs
- Familiarity with finance terminology
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels of management
- Ability to productively manage change
- Data analysis experience
FCA is proud to extend to its employees a compensation and benefits package that is designed to retain their talent and to motivate and reward job performance. Our present compensation program provides for competitive, market based salaries, and annual vacation and holiday time off. We make available a comprehensive health care benefits plan which, depending upon the employee’s role, includes medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage. We also offer a disability absence plan, group and optional life insurance program, savings plan, tuition assistance, and vehicle purchase and lease discounts for certain employees, and for their family and friends.
Note: Some of the benefits listed above may not apply to summer vacation replacement and temporary employees.
