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Type Approval Project Manager

  • Location
    • Shanghai, Shanghai
  • Schedule Full time
  • Posted

Description

Type Approval/Certification Deliverables:

  • Plan and execute type approval/certification activities for GM China imported vehicles
  • Communicate annual type approval/certification timing requirements to stakeholders based on vehicle content/regulatory changes.
  • Streamline witness testing to reduce costs and minimize impact to test facilities via negotiation with technical agency authorities (propose ideas to reduce number of physical tests).
  • Maintain/refine documentation database and templates with the latest information to support first time quality type approval/certification effort.
  • Coordinate and lead all GM-based witness testing for assigned programs.
  • Support the development/refinement of GM’s in-house test procedures, based on assigned regulations.

Qualifications

  Required :

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
  • Familiarity with export/global regulatory requirements.
  • Familiarity with export market certification requirements.
  • Comprehension of technical engineering, legal and political sides of issues.
  • Negotiating skills; must be both persuasive and diplomatic in technical, legal and political settings.
  • Proficiency in oral/written communications; when communicating with external 3rd parties, particularly government authorities, to integrate all knowledge and skills to present a best possible case on behalf of GM.
  • Ability to organize and conduct meetings effectively.
  • High level of independent judgment, accuracy, creativity and initiative.
  • Ability to quickly identify, evaluate, summarize and elevate items requiring higher-level leadership attention.
  • Strong demonstration of commitment to teamwork and partnerships internal to GM.
  • Comfortable with dealing with ambiguous and unpredictable situations.
  • Ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines.
  • Ability to travel occasionally on relatively short notice.
  • Cultural acuity.

Preferred :

  • Over 5 years’ experience of automobile related industry. Have experience of automobile type approval is preferred. Working for imported vehicle type approval is a plus.
  • Knowledge of export/global regulatory requirements.
  • Knowledge of export market certification requirements.
  • Financial acuity.
  • Regulatory/Certification Engineer, Design Release Engineer or Validation experience.
  • Familiarity with assembly plant processes.

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