Project Design Engineer II

Overview

Who we are

To save time applying Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

What youll be doing

Product Development: As the SME and Owner across a portfolio of products be able to answer any question related to the use case and have high confidence in all assumptions and financials.

• Build use cases that clearly verify assumptions and customer value.

• Establish high level project schedule and collaborate across teams to resolve roadblocks/issues where possible or provide recommendations.

• Monitor project and remain accountable for delivery to resolve issues.

• Assume responsibility for the products success and enhancements after launch.

• Create operational plans to launch products on time and in budget.

• Break down gaps and visualize issues with proposed countermeasures.

Ideation: Constantly explore new opportunities for existing products and new products that we should work on.

• Hold Ideation Sessions utilizing existing products/data work with internal groups and partners to identify new services and benefits.

• Identify how existing products or products in development could be used in other unrelated use cases to account for scope.

• Work the TMC and regional affiliates to uncover go to market strategies for new products or features.

• Work with internal and Tier 1s on hardware specs to account for future needs.

• Identify potential new and improved business directions develop strategic options/ approaches to recommend to management.

Research: Hone skills and knowledge to support your current and future work.

• Utilize market research and other tools to understand macro and micro industry trends.

• Initiate market research to gather feedback on competitiveness of use cases

• Attend industry report outs at Toyota.

• Meet with other Toyota Teams to learn about their hardware and platform capabilities to understand how to leverage their capabilities for feature enhancements.

• Prepare business models to determine financial feasibility of new products using all available data sources to inform and confirm assumptions.

• Review and maintain current information on competitive companies products industry trends and conduct customer research assisting in creation of Strategic Planning documents.

What you bring

• A Bachelors Degree plus at least 2 years of experience in product management strategy consulting engineering or a related field.

• A genuine passion for creating technology products and services that delight customers.

• A proactive and self-driven professional who thrives on taking initiative and delivering results with clear strategic guidance.

• Hands-on experience in conducting market research and validating customer needs to drive product success.

• An entrepreneurial spiritcomfortable asking questions making decisions and embracing new challenges.

• Strong ability to juggle multiple projects across different brands business units or technology platforms with ease.

Added bonus if you have

• An MBA or other relevant advanced degree.

• Experience in automotive or big tech industries and/or working in enterprise software as a service big data/connected services or multimedia.

• Experience working in an agile development framework with development team.

• Experience building and/or analyzing financial business cases.

• Demonstrated success in project management business and data analysis problem solving.

• Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to build consensus among different stakeholder groups.

• Proven ability to bring clarity and focus to complex and ambiguous situations.

What well bring

During your interview process our team will provide you with all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork flexibility and respect

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career as well as tuition reimbursement

• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount

• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family

• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute

• Paid holidays and paid time off

• Referral services related to prenatal services adoption childcare schools and more

• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account Health Care FSA Dependent Care FSA)

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10 different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members efforts to dream do and grow without questioning that they belong.

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