At Aston Martin, we are redefining the future of luxury performance vehicles through world-class engineering, innovation and technology. As Vehicle Line Manager (VLM) for Software & Electronics Technology (SW&ET), you will play a pivotal leadership role at the heart of vehicle development, ensuring the successful integration and delivery of increasingly sophisticated software, electrical and electronic systems that define the modern Aston Martin driving experience.
This is a highly visible and influential position, responsible for translating product, technical and programme requirements into robust and executable delivery plans across software, electrical engineering, systems integration and electronics technologies. Working in close partnership with Engineering Team Leaders, Technical Authorities and Programme Leadership, you will ensure engineering strategies, vehicle objectives and programme priorities remain aligned from concept creation through engineering release, validation, industrialisation and production launch.
As the primary programme interface for SW&ET, you will drive delivery performance across complex and interdependent workstreams, maintaining clear visibility of programme status, risks, opportunities and dependencies. You will be accountable for ensuring hardware, software, systems, feature integration, electrical architecture and validation activities are delivered in line with vehicle milestones, gateway reviews and build events.
Success in this role will require exceptional cross-functional leadership. You will create alignment and accountability across Engineering, Programme Management, Design, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Finance, Logistics, suppliers and external engineering partners, ensuring timely decision-making and effective resolution of complex technical and programme challenges. You will facilitate vehicle-level discussions, challenge delivery assumptions where required and ensure that programme decisions are supported by robust technical, financial and timing considerations.
Working across prototype, development, pre-production and production phases, you will lead SW&ET readiness activities, drive resolution of build-related concerns and ensure launch risks are identified, managed and successfully closed. You will also take responsibility for programme reporting, governance, financial performance and resource planning, ensuring the business has the capability, capacity and investment required to achieve its objectives.
Beyond your functional responsibility, you will be recognised as a key contributor to overall vehicle programme success, proactively addressing broader programme challenges and helping to drive solutions that support delivery across the wider organisation.
To be successful, you will bring significant experience in automotive programme, project or engineering leadership, together with a strong track record of delivering complex software, electrical, electronics or systems-based technologies within a vehicle development environment. You will possess a deep understanding of the automotive product development lifecycle, from concept through validation and launch, and have proven experience managing large, cross-functional programmes involving multiple engineering disciplines and supplier networks.
You will be an accomplished communicator and stakeholder manager, capable of influencing at senior leadership level while translating complex technical information into clear programme actions and decisions. Experience in programme planning, critical path management, risk mitigation, budget ownership and commercial decision-making will be essential, alongside strong problem-solving capability and continuous.
Hiring Manager - Chris Stanbury
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