Automotive Program Manager – BIW (Luxury / Sports Cars)

Position Details

Position: Program Manager – BIW

Experience: 15+ years

Location: Onsite – United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full-time

No. of position: 1

About the Role

- We are looking for an experienced Automotive Program Manager to lead Body-in-White (BIW) workstreams for a premium sports-car program based onsite in the UK.
- The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of BIW structures and manufacturing interfaces, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional delivery through design release, validation, and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end program delivery for BIW structures and related body engineering workstreams, ensuring milestones, deliverables, timing, quality, and cost targets are met.
- Coordinate BIW activities covering body structures, closures and structural interfaces, joining concepts, brackets and reinforcements, and body assembly interfaces, as applicable.
- Demonstrate expert proficiency in CATIA V5, with exposure to NX and other PLM tools.
- Manage program plans, gateways, deliverables, risks, dependencies, engineering changes, and issue-resolution activities.
- Coordinate body engineering, design, materials, CAE, crash and durability, manufacturing engineering, joining, tooling, validation, quality, purchasing, and supplier teams.
- Track structural design maturity, package and interface issues, CAE and validation status, manufacturing feasibility, and engineering release readiness.
- Lead customer and stakeholder reviews, communicate program status and escalations, and drive closure of open actions.
- Manage supplier deliverables and support the resolution of technical, timing, quality, tooling,



and manufacturing issues.
- Ensure BIW development activities align with program requirements, applicable safety and regulatory requirements, and OEM processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 15+ years of extensive experience in automotive BIW and closure systems, along with 2–3 years of proven experience in Program Management.
- Proven automotive program management experience in BIW or body structures for premium, luxury, or sports-car programs.
- Experience working on Ferrari Amalfi, Aston Martin DB12, or McLaren vehicle programs will be considered an added advantage.
- Strong understanding of BIW development, body structures, closures/interfaces, manufacturing feasibility, validation, and production-readiness processes.
- Experience managing schedules, risks, issues, engineering changes, milestones, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Excellent customer-facing communication, stakeholder management, reporting, and escalation skills.
- Must be willing to travel and work onsite in the UK as per project/customer needs and continue supporting the program from India upon return.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with European premium OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.
- Familiarity with automotive PLM systems, BOM/change management, and program tracking tools.
- Experience coordinating CAE, crashworthiness, joining, tooling, and Body-in-White manufacturing activities.

Why Join Us?

- Chance to contribute to a premium European automotive program.
- Work onsite with international customer and engineering teams.
- Collaborate across vehicle development functions on a high-profile sports-car program.

📌 Automotive Program Manager – BIW (Luxury / Sports Cars) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Inoptra Digital
📍 Bengaluru