Lead, Thermal Systems SET

The Thermal Systems SET Lead is responsible for delivering the thermal system to program timing, cost, quality, and vehicle integration targets. This role serves as the lead system execution and integration coordinator across engineering, suppliers, purchasing, manufacturing, validation, and program management. The role exercises independent judgment on significant and unique program and integration issues, aligns diverse stakeholders, and ensures all thermal-system components are released, sourced, and available to support vehicle builds and production milestones. 

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

Program & Parts Management 

• →Own and govern thermal-system timing plans, deliverables, priorities, and milestone tracking across the assigned vehicle program. 
• →Track component maturity, sourcing status, releases, tooling, validation, and build readiness. 
• →Define and maintain part-level scorecards, readiness dashboards, and decision criteria that provide clear system-level visibility. 
• →Coordinate prototype, VFF, PVS, and production-build part availability. 
• →Ensure all thermal-system components are released on time to support program milestones. 
• →Direct supplier recovery planning when timing, quality, cost, or technical delivery is at risk and drive alignment on corrective actions. 

Cross-Functional Leadership 

• →Coordinate activities across thermal engineering, purchasing, validation, manufacturing, quality, controls, packaging, program management, and suppliers; build alignment across groups without direct authority. 
• →Lead technical and program reviews, convey advanced system-readiness information, and drive decisions across diverse stakeholders. 
• →Lead resolution of significant and unique cross-functional issues; evaluate competing and incomplete inputs, exercise independent judgment, and escalate only risks requiring leadership action. 
• →Maintain transparency of open issues, decisions, dependencies, and action-item ownership while driving accountability for closure. 

Thermal System Integration 

• →Own thermal-system integration readiness and ensure all thermal components collectively meet vehicle and program requirements. 
• →Lead assessment of engineering changes and determine impacts to system timing, cost, validation, sourcing, and vehicle builds. 
• →Guide development and execution of system-level validation plans and ensure readiness is aligned to program milestones. 
• →Lead cross-functional closure of vehicle-, subsystem-, and component-level issues identified during testing, including technical and program recovery direction. 

Documentation & Reporting & Escalation 

• →Maintain and govern thermal-system status reports, timing plans, risk registers, issue lists, executive updates, and decision records. 
• →Coordinate and review release documentation, technical specifications, sourcing packages, and engineering deliverables for completeness and program readiness. 
• →Provide management reporting and recommendations on system readiness, risks, tradeoffs, recovery actions, and milestone achievement. 
• →Resolve roadblocks across functions and suppliers; escalate issues with clear impact assessments, options, and recommended actions when broader leadership decisions are required.

• To be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors, applicants must be 18 years of age or older. 
• Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
• Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. 
• Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law. Scout Motors is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact ScoutAccommodations@scoutmotors.com.