Engineering Standards Specialist

Position Summary

The Engineering Standards & Specifications Specialist serves as a vital cross-functional liaison bridging Engineering, Standards Management, Information Technology, and global operational teams. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all automotive engineering specification documents and normative standards are accurately published, maintained, governed, and seamlessly accessible across regional (FCA Italy – EMEA) and global markets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Standards Governance & Workflow Management Regional & Global Workflows: Manage publication and maintenance workflows for electrical and electronic engineering standards across regional (EMEA) and global footprint. Specification Release & Review: Review, process, and release Engineering Specifications, ensuring strict quality control and regulatory compliance. Knowledge Continuity: Mitigate document obsolescence and knowledge loss resulting from personnel transitions or organizational updates. Authoring Guidelines: Prepare, maintain, and distribute standard authoring guidelines, templates, and formatting procedures (e.g., CEP.00001) for specification authors. Standard Part Numbers: Assign and govern standard part numbers across technical documentation and engineering databases.
2. IT System Administration & User Support Ticket Resolution: Manage daily service and trouble ticket workflows (via DRIVE IT) to support internal and external users. System Maintenance: Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve daily database errors, system glitches, and bugs. User Advisory: Provide expert technical support and guidance to internal and external stakeholders on standards database navigation and document retrieval.
3. Training & Onboarding Curriculum Development: Design, create, and update comprehensive online and face-to-face training materials covering system features and specification governance. User Training Execution: Deliver interactive training sessions to internal users, promoting best practices and optimal platform adoption.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Automotive, Mechanical, Industrial, Innovation & Design), Industrial Administration, Accounting, or Finance. Experience: 1–3 years of experience in technical administration, document governance, or engineering support within the automotive industry. Automotive Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of automotive processes, procedures, and normative standards.

Standardization Familiarity: Knowledge of normalization, standardization frameworks, and technical document lifecycles. Software Proficiency: Strong domain expertise in Windows OS and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Language Skills: 100% Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree or advanced qualification in a technical or management discipline. Process Certification: Certifications in Lean Methodology or Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt). Language Skills: Proficiency in Spanish (~60% written and spoken) or Italian.