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thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with more than 93,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2024/2025, the company generated sales of around €33 billion in 48 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technological know-how, outstanding engineering competence and a high level of innovative strength, the group develops solutions for the challenges of the future, especially in the fields of climate protection and energy transition, digital transformation in industry and mobility of the future.
Company Presentation
Our Automotive Technology business is passionate about the automotive industry and produces as well as markets high-tech automotive components worldwide. With over 20,000 employees, we are responsible for the success of this business. Our product and service range includes chassis technologies such as steering and damper systems and the assembly of axle systems as well as powertrain components for conventional and alternative engines. We also develop assembly systems for body-in-white construction and produce lightweight car body components in series.
thyssenkrupp Presta North America is a global leader in automotive components technology and the leading steering systems supplier for the automotive industry. thyssenkrupp Presta North America provides the industry with high-quality manual and electric steering columns, rack and pinion steering gears, and electric power assisted steering gears. thyssenkrupp Presta North America is part of the thyssenkrupp Presta AG group, headquartered in Eschen, Liechtenstein. In 2003, our manufacturing facility was established in the South Industrial Park of Terre Haute, Indiana. Beginning with just one assembly line, a handful of employees and 58,000 square feet, the company has grown to over 450 employees and 224,000 square feet. In addition, we have an office on northeast side of Indianapolis where the Procurement and Supplier Development Department, Business Development and Product Engineering are now located. We have a third location in Troy, Michigan which houses our Sales Engineering, Logistics Distribution Center for USA, and Customer Resident Engineering.
Your Responsibilities
The project leader manages a portfolio of tk Steering Column and I-shaft projects with highly diverse project teams located in Mexico, Europe, and the USA. The Project Leader will be reporting to the Platform Leader. The expectation from the Project Leader is to continuously act as “the CEO of the project.” It requires a high level of leadership, technical knowledge, and interpersonal skills to launch and manage projects successfully by meeting performance, quality, cost, and timing targets for assigned projects and customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Lead & manage tk Steering Mechanical Product Life Cycle (MPLC) process starting from customer nomination throughout the end of life for products in the assigned project portfolio.
- Manage project and product master data in Agile PLM and project management systems.
- Manage the release of products, documents, and components in Agile PLM according to MPLC.
- Responsible for managing all design-related activities with PD and Core engineering groups to ensure the following are accurately defined:
- Print dimensions/specification
- Bill Of Material (BOM)
- Product testing/validation
- Define new testing equipment needs.
- Lead change management for the project portfolio. Ensure the change control process is always followed.
- Review & approve validation/test plan to ensure products meet design performance targets.
- Review & approve tests/FEA/Stack-up/etc. results & reports.
- Lead Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (D-FMEA) process and ensure it’s completed on time and to customer’s satisfaction.
- Support new design development and packaging study with the Product Development Engineer and conduct design feasibility/manufacturability investigation with the suppliers.
- Identify risks associated with the projects (design, quality, timing, cost), report findings, and employ risk mitigation and risk management methods.
- Verify and maintain BOM for prototype builds. Manage prototype RFQ process and manage prototype builds to ensure on-time delivery to customers.
- Create and manage project timing plans according to MPLC.
- Cascade project timing down to Purchasing, STA, Suppliers, Plants, Process Engineering, and other teams to ensure project teams work in synchronization and activities are completed on time.
- Support Account and Sales Managers to ensure correct and on-time RFQ responses to customers.
- Identify technical issues and resolve them utilizing 5D, 8D, DMAIC, DFSS, and Lean 6-sigma problem-solving methodologies.
- Act as the interface for customers and suppliers when it’s necessary.
- Travel to customer engineering locations, customer plants, tkS plants, and suppliers in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe to support project activities when needed.
- The position may require up to 25% domestic and international travel at project peak times in a year.
Your Profile
A bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering or a related field, is required; an advanced engineering degree or MBA is a plus. Candidates should have over three years of experience in the automotive or a similar industry. Required expertise includes project scheduling, CAD design and development, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and engineering problem-solving methodologies such as 5D, 8D, DMAIC, DFSS, and Lean Six Sigma. Familiarity with APQP and PPAP processes is also essential. Additional experience in engineering statistics, Design of Experiments (DOE), design for manufacturability, AIAG automotive standards, and customer systems such as WERS, Teamcenter, Cement, GPIRS, and VPP is considered a plus.
The [above] is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Contact Details
We only accept online applications submitted through the 'Apply Now' button on this job posting. You can find all current job openings on our career site at: https://jobs.thyssenkrupp.com/en Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
Notices:
If you are an applicant with a California residency, please click on the following link: California Job Applicant Notice of Collection
thyssenkrupp Notice of Fraudulent Job Offers
Your Benefits With Us
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Company Holidays
- Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, prescription coverage, employee assistance program, as well as optional accident & hospital coverage
- Company paid
-
- Basic vision insurance
- Short-term disability
- Basic Life Insurance
- Generous 401k matching program
- Ample opportunities for advancement within the company
We Value Diversity
thyssenkrupp Presta North America, LLC is an equal opportunity employer, including people with disabilities and veterans.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. For those requiring assistance completing the application or the application process and request information relating to the need for accommodation, please contact reasonableaccommodation@thyssenkrupp.com.
Job Reference: US_RS_08382
Group Presentation
thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with more than 93,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2024/2025, the company generated sales of around €33 billion in 48 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technological know-how, outstanding engineering competence and a high level of innovative strength, the group develops solutions for the challenges of the future, especially in the fields of climate protection and energy transition, digital transformation in industry and mobility of the future.
Company Presentation
Our Automotive Technology business is passionate about the automotive industry and produces as well as markets high-tech automotive components worldwide. With over 20,000 employees, we are responsible for the success of this business. Our product and service range includes chassis technologies such as steering and damper systems and the assembly of axle systems as well as powertrain components for conventional and alternative engines. We also develop assembly systems for body-in-white construction and produce lightweight car body components in series.
thyssenkrupp Presta North America is a global leader in automotive components technology and the leading steering systems supplier for the automotive industry. thyssenkrupp Presta North America provides the industry with high-quality manual and electric steering columns, rack and pinion steering gears, and electric power assisted steering gears. thyssenkrupp Presta North America is part of the thyssenkrupp Presta AG group, headquartered in Eschen, Liechtenstein. In 2003, our manufacturing facility was established in the South Industrial Park of Terre Haute, Indiana. Beginning with just one assembly line, a handful of employees and 58,000 square feet, the company has grown to over 450 employees and 224,000 square feet. In addition, we have an office on northeast side of Indianapolis where the Procurement and Supplier Development Department, Business Development and Product Engineering are now located. We have a third location in Troy, Michigan which houses our Sales Engineering, Logistics Distribution Center for USA, and Customer Resident Engineering.
Your Responsibilities
The project leader manages a portfolio of tk Steering Column and I-shaft projects with highly diverse project teams located in Mexico, Europe, and the USA. The Project Leader will be reporting to the Platform Leader. The expectation from the Project Leader is to continuously act as “the CEO of the project.” It requires a high level of leadership, technical knowledge, and interpersonal skills to launch and manage projects successfully by meeting performance, quality, cost, and timing targets for assigned projects and customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Lead & manage tk Steering Mechanical Product Life Cycle (MPLC) process starting from customer nomination throughout the end of life for products in the assigned project portfolio.
- Manage project and product master data in Agile PLM and project management systems.
- Manage the release of products, documents, and components in Agile PLM according to MPLC.
- Responsible for managing all design-related activities with PD and Core engineering groups to ensure the following are accurately defined:
- Print dimensions/specification
- Bill Of Material (BOM)
- Product testing/validation
- Define new testing equipment needs.
- Lead change management for the project portfolio. Ensure the change control process is always followed.
- Review & approve validation/test plan to ensure products meet design performance targets.
- Review & approve tests/FEA/Stack-up/etc. results & reports.
- Lead Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (D-FMEA) process and ensure it’s completed on time and to customer’s satisfaction.
- Support new design development and packaging study with the Product Development Engineer and conduct design feasibility/manufacturability investigation with the suppliers.
- Identify risks associated with the projects (design, quality, timing, cost), report findings, and employ risk mitigation and risk management methods.
- Verify and maintain BOM for prototype builds. Manage prototype RFQ process and manage prototype builds to ensure on-time delivery to customers.
- Create and manage project timing plans according to MPLC.
- Cascade project timing down to Purchasing, STA, Suppliers, Plants, Process Engineering, and other teams to ensure project teams work in synchronization and activities are completed on time.
- Support Account and Sales Managers to ensure correct and on-time RFQ responses to customers.
- Identify technical issues and resolve them utilizing 5D, 8D, DMAIC, DFSS, and Lean 6-sigma problem-solving methodologies.
- Act as the interface for customers and suppliers when it’s necessary.
- Travel to customer engineering locations, customer plants, tkS plants, and suppliers in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe to support project activities when needed.
- The position may require up to 25% domestic and international travel at project peak times in a year.
Your Profile
A bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering or a related field, is required; an advanced engineering degree or MBA is a plus. Candidates should have over three years of experience in the automotive or a similar industry. Required expertise includes project scheduling, CAD design and development, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and engineering problem-solving methodologies such as 5D, 8D, DMAIC, DFSS, and Lean Six Sigma. Familiarity with APQP and PPAP processes is also essential. Additional experience in engineering statistics, Design of Experiments (DOE), design for manufacturability, AIAG automotive standards, and customer systems such as WERS, Teamcenter, Cement, GPIRS, and VPP is considered a plus.
The [above] is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Contact Details
We only accept online applications submitted through the 'Apply Now' button on this job posting. You can find all current job openings on our career site at: https://jobs.thyssenkrupp.com/en Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
Notices:
If you are an applicant with a California residency, please click on the following link: California Job Applicant Notice of Collection
thyssenkrupp Notice of Fraudulent Job Offers
Your Benefits With Us
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Company Holidays
- Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, prescription coverage, employee assistance program, as well as optional accident & hospital coverage
- Company paid
-
- Basic vision insurance
- Short-term disability
- Basic Life Insurance
- Generous 401k matching program
- Ample opportunities for advancement within the company
We Value Diversity
thyssenkrupp Presta North America, LLC is an equal opportunity employer, including people with disabilities and veterans.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. For those requiring assistance completing the application or the application process and request information relating to the need for accommodation, please contact reasonableaccommodation@thyssenkrupp.com.
Job Reference: US_RS_08382
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Document your degree's field alignment
Your degree must directly relate to project leadership in your target industry. An engineering degree supports a Project Leader role in construction or manufacturing; a CS degree supports software delivery. Gather transcripts and credential evaluations before applying.
Target employers with cap-exempt status
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities can file H-1B petitions outside the lottery cap year-round. Project Leader roles at these organizations let you bypass the April registration window entirely.
Filter employers by LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Search Project Leader roles on Migrate Mate to see which employers have certified Labor Condition Applications with DOL for this title. That filing history confirms an employer's willingness and process knowledge before you apply.
Verify prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Run your offered salary against the OFLC Wage Search using the correct SOC code for project management in your industry. The LCA requires the employer to pay at least the prevailing wage, and a Level I offer on a senior-scope role is a common compliance risk.
Confirm the job description establishes specialty occupation
USCIS denies H-1B petitions when job duties are too general to require a specific degree. Ask your employer to frame the Project Leader description around technical deliverables, domain expertise, and degree-linked responsibilities rather than generic coordination tasks.
Time your start date around premium processing
If you're transitioning from OPT or another visa, request that your employer file with USCIS premium processing to get a decision within 15 business days. Standard processing can run several months, creating a gap between your current authorization and H-1B approval.
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Does a Project Leader role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the role is scoped. USCIS requires the position to normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific field. A Project Leader in software engineering, construction management, or biotech typically qualifies because the work demands domain expertise tied to a degree. A generalist coordination role without industry-specific technical requirements is more likely to face an RFE or denial.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Project Leader positions?
Engineering and construction firms, enterprise technology companies, defense contractors, and management consulting firms are consistent H-1B sponsors for Project Leader roles. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified DOL Labor Condition Application filings for this job title, so you can focus applications on organizations that have already demonstrated H-1B sponsorship activity rather than cold-applying and asking HR.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my timeline as a Project Leader candidate?
USCIS opens H-1B cap registration each March for an April 1 start date. If you're selected, your employer can file the full petition and you can begin work October 1. If you're not selected, cap-exempt employers and O-1 visa eligibility are the two main alternatives. Project Leaders with demonstrated technical leadership and publications sometimes qualify for the O-1A extraordinary ability classification.
Can I switch employers while on H-1B as a Project Leader?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file an H-1B transfer petition with USCIS, without waiting for approval. The new employer must file before your current authorized stay expires. The Project Leader job description at the new employer must still meet specialty occupation requirements or USCIS can deny the transfer.
What SOC code should my employer use for an H-1B Project Leader petition?
The correct SOC code depends on your industry. Construction project management typically maps to SOC 11-9021, while software and IT delivery roles often fall under 15-1299 or 11-3021. Your employer's attorney will confirm this during the LCA filing process. You can cross-reference the O*NET occupation profile for your specific role to verify which classification matches your actual job duties before the petition is prepared.
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