Vehicle Order Management Engineer

The Vehicle Order Manager plays a key role in the end-to-end ordering process for mule and pilot vehicles. This detail-oriented and proactive position ensures that vehicle orders are accurate, timely, and compliant with program requirements. The role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams and the use of multiple internal systems to manage vehicle orders for development and validation purposes.Key Responsibilities:Manage and maintain the ordering process for all mule and pilot vehicles.Collaborate with extended teams to validate and clear order errors prior to plant transmission.Adhere to corporate timing charts to meet key milestone deadlines and prevent build start delays.Publish build matrices and vehicle counts once orders are transmitted to the plant.Open program ordering for vehicle requests in line with corporate timing and validation plans.Support detailed build specification development in partnership with:Vehicle custodiansPrototype Build TeamIntegrated Test Plan ManagersEnsure development vehicles are properly spec’d and buildable.Resolve order edit issues and align orders with proper program billing.Escalate late order requests to Pre-Series Team and Program Management for decision and action.Manage financial and program approvals for all pre-series product development vehicle orders.Publish and document pre-series order specifications in accordance with protocols.Track V1 orders for follow-up and fleet forecasting.Monitor and track test vehicle orders from submission through plant status to final destination.Modify transmitted orders as needed (e.g., late STV changes, bulletins, change requests).