Chassis & Vehicle Systems Team Leader

Italdesign is an Italian design and engineering company specializing in automotive, transportation, and product development sectors.

Based in Moncalieri (Turin) with over 1,300 employees worldwide, it has been innovating and working with top car makers and emerging players for more than 57 years.

Renowned for its important role in car design, Italdesign has developed iconic vehicles and offers comprehensive services spanning exterior and interior design, prototyping, engineering, and turnkey project management. Its vertical integrated approach ensures seamless support to clients, from the first idea to homologation and series production, delivering solutions tailored to client needs.

Italdesign also develops new technologies and fosters advancements in mobility and prototyping. In recent years, it has expanded into electronic systems development, including infotainment, ADAS, high-voltage batteries, and Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). This blend of technical expertise and creative design makes it a leader in the industry.

Since joining the Audi Group in 2010, Italdesign has grown and created innovative solutions, combining aesthetics and functionality to pioneer cutting-edge solutions that meet the market demands. In 2025 Italdesign obtained the Top Employers Certification for the tenth year in a row.

Italdesign is looking for a Team Leader – Chassis & Vehicle Systems to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and drive the development and integration of chassis systems at vehicle level. The role combines strong technical ownership with team coordination and project delivery, while also acting as a key reference at cluster level, contributing to business development activities, RFQs, and the strategic positioning of the chassis domain. The candidate will interface with OEMs, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, ensuring performance, timing, quality targets, and the growth of technical capabilities within the organization.

Responsibilities

• development and integration of chassis and vehicle systems (PWT)
• coordination of multiple teams and Team Leaders
• technical and managerial reference point for the chassis domain, with a cross-functional perspective on systems, performance, and processes
• definition of technical strategy and capability development
• delivery of projects in compliance with quality, cost, and timing targets
• key interface between technical teams, project management, and OEM stakeholders
• lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary team (design, CAE, testing, suppliers)
• define priorities, allocate tasks, and monitor workload
• support RFQ activities (definition of technical scope and effort estimation)
• identify new opportunities (innovation, new chassis services)
• define and strengthen the competitive positioning of the cluster
• support team development and technical growth with focus on further business development
• ensure effective communication within the team and across departments
• supervise the development of chassis and PWT systems, including: suspensions, braking systems, steering systems, wheels & tires, air intake, fuel system, exhaust
• manage project activities across all development phases (concept → SOP)
• ensure compliance with milestones, deliverables, and quality standards
• manage input/output flows between departments (simulation, CAD, testing, manufacturing)
• coordinate suppliers and co-engineering activities
• support supplier nomination and technical alignment

Key requirements

• 5 years in automotive engineering
• strong expertise in chassis and PWT systems (suspension, steering, braking, air intake, exhaust, fuel system)
• solid understanding of vehicle dynamics and system integration
• previous experience as Team Leader or Senior Engineer with coordination responsibilities
• experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers
• strong leadership and accountability
• structured and analytical mindset
• effective communication skills (international environment)
• results-oriented approach
• business development focus
• team performance and capability growth
• customer satisfaction and stakeholder alignment
• team leadership and coordination
• planning and prioritization
• problem solving and decision making
• stakeholder management (internal and external)
• ability to manage complex and cross-functional environments
• experience with automotive development processes (V-cycle)
• understanding of system integration processes and methodologies
• decision making skills combined with an assertive and persuasive leadership style
• ability to anticipate, manage critical situations and provide effective solutions
• ability to organize and motivate a teamwork depending on needs and contingent situations
• problem solving and ability to synthesize information
• priority management, proactivity, flexibility, resilience
• ability to transfer methodology and know how in your own project team and to the rest of the department team

Preferential requirements

• CAE / multibody simulation tools (e.g. Adams)
• CAD tools (e.g. Catia)
• quality standards, processes, dynamics according to customer (OEM) process and requirements
• knowledge of control systems and vehicle functions (ESC, torque management)
• knowledge of vehicle communication networks (CAN)
• legislative, homologation, rating constraints
• knowledge of component validation methods and procedures (eg. testing specifications)

Education: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent

Language skills: Fluent knowledge of written and spoken Italian and English are required. Knowledge of German would be appreciated

Workplace: Moncalieri (TO) and availability to travel

Benefit: continuous training (technical, soft and languages skills), company canteen, health insurance, car leasing program, smart working, flexible benefits, good work-life balance

Italdesign is committed to create an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer (L.903/77). We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of the gender, ethnic, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status, or social origin.