Template​/External Requisition Title Senior Technical Development Engineer

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

The Novelis North America Automotive Technical Development team is looking for a Senior Technical Development Engineer, located in Novi, Michigan. The Senior Technical Development Engineer is a senior individual contributor who applies broad automotive aluminum expertise to develop, qualify, launch, and improve products and manufacturing processes. Serving as a trusted technical advisor to OEM customers and internal teams, this role independently leads complex, multi-functional work from concept through production, resolves non-routine technical issues, and influences decisions that support customer satisfaction, product performance, operational capability, and profitable growth.

This is a TCP (Technical Career Path) role, meaning the candidate will be evaluated at the time of hiring for the appropriate level within the TCP framework. Depending on experience and expertise, the selected candidate may be hired as a Lead Engineer or another level such as Senior Engineer, or Engineer.

Responsibilities

Customer and Technical Leadership

• Build trusted relationships with OEM engineering, manufacturing, materials, and purchasing teams; translate customer needs into clear product, qualification, and technical support plans.
• Advise customers on alloy and surface selection, forming, joining, assembly, and application requirements; contribute technical guidance during design and manufacturing reviews.
• Influence customer and internal decisions through clear recommendations, risk communication, and alignment of technical solutions with commercial and business priorities.

Product, Process, and Project Delivery

• Independently lead multiple product and process development, qualification, and launch projects from concept through stable production, establishing scope, landmarks, risks, resources, and success criteria.
• Develop, negotiate, and maintain customer and product delivery specifications in collaboration with R&D, Product Development, Customer Solution Centers, Quality, Supply Chain, manufacturing sites, and tolling partners.
• Plan and direct plant, laboratory, tooling, and customer trials; analyze results using sound engineering and statistical methods and convert findings into actionable recommendations.

Complex Problem Solving and Risk Management

• Diagnose and resolve complex or ambiguous issues involving material performance, forming, joining, assembly, surface quality, and manufacturing processes, often where precedent is limited.
• Lead root-cause investigations, evaluate technical and business trade-offs, define corrective actions, and increase significant launch, quality, capacity, or customer risks.
• Apply independent judgment within established business and technical policies while engaging subject-matter experts and leadership when decisions have broader customer or operational impact.

Business Impact and Knowledge Transfer

• Deliver technical outcomes that improve qualification success, product quality, customer confidence, manufacturing robustness, cost, and growth potential.
• Act as a senior technical resource across North American Automotive operations, integrating customer, product, process, and business knowledge to advance critical initiatives.
• Document and transfer learning, standards, and guidelines to Technical…