Direct-to-consumer truck and SUV manufacturer with configurable builds
Slate Auto is a vehicle manufacturer operating a 200+ person factory-and-engineering organization in Troy, Michigan, focused on affordable, customizable trucks and SUVs sold direct to consumers. The tech stack is heavy on automotive CAD and simulation (CATIA, MATLAB, Simulink, LS-DYNA, Abaqus) and production control (Siemens, Rockwell, SAP, Plex), with hiring heavily weighted toward engineering and manufacturing roles—51 and 30 heads respectively—signaling aggressive scaling of both design and production capacity.
Notable leadership hires: Operations Group Lead, Vehicle Safety Director, Engineering Quality Lead
Slate Auto manufactures customizable trucks and SUVs with a direct-to-consumer sales model, allowing buyers to specify configurations rather than choose from fixed trims. The company operates manufacturing and engineering operations from Troy, Michigan, with a workforce of 201–500 employees. The product philosophy centers on affordability, personalization, and simplification—stripping unnecessary features and letting customers build to their needs. Manufacturing and engineering teams dominate the headcount, reflecting the capital-intensity and design iteration required for vehicle production. The company is actively hiring across the US and Poland, with particular focus on engineering quality, vehicle safety, and operations leadership roles.
Slate uses CATIA and AutoCAD for design, MATLAB/Simulink and LS-DYNA for simulation, Siemens and Rockwell Automation for production control, SAP and Plex for ERP/manufacturing execution, and Fanuc robotics for assembly automation.
Headquarters is in Troy, Michigan. The company is actively hiring in the United States and Poland, with notable open leadership roles in vehicle safety, engineering quality, and operations.
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