Company profile

Slate Auto Tech Stack

Affordable, customizable vehicle maker building out its production plant

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Troy, Michigan 201–500 employees Privately Held

Slate Auto is a Michigan vehicle manufacturer selling customizable, low-cost cars via reservation deposits. Its stack mixes plant-floor automation (Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Ignition, Fanuc, OPC UA, MES) with crash and structural simulation tools (LS-DYNA, Abaqus, OptiStruct), while NetSuite is being replaced, likely by SAP. Senior-heavy engineering and manufacturing hiring around launch readiness points to a company moving from development into series production.

Tech Stack 139 technologies

Core StackSiemens NetSuite Allen-Bradley AutoCAD CATIA SolidWorks SAP Intune Rockwell Automation WinCC TIA Portal Ignition Fanuc LS-DYNA OptiStruct Abaqus Nastran Hyperview Hypermesh OPC UA MES Polarion FactoryTalk Wonderware Ethernet/IP Modbus Ubiquiti HMI Windows 11 Jira Service Management+105 more

ReplacingNetSuite

What Slate Auto Is BuildingChallenges and projects from their job posts

◆Challenges

Supplier readiness and quality for production launch
Meeting vehicle cost targets
Improving build quality and manufacturing quality risks
Compliance with automotive quality standards
Unplanned production downtime
Compliance with environmental legislation

▲Active Projects

New car launch and NPI launch readiness
Preventive maintenance program
System validation and verification
Vehicle and material inventory cycle counting program
Continuous improvement projects for tooling

Hiring Activity

Decelerating110 roles · 20 in 30d

Department

Engineering

Manufacturing

Ops

Finance

Marketing

Operations

Design

Seniority

Senior

Mid

Lead

Manager

Junior

Principal

Director

Staff

Notable leadership hires: Head of Procurement, Financial Services Director, Head of Facilities

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About Slate Auto

Slate Auto designs and builds personalized, affordable vehicles that buyers can configure to their own needs, with reservations secured through a deposit. The company is privately held, headquartered in Troy, Michigan, and employs between 201 and 500 people. Its work spans vehicle engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain and finance. Hiring activity covers the United States and Poland, with leadership searches for procurement, financial services and facilities.

HeadquartersTroy, Michigan

Company Size201–500 employees

Hiring MarketsUnited States, Poland

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does Slate Auto use?

Slate Auto uses Siemens TIA Portal and WinCC, Rockwell Allen-Bradley and FactoryTalk, Ignition, Fanuc, MES, CATIA, SolidWorks, LS-DYNA, Abaqus, Polarion, SAP and NetSuite, which it is replacing.

Where is Slate Auto headquartered?

Slate Auto is headquartered in Troy, Michigan, United States, and also hires in Poland.

What is Slate Auto working on?

Job posts point to a new car launch, NPI launch readiness, a preventive maintenance program, system validation and verification, and vehicle inventory cycle counting.

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How this profile is built

Slate Auto's technology stack, projects, and hiring signals are inferred from public hiring and company data — career pages, public listings, and company web presence — then clustered and de-duplicated. Figures are estimates that refresh over time. Read our full methodology →

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