In the wake of the departure of team principal Mattia Binotto earlier this year, the team had been without a formal technical director on the chassis side as this was a role that had been vacant for a while.
It has long been anticipated that Cardile, who has been head of chassis since early 2021, would step up into the technical director role as incoming team principal Fred Vasseur restructured the outfit.
But such a move was never announced, and the team had continued to refer to Cardile as its head of chassis.
But ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Vasseur clarified the technical structure at the squad and said that, while nothing had been made public before, the team has long been clear about Cardile's job title.
Asked by Autosport to clarify Cardile's role because of the confusion, Vasseur said: "I don't know where the story is coming from, because the organisation chart of the company is crystal clear.
"All the guys working on the chassis side are reporting at the end to Enrico Cardile, and for me Enrico is the technical director.
"If you want to add something, he is the technical director of the chassis side and we have, in parallel, Enrico Gualtieri, who is the technical director of the engine side."
Source: Autosport