Description

General Responsibilities:

Lead technical interface in the project, internally and towards the customer.

Is responsible of product definition.

Job Responsibilities: The main duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Lead technical activities:
  • Manage one or several mechanical product solutions in an application project (or acquisition) on spec, on time and on cost provide application cost and development planning during acquisition phase
  • Coordinate and plan technical activities (internally and with the customer) in alignment with the project
  • Support and coordination of overall product validation (Performance on bench, NVH and vehicle tests)
  • Coordinate sample quantity determination for internal needs
  • Authorize delivery of samples to customer
  • Maintain specific customer/project knowledge and history
  • Represent internally the customer towards plant, suppliers and other stakeholders
  • Alert in case of deviation according to internal rules Project development activities
• Ensure technical activities are driven according to internal standards
  • In charge of the technical definition according to customer requirements and internal design rules
  • Lead the design reviews internally and participate to review with suppliers when necessary

• Improvement:

• Ensure project technical documentation and other project related documents
• Contribute to product continuous improvement through lessons learn

Qualifications: The Ideal candidate will:

• Key Professional Competencies: 'Hard technical skills directly related to the job function'
  • Overall good product and system knowledge
  • Automotive, market & customer knowledge
  • Mechanic & mechatronic knowledge
  • Manufacturing process knowledge
  • Design Review Method knowledge
  • Good overview of development and validation process
  • Functional safety & tools knowledge
  • PLM tool
  • Ability to work in a multicultural environment
  • Fluent English level

• Key Personal Competencies 'Soft behavior or personal skills related to the individual capacity to execute a job task or responsibility'

• Analytical & Problem Solving
• Implementation & Result Orientation
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Ownership & Accountability
• Communication & Presentation

Qualification & Experience

• Knowledge: Office Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, etc. SAP, Fluent English language.
• Behaviors: Critical Thinking, Result oriented, Leadership, Teamwork, Business acumen, Ownership & Accountability
• Skills: Coordination of multidisciplinary teams, Strategy Understanding & Roll-out, and Managerial Courage

Additionally, the ability to work independently with minimal direction is required as are strong verbal and written communication skills. Experience with PCs and application software, such as MS Office tools is also required.

Education: Bachelor/Master's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.

Experience: 3+ years of experience in engineering. Automotive experience preferred

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Working conditions:

• Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Travel: Domestic and international may be required as needed. The candidate will occasionally need to travel to multiple global locations to support project development.

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