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BU ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LEADER - MANUFACTURING

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

A world leader in onboard energy storage and emission reduction systems, OPmobility C-Power develops solutions for all types of powertrains including, gasoline, diesel, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles. Electrification is the driver of low-carbon mobility and with the E-Power business, OPmobility is developing battery packs, electronics and power electronics for heavy-duty mobility and light vehicles.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Main Missions:

    Manages the manufacturing engineering scope in a project
    Provides smart, simples, creative and robust solutions in order to make the project profitable
    Ensures cross functional management of the extended team
    Ensures lessons learned.
 
Responsibilities:

Project Management: 
•    Defines initial Statement of Work of manufacturing perimeter including extended team, regarding project perimeter, development budget (hours, hourly rate, travel cost) and Optimap Work Packages,
•    Defines and sets up the project planning,
•    Manages the manufacturing project reviews, consolidates actions and provides reporting and action plans, 
•    Participates to design reviews and QUAD reviews.
•    Assures that the Launch Readiness (led by the Launch Manager) are well organized

Manufacturing: 
•    Works regarding to HSE requirements
•    Can be involved in upstream phases of the project (expertise phase, acquisition phase),
•    Depending on project size, will either take in account activities of the extended team,
•    According to the project deliverable steps, defines global industrial scenario. This takes in account production process (paint, assembly) and supply chain (packaging, physical & information flows),
•    Is accountable for the use of Plastic Omnium Manufacturing standards in a lean manufacturing way, 
•    Gives design for manufacturing requirements to product design and ensures the integration,
•    Makes sure with the plant that its capacity is in line with project volumes, 
•    Is responsible for industrialization phase in production plant and SILs. For that purpose he/she takes the lead on the different manufacturing means after the transfer in plant done by the different metier technicians (PPx),
•    Manages project Manufacturing economical perimeter (cycle time, number of operators, investments, and supply chain costs (transport, SILS)…). Tracks perimeter changes due to customer and reports to the PM,
•    Makes sure the ind. Perf. are the best in class (non added value activities are eliminated).

Desired Profile:

Bachelor’s with experience or Master’s degree
Manufacturing development and/or activities for automotive industry.
Senior assembly engineer or plant engineer.
Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, good communication, English, project management skills

 

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

Date:  Jan 30, 2026
Location: 

Greer-South Carolina, SC, US, 29615

Job Requisition ID:  388336


Nearest Major Market: Greenville
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina

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