Project Technical Lead

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 €11.6 billion economic revenue in 2024, a global network of 150 plants and 43 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,500 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

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

The role of Project Technical Lead is based in our office in Kraków, Poland.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the cross‑functional lamp system project team (mechanical, optical, electrical) to develop system‑level solutions that meet customer requirements
• Serve as the primary technical interface to the customer for all engineering topics, ensuring clear communication and reporting across optics, mechanics, electronics, and modules
• Define the overall system project strategy, including processes, work products, reuse strategy, process baselines, and tailoring
• Create and maintain the system development timeline, manage PD‑related (product development) milestones, and coordinate timing constraints with the Program Manager
• Oversee system‑level risk management, change management, product BOM ownership, requirements management, DFMEA, and design‑to‑cost activities
• Ensure successful product validation, compliance with VPDS (production development system), and achievement of TDR (technical design review) milestones; support industrialization and suppliers during development
• Measure project performance (KPIs), manage system OIL (open issue list), and support transfer of the project into C/P (current/past) phase. 

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical) or several years of experience in designing automotive components
• 5+ years of experience in lamp/system design (mechanical, optical, or electronic), ideally within the automotive industry
• Proven leadership or project management experience, including coordinating cross‑functional engineering teams
• Strong system‑engineering competencies, including experience with tools such as Polarion
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, with the ability to present to large audiences and manage daily customer interactions
• Strong cost awareness, structured work organization, and a self‑driven, autonomous mindset; willingness to travel to company sites, customers, and suppliers
• Solid understanding of engineering processes, risk and change management, and ability to drive strategic and technical decisions

We offer

• Competitive salary
• Employment contract
• Private Life Insurance
• Social Fund
• Healthcare
• Other Social Services

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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.