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.

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

 MATERIAL ENGINEER, LOZORNO, SLOVAKIA

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

Through its offer in the exterior body panels market, OPmobility provides customized multi-material solutions with high added value that increasingly integrate functions and enhance safety to reduce vehicle weight and CO2 emissions.

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

Job description

Technical center in Lozorno is the main engineering center in Central Europe for Exterior & Lighting. We are developing brand new products for our premium customers. As part of the technical center, you will be working among international teams of engineers specialized in manufacturing processes, in design, in technical purchasing and various other technical functions.

As material engineer you will oversee materials usage for our new products (bumpers, tailgates, spoilers).

Your main tasks will be to:

• Define the optimum raw material for the projects, work closely with Raw Material Purchasing dpt.
• Solve material, paint and glue problems
• Define the technical criteria to choose the raw material, based on customer specifications and propose a risk removal plan and validation plan to the project
• Recommend the raw material to the project, based on validation results
• Propose technical solutions, in case of non-conformity
• Keep regular contacts with customers and suppliers to understand the certification of raw material
• Propose alternative raw material solutions to reduce costs and / or improve quality of the products
• Consolidate and manages raw material database per product line for the raw material information
• Can manage or participate to Research & Innovation project linked to raw material
• Lead supplier’s development policy

Profile

You are a highly motivated young graduate from a recognized engineering school or university. As part of your studies, you have already undertaken an international curriculum (e.g. one semester or year outside your home country).
You are a team player, a self-learner and have demonstrated some leadership. You have knowledge in engineering, polymers and materials.
You are open-minded and with a serious desire to learn, as well as a clear willingness to embark on an international career. You are organized and capable of working under specific targets and project deadlines.

Your English is fluent, and another language is a plus.

Duration

24 months, beginning asap

Location

Lozorno, Slovakia

Contract

V.I.E – as part of the reinforcement program of youth employability, Business France created the VIE Contract for young European. To be eligible to the program, one must be between the age of 18 to 28 years old, have European citizenship and have never worked in the country where they apply to. You can find more information on the website of Business France:

https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/

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.