Product Development Engineer - Automotive Innovations

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.

By adding intelligent functions, lighting & sensors etc and by extending the scope of what is possible in terms of design, OPmobility is making cars safer, smarter and more stylish. Body panels are now packed with technologies that improve the driver experience, safety and vehicle appearance. The result? An elegant car that will, in time, be made largely from bio-sourced or recycled materials.

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

Activities:

You will manage the technical content of acquisition phase and provide support in technical choices during development phase.
Your main tasks will be : 

• to manage the customer & internal technical interfaces such as to collect and analyse customer needs, obtaining and coordinating technical inputs from internal expertise fields in order to make a competitive offer
• to challenge product conception and looking for opportunities to introduce innovative solutions
• to ensure application of OPmobility-internal standards and best practice solutions
• to create the Bill-of-Material for the quotation file and build the technical file summarizing all relevant product assumptions with the support of all the acquisition team
• to present the technical file internally and to the customer
• to provide technical support and analysis in development phase and follow the Optimap project management procedures
• to support product concept maturation and extract design standards to complete design guide lines for future projects
• to participate to Product Architecture deployments and consolidation (via networks and developments) 

Competencies & Requirements

• University degree (mechanical / plastics/ vehicle engineering field)
•  advanced English/ German level is a must
• up to 3 years experience in automotive
• First experience in one of the fields: plastic parts design or processes and/or injection molding, 3D part design, material validation
• Ability to work in an intercultural environment

• Driving License Class B, willingness to travel

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.