Bu Engineering & Development Project Leader

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.

Missions

• Ensures the product design and product industrialization including associated tools (moulds, checking fixtures, validation equipment, etc.) within the QCT requirements (non-event launches, robust manufacturing)


• Ensures cross functional management of the extended team


• Ensures lessons learned 

Activities:

Product design & validation:

• Works according to HSE requirements


• Can be involved in upstream phases of the project (expertise phase, acquisition phase)


• Analyses Customer Needs and Draw-up PO Specifications


• Defines the concepts of the product design to meet customers specifications and GD&T and ensure that the Plastic Omnium standard conception rules are respected


• Ensures that the design for manufacturing (assembly, paint, plant & packaging) are fulfilled


• Is the main technical contact with the customer during the design & tuning phases


• Is responsible for providing functional specifications for baby parts


• Manages and perform risk analysis (DFMEA + Design reviews)


• Manages Specifications, manufacturing and validation of the means (injection tools, checking fixtures, test jigs, End Of Arm Tooling)


• Manages Product validation (functional, geometry and cosmetic quality)


• Manages Product tuning (mold tuning, checking fixture tuning)

Project Management:

• Defines initial Statement of Work of product engineering perimeter including extended team, regarding project perimeter, development budget (hours, hourly rate, travel cost) and Optimap Work Packages


• Defines and set up the engineering project planning


• Manages the engineering project reviews, consolidates actions and provides reporting and action plans


• Participates to QUAD (product & process feasibility milestones) reviews


• Tracks perimeter changes and reports to the PM


• Proposes adjustments and modifications linked to perimeter evolution during project life time


• Participates in Launch Readiness process

Budget management: 

• Ensures product PRU commitment for the design relevant criteria


• Determines the project provisional budget (hours and cost)


• Allocates the budget to his extended team & guarantees resource availability with the manager


• Determines internal and external perimeter regarding SOW,


• Tracks perimeter changes due to customer or internal ones and reports to the PM. Proposes adjustments and modifications linked to perimeter evolution during project life time,


• Insures the follow up of project budget and releases warnings to PM and métiers managers in case of gaps.


• Contributes to investment optimization through part design

Continuous Improvements: 

• Participates to capitalization and to productivity actions


• At the end of the project, participates to the closure of project and gives feedback regarding best practices and difficulties

Depending on the project size, he/she can also handle some activities of the extended team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s with experience or Master’s degree.


• English


• Design and/or development of plastic parts for automotive industry


• Project management skills
  Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, good communication 

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.