Program Development Leader (m/f), Augsburg

"Technical Perfection and automotive passion" is what defines Faurecia. We design, engineer and provide the best in technology, systems and services for automobile makers in every major market on all five continents. If you share our ambition for technical perfection and our passion for all things automotive, Faurecia has a career for you.

"Faurecia, a driving force…for your professional growth."

Essential responsibilities & duties

• Be involved from the acquisition phase to SOP +6months.
• Be the technical leader in the Core team and in front of the customer.
• Ensure technical coordination between the product and other process functions dedicated in technical team.
• Strongly participate in the basic design of the parts, taking feasibility manufacturing and site constraints into consideration.
• Validate the design regarding the customer contractual requirements.
• Participate in the technical meeting with customer and suppliers
• Ensure good in time convergence in term of quality, cost and schedule for Engineering
  
• Manage product/process modifications.
• Manage the respect of the budget: development hours, engineering change request, Scrap, and cycle times.
• Ensure the respect of the planning for technical activities
  
• Report the technical performance, hard point, action plans, and indicators on a monthly basis

Profile

Education

• Minimum education level: Engineering degree
• Education domain: Mechanics- Plastics - Design

Experience

• 5 years of experience in Product Design, Process Engineering, Product Development and/or Program Manufacturing /
• Functional management experience.
• Knowledge of plastic processing technologies
• Design and mechanical resistance knowledge.
• Fluent in german and english
• Basic financial knowledge

Behavioral skills

• Capacity to lead complex projects and global teams
• Capacity to influence customers
• Capacity to prioritize and make decisions
• Customer negociation skills