Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Overall responsibilities and duties:

As SMT Engineer, you will manage and optimize SMT production processes to ensure stable, high‑quality PCB assembly. This includes overseeing machine setup and programming, validating new products and equipment, leading process improvements, resolving line issues, and ensuring efficient production flow that meets quality, cost, and delivery targets. Collaborates closely with cross‑functional teams to support new product introduction, continuous improvement, and manufacturing reliability.

The main missions of the role are:

• Develop, review, and update key production documents including Work Instructions, PFMEA, Process Flow, and startup check sheets for both new and existing models.
• Lead new model trials, validate new jigs/equipment and processes, and issue summary and qualification reports prior to mass production.
• Plan, validate, and improve production line layouts, including line installation, qualification, and readiness for manufacturing.
• Provide operator training aligned with standard documents and ensure proper knowledge transfer for new or updated processes.
• Analyze and resolve production line issues, conduct capacity calculations, and prepare reports to support current and future customer demand.
• Drive continuous improvement through Kaizen, cycle time analysis, line balancing, manpower planning, and Poka‑Yoke implementation.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with R&D for software updates, support customer audits, and assist Sales in evaluating process compatibility for new products.
• Execute trials for new processes and sample builds, ensuring product feasibility, quality, and alignment with engineering change management.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Minimum education level 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably in production or mechanical engineering

Professional Experience 

• At least 3 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, preferably in the auto industry
• Have knowledge in SMT process ,Wave process ,Stencil design  and tooling design
• Have experience in SMT yield improvement
• Have experience in rework process 

Skills and competencies

• Technically skilled on product and process design, such as FMEA, TAKT time, and ergonomics
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• International mindset, with the ability to work in a multicultural environment
• English required, other languages are a plus

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.  
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development. 
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count. 
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility.  Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world) 
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans. 
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy. 

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.