Your mission, roles, and responsibilities:

• Analyze customer RFQ Package and manage the Product & Process Definition, establishing the Bill Of Material (BOM) and all technical files required to meet EFM deliverables. These may include section files, RPS, tolerance stacks, functional analysis, KPC/KCC, benchmarking etc…
• Lead technical convergence through involvement of all required stakeholders (Manufacturing, PLTE, Innovation, Benchmarking, Costing etc…) in line with the quality, cost and planning targets.
• Identify technical risks, manage detailed analysis and communicate them to the development teams to ensure a successful launch in production.
• Be the interface with the customer’s engineering team, ensuring understanding of technical requirements and presenting all technical aspects of FIS submissions and quotes during customer reviews.
• Ensure documentation is according to requirements (Tiger, PALM, Technical Files etc…).
• Manage Phase 1 PMS technical milestones by preparing evidence for all tasks and leading the EFM1 and EFM2 reviews on time.
• In case of pre-development activity, functionally manage the technical support team. Can include Product Design Engineers, Process, Tool & Equipment engineers, etc.
• Implementation of the regional department objectives
• Allocate project hours within each relevant valid system, e.g. SAP
• Propose innovation alternatives to the customer defined concept.

Your profile and competencies to succeed:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Manufacturing or significant professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in Design & Development within an industrial environment, preferably automotive interior parts.
• Good understanding of CAD software.
• Good knowledge of interior parts design (architecture, requirements), manufacturing processes and tooling (Premium Wrapping)
• English advanced.
• Strong knowledge on Premium Wrapping processes
• High level of accuracy and logical background to build the BOM correctly and understand costing development.
• Ability to interact effectively with internal and external customers at all hierarchic levels, communicating with credibility and confidence to create intimacy and trust.

What Can we 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.