Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The TVO Engineering Leader leads the division’s Total Value Optimization roadmap in partnership with Engineering, Purchasing, Program, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Operations, and CBU teams. This role is responsible for building and tracking a robust TVO/VAVE pipeline, identifying and implementing engineering-driven cost optimization opportunities, supporting supplier and benchmark reviews, and ensuring savings are delivered without compromising product performance, quality, safety, reliability, or customer requirements. The position also drives cross-functional execution, problem solving, dashboard reporting, lessons learned, and best-practice sharing to improve product competitiveness and business performance across programs and serial-life products

Responsibilities:

• Lead TVO Engineering activities across R&D programs and serial-life products, with focus on value engineering, cost optimization, product competitiveness, and annual savings delivery
• Develop, maintain, and track the division’s TVO roadmap in collaboration with Engineering, Purchasing, Program, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Operations, and CBU teams to ensure alignment, execution, and savings delivery
• Identify, prioritize, and implement VAVE and engineering change opportunities while preserving product performance, quality, reliability, safety, and customer requirements
• Serve as the technical interface to Purchasing and TVO teams, supporting supplier VAVE proposals, benchmark reviews, design-to-cost analysis, and gap-to-benchmark activities
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews with Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Finance, Operations, Purchasing, and CBU teams to accelerate implementation
• Build and maintain a robust TVO/VAVE pipeline by facilitating workshops, reviewing lessons learned, analyzing cost drivers, and transversalizing best practices across programs and sites
• Monitor TVO dashboards, savings forecasts, implementation status, risks, blockers, and performance metrics; provide regular reporting to R&D and business leadership
• Lead structured problem solving and root-cause analysis using methods such as 8D, A3, 5 Why, and DMAIC to resolve technical, quality, cost, and implementation issues
• Support transfer from program development to serial life by capturing VAVE roadmaps, supplier cost breakdown inputs, yield data, make-or-buy opportunities, and design-to-cost actions
• Promote continuous improvement in engineering processes, cost management, resource efficiency, and business performance
• Capitalize knowledge and share best practices, lessons learned, and TVO standards across the organization and within the site

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Position Specifications:

 Education / Experience:

• Minimum education level of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related Engineering discipline
• More than 5 years of engineering experience within the automotive industry, preferably in product development, serial-life engineering, cost optimization, value engineering, or operational excellence
• Preferably experience leading cross-functional cost reduction, VAVE, product optimization, or engineering change initiatives in a global and customer-facing environment

Knowledge / Skills:

• Strong knowledge of TVO, VAVE, design-to-cost, technical productivity, cost reduction, and value engineering methodologies
• Ability to evaluate product design, manufacturing process, supplier proposals, material yield, packaging, make-or-buy, and benchmark opportunities
• Experience with automotive product development, serial-life engineering, engineering change management, APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and quality systems
• Ability to investigate problems and apply formal problem-solving techniques such as 5 Why, 8D, A3, and DMAIC
• Strong financial acumen, including understanding of cost drivers, savings calculation, forecast tracking, business cases, and budget/resource utilization
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and drive alignment across Engineering, Purchasing, Program, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Operations, and customer-facing teams
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to lead technical reviews, management updates, workshops, and customer-facing discussions
• Knowledge of seating products, trim, foam, mechanisms, frames, tracks, recliners, automotive seating applications, CAD review, GD&T, testing standards, and manufacturing constraints preferred

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. 

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Why join us

FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.

With over 137 500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide.

In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index.

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen. www.forvia.com