Mechanical Design Project Lead (all gender)

ALTEN; Erlangen; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent Employment

Attractive Salary

Mobile working in consultation

Individual Trainings

Flexible Working Hours

Employee Events

Wellpass

Job summary

ALTEN seeks a seasoned Mechanical Design Lead to drive development activities for automotive/mechatronic projects. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage schedules and budgets, and oversee risk, validations, and design reviews to ensure robust product delivery.

The role requires a degree in Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering, strong PLC processes understanding, and fluency in English and German. Expect global collaboration and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Bring experience in a Mechanical Design Lead role or mechatronic product development within automotive or related industries.
• Strong understanding of product development processes, design reviews, risk management, and validation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and report mechanical development activities in line with CPM.
• Lead communication and manage interfaces between mechanical engineering and other project disciplines.
• Prepare and maintain detailed project plans covering schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Identify, assess, and report technical, commercial, and schedule-related project risks.
• Plan, coordinate, and track simulations, analyses, test activities, and D-FMEA work packages.
• Organize and lead design reviews while supporting component testing and evaluation of test results on product level.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

Interdisciplinary coordination

Project planning

English & German fluency

Education

Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

With over 20 years of industry experience, ALTEN Consulting Services GmbH offers its renowned customers from industry and business highly specialized engineering and IT services for the joint implementation of cross-industry and cross-technology solutions. Competence, commitment and passion unite all our employees at ALTEN Consulting Services GmbH. The focus is always on working together as partner, a strong sense of technology, personal contact with our customers and the creativity of each individual. Become a part of our success story.

Make it happen

YOU...

• plan, coordinate, and report mechanical development activities in line with the development process and CLEAN Project Management (CPM)
• lead communication and manage interfaces between mechanical engineering and other project disciplines
• prepare and maintain detailed project plans covering schedules, budgets, and resource allocation
• identify, assess, and report technical, commercial, and schedule-related project risks
• plan, coordinate, and track simulations, analyses, test activities, and D-FMEA work packages
• organize and lead design reviews while supporting component testing and the evaluation of test results on product level

Be our forward thinker

YOU...

• hold a degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline
• bring experience in a Mechanical Design Lead role or experience in mechatronic product development within the automotive or related industries
• have a strong understanding of product development processes, design reviews, risk management, and validation methodologies
• possess experience in project planning, resource management, and cross-functional coordination within complex development projects
• are willing to travel as required to support project execution and strengthen collaboration within international engineering teams
• are fluent in English and German

A home where people learn and thrive

• Permanent Employment
• Attractive Salary
• Mobile working in consultation
• Individual Trainings
• Flexible Working Hours
• Employee Events
• Wellpass

You can find further information at:www.alten-consulting.de

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, reliogion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, and identity.

Severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration if equally qualified.