Product Engineer (Adjacent Markets) (f/m/d)

Aptiv; Wolfsburg; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Opportunities for skill development

Global exposure

Job summary

Versigent is seeking a Product Engineer to lead and develop the EDS Adjacent Market, expanding from automotive to Aerospace, Defense, and energy/robotics sectors. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, strategy execution, and ensuring timely, high-quality inputs for new programs.

Qualified candidates have 5+ years in electrical engineering, strong stakeholder skills, and are comfortable traveling up to 50% to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy development within technical environments.
• Advanced engineering experience in electrical/electronic systems.
• Business development experience in related markets is a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the EDS Adjacent Market according to business needs.
• Secure tools and collaborate with execution teams on RfQ/RFI and projects.
• Drive partnerships with suppliers and external organizations.
• Prepare, control and report budgets for the assigned organization.
• Ensure handover to execution teams and enable project delivery.
• Maintain communications with customers and internal teams about progress.

Skills

Strategy development

Advanced engineering

Business development

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Job description

PRODUCT ENGINEER Versigent designs and delivers the systems that move power through modern technology. From vehicles to robotics to energy platforms, our electrical distribution systems enable the next generation of electrified, automated and connected products. As a standalone company, we combine deep engineering expertise with the speed and focus needed to solve increasingly complex challenges. Our teams move quickly, think with precision and deliver at scale — helping customers do more without adding cost, weight or complexity. What defines us is how we work: with the agility and momentum of a startup, backed by the experience and discipline of a proven global leader. That combination creates an environment where ideas move faster, ownership is real and impact is visible.

YOUR ROLE

We are looking for a motivated Product Engineer to lead, manage and develop the EDS (Electrical Distribution Systems) product-line into Adjacent Markets. The company Versigent is expanding its current portfolio electrical/electronics into the non-automotive sector. The realignment extends from the Aerospace and Defense Industries to Energy Management Systems as well as Robotics/Humanoid. If you are a well-founded industry expert with technical expertise in wiring and interconnection technology being able to transfer these skills to adjacent markets, then this is the role for you!

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading, managing and developing the EDS Adjacent Market according to business needs (advanced work to secure new projects)
• Ensuring further growth by analyzing the needs of the EDS organization and communicating with management, EDS Core and Execution teams
• Securing tools to implement research and development projects (in relation to Adjacent Market) according to current standards
• Exploring opportunities to improve collaboration with customers and other departmental EDS organizations to achieve synergy effects
• Leading the “Request For Quotation/Information”, the advanced work and delivering the technical inputs on time and on quality
• Collaborating with suppliers and driving vertical integration
• Supporting the handover plan to the execution team and making sure that the project team is fully equipped to deliver the new programs successfully
• Investigating and, if necessary, establishing collaborations with external organizations (e.g. external service providers, universities)
• Preparing, controlling and reporting on the budget for the assigned organization
• Performing assigned tasks on time
• Creating products according to customer requirements and procedures
• Maintaining communication with external and internal customers
• Performing assigned tasks in accordance with EDS quality management system
• Reporting progress and support required to the Line and Dotted-line Manager

YOUR BACKGROUND

Solid understanding of customer environments in technology‑driven and regulated industries (background in automotive electrical systems is an advantage, with proven ability to transfer know‑how to adjacent markets)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated experience in strategy development, advanced engineering, or business development within technical environments
• Self‑driven, results‑oriented, and comfortable operating in ambiguous or evolving market contexts
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills
• Willingness to travel up to 50%, depending on project and customer needs
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent and 5+ years in the Electrical sector in a technical and commercial function
• Languages: fluent English (speaking and writing) and ideally good German (speaking and writing)

WHY JOIN US?

Grow with purpose. We invest in our people by creating opportunities to build skills, take on new challenges, and develop over time. Do work that shows up in the real world. What you contribute here powers systems that are critical to how industries operate and evolve. The impact is visible and lasting. Succeed with the right support. We provide the tools, resources, and environment needed to perform at a high level and sustain that success.

YOUR BENEFITS AT VERSIGENT:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Learning and development opportunities

Versigent is an equal employment opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Versigent spun out of Aptiv on April 1, 2026. As part of ongoing spin‑off activities and IT separation, some documentation may still reference Aptiv, Cyprium, or Versigent. All references should be understood to mean Versigent.