Engineering Project Leader

Lear Corporation; Valls; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear Corporation in Catalonia, Spain is seeking an Engineering Project Leader to drive automotive electronics programs from RFQ to launch and serial production. You will serve as the primary engineering focal point for customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring projects meet quality, timing, cost, and performance targets while coordinating global multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include leading engineering activities across the product lifecycle, acting as the technical interface

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering projects within automotive electronics, embedded systems, or related industries.
• Experience managing cross-functional product development teams and customer-facing engineering activities.
• Experience with project planning, risk management, DFMEA, change management, validation, and product launch processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, from RFQ and project kickoff to launch and production.
• Act as the primary technical interface with customers, driving clear communication and timely decision-making.
• Coordinate global cross-functional teams including Hardware, Software, Systems, Mechanical, Testing, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity.
• Develop and maintain engineering project plans, ensuring deliverables are released according to agreed timing commitments.
• Manage engineering risks, issues, escalations, and change requests while driving corrective actions to closure.
• Lead engineering reviews, design validation activities, gate reviews, and customer sign-off milestones.
• Control engineering budgets, forecasts, expenses, headcount, and capital investments to achieve financial targets.
• Drive bill of material cost optimization, design-to-cost initiatives, and product competitiveness objectives.
• Oversee DFMEA ownership, engineering quality activities, and compliance with development processes and standards.
• Monitor project performance through KPIs, dashboards, and status reporting while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional teams

Project planning

Risk management

DFMEA

Validation & launch

Customer-facing engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering

Job description

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.

A path to a better career. A better future.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.

They’re the secret to our success—empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

Job Description

As an Engineering Project Leader, you will lead the development and delivery of automotive electronics products from RFQ through launch and serial production. You will serve as the primary engineering focal point for customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring projects achieve quality, timing, cost, and performance targets while coordinating global multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, from RFQ and project kickoff to launch and production.
• Act as the primary technical interface with customers, driving clear communication and timely decision-making.
• Coordinate global cross-functional teams including Hardware, Software, Systems, Mechanical, Testing, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity.
• Develop and maintain engineering project plans, ensuring deliverables are released according to agreed timing commitments.
• Manage engineering risks, issues, escalations, and change requests while driving corrective actions to closure.
• Lead engineering reviews, design validation activities, gate reviews, and customer sign-off milestones.
• Control engineering budgets, forecasts, expenses, headcount, and capital investments to achieve financial targets.
• Drive bill of material cost optimization, design-to-cost initiatives, and product competitiveness objectives.
• Oversee DFMEA ownership, engineering quality activities, and compliance with development processes and standards.
• Monitor project performance through KPIs, dashboards, and status reporting while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering projects within automotive electronics, embedded systems, or related industries.
• Experience managing cross-functional product development teams and customer-facing engineering activities.
• Experience with project planning, risk management, DFMEA, change management, validation, and product launch processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.