Engineering Project Manager – Automotive | Plastic Components

K-LAGAN; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model: 2 days of remote

Job summary

K-LAGAN is seeking an Engineering Product Manager to lead an automotive project focused on development and industrialization of plastic components. You will coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, manage technical activities across the product life cycle, and ensure a successful launch meeting QCT targets.

The role requires strong experience in automotive project management with OEM exposure, knowledge of injection molding and manufacturability, and a proactive, organized approach.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in automotive project management.
• Experience with OEMs and customer requirements.
• Strong knowledge of plastic components and injection molding.
• Experience in product industrialization and ramp-up.
• Knowledge of dimensional validation and aesthetic quality requirements.
• Experience with checking fixtures, validation equipment and tooling adjustments.
• Familiarity with DFMEA and risk analysis.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and suppliers.
• Proactive, organized, results-oriented with focus on Quality, Cost and Timing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and act as main technical contact for the customer.
• Ensure product designs are manufacturable across manufacturing, assembly, painting, production and packaging processes.
• Coordinate tooling definition, manufacturing and validation of molds, fixtures and EOAT.
• Manage functional, dimensional and aesthetic validation activities.
• Coordinate mold and fixture adjustments to meet product specs.
• Lead DFMEA activities and design reviews to identify risks and actions.
• Organize project reviews, track actions and report progress against milestones.
• Implement lessons learned and drive RETEX improvements.

Skills

Automotive PM

Stakeholder management

DFMEA

Quality focus

Multidisciplinary teams

OEM experience

Injection molding

Product industrialization

Risk analysis

Job description

At K-LAGAN, we are looking for an Engineering Product Manager to join an automotive project focused on product development and industrialization of plastic components.

The selected candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage technical activities throughout the product development cycle, and ensure a successful product launch, meeting Quality, Cost and Timing (QCT) requirements.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Project Management: Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and act as the main technical point of contact for the customer throughout the design, development and industrialization phases.
• Product Design & Industrialization: Ensure product designs are compatible with manufacturing, assembly, painting, production and packaging processes.
• Tooling Management: Coordinate the definition, manufacturing and validation of injection molds, checking fixtures, validation equipment, test benches and End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT).
• Product Validation: Manage functional, dimensional and aesthetic validation activities, ensuring dimensional convergence and compliance with customer requirements.
• Tooling Try-outs: Coordinate mold and checking fixture adjustments to achieve the required product specifications.
• Quality & Risk Management: Lead DFMEA activities and design reviews, identifying potential risks and defining preventive and corrective actions.
• Project Monitoring & Reporting: Organize project reviews, track open actions, develop action plans and report progress against project milestones.
• Continuous Improvement: Ensure lessons learned are implemented and manage feedback and experience-sharing activities (RETEX).

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in automotive engineering project management, preferably within a Tier 1 supplier.
• Direct experience working with OEMs and managing customer requirements.
• Strong technical knowledge of plastic components, injection molds and manufacturing processes.
• Experience in product industrialization, launch activities and troubleshooting during production ramp-up.
• Knowledge of dimensional validation, dimensional convergence and aesthetic quality requirements.
• Experience with checking fixtures, validation equipment and tooling adjustments.
• Familiarity with quality tools and risk analysis, especially DFMEA.
• Strong coordination skills, with experience managing multidisciplinary teams and suppliers.
• A proactive, organized and results-oriented approach, with a strong focus on Quality, Cost and Timing.

Experience with plastic exterior or interior automotive components, such as bumpers, door panels, dashboards or trims, will be highly valued.

What do we offer?

• A challenging project in the automotive industry.
• A stable professional opportunity within an engineering environment.
• Hybrid working model: 2 days of remote work per week.
• The opportunity to contribute to product development, industrialization and successful automotive launches.