Engineering Director (m/f/d)

Lear Corporation; Coventry; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive technology leader is looking for an Engineering Director in Coventry. The successful candidate will lead management teams across Europe, enhance engineering processes, and manage budgets. Required qualifications include a Technical University degree and extensive experience in engineering management or project management. The ideal candidate will also possess strong leadership skills and operational knowledge.

Benefits

Good cooperation in an experienced team

Independent and autonomous work

Long-term prospects

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Engineering and Project Management, preferably in Terminal & Connectors business.
• Knowledge of quality processes, methods, and tools such as APQP, DFMEA, DFSS, FEM.
• Experience in operations/manufacturing including die stamping and injection molding.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering Team and managers across Europe.
• Define and refine design and development processes.
• Manage European Engineering and Laboratory budget.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Project management

Fluent in English

Operations knowledge

Education

Technical University degree

Job description

Engineering Director (m/f/d)

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For our location in Remscheid or Valls (Spain), Brno (Czech republic) or Coventry (United Kingdom)

we are looking for you as:

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #179 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation.

Your tasks

• Lead Engineering Team
• Lead German and Czech Republic engineering managers and EU Laboratory managers
• Enhance the definition and refine the design and development process
• Secure adherence to all internal and external standards, policies, and laws
• Support escalation of quality claims and alignment of engineering / lab team direction
• Promotion of teamwork and leading the team to define and achieve objectives
• Ensure good motivation and engagement is present within the team
• Evaluation of employee skills and training requirements
• Provide mentoring to potential leaders in the organization
• Vet and hire new talent
• Actively support development of global product roadmap
• Participate in benchmarking/ research into new technology areas
• Developments may be outside of traditional CS product types (ex: CCS).
• Leverage global cross functional capabilities
• Guide engineering through RFQ process and Technical Design Review preparations
• Present Lear CS Engineering capabilities and product focus to customers in TDR
• Strategic planning of Vertical Integration product to EDS (Wire Harness Division)
• Manage European Engineering and Laboratory budget
• Current year month end close and forecasting
• Develop "Next year" budget
• Approval of spend
• Execution of corporate cost reduction "tasks" including
• Footprint optimization and expanded utilization of locations Brno and PETC in CS
• Efficiency improvement actions including integration digital tools, simulation, and automation of engineering value added steps

• Build cooperative relationship between adjacent departments

• Sales, Purchasing, Finance, Cost and Price, EDS, Electronics, High Power, Seating, Lab, Quality ...
• Support lab to enhance Connection Systems validation capabilities.
• Lead the CTO activities (cost saving initiatives) to ensure we hit our annual targets by ensuring a roadmap is developed via regularly scheduled workshops with clear take away actions (who is doing what by when)

Your profile

• Technical University degree
• Extensive experience over many years in Engineering management and/or Project Management, preferably in Terminal & Connectors business
• Knowledge in

• operations/manufacturing (progressive die stamping, injection moulding, assembly)
• Metals and plastics
• Quality and Engineering processes, methods and tools, such as APQP, DFMEA, DFSS, FEM

• Fluent in spoken and written English

We offer

• Good cooperation in an experienced team, where trust, openness and respect are part of everyday life
• Independent and autonomous work as part of our philosophy
• Long-term prospects in a steadily growing international company with flat hierarchies

PUT YOUR SKILLS TO BETTER USE

Would you like to invest your time and energy in a modern and innovative company? Then shape your career in our dynamic team and send us your application!

People with disabilities are also very welcome to apply!

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