COUNTRY ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT OPTICS PROFESSIONAL - INDIA

OPmobility; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

OPmobility Lighting seeks an experienced Optical Engineer to lead development of exterior systems, headlamps and related components. You will guide optical concept development, coordinate cross-functional teams and supervise achievement of milestones from design through production.

The role emphasizes leadership, innovative thinking, and the ability to deliver robust, cost-effective solutions for tomorrow's mobility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Optics or Physics.
• Advanced English (C1).
• 3-5 years of experience.
• CATIA, LightTools, rendering software, GOM Inspect, MS Office.
• At least 2 projects completed from design to serial production.
• Leadership experience in optical concept development (at least twice).
• Strong technical competencies and customer-centric mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the optical systems development based on customer requirements.
• Coordinate with departments to ensure best compromises and profitability.
• Prepare and present designs and verification samples for customers.
• Train newcomers and supervise status of training materials.
• Oversee project milestones, prototypes, and data releases to tooling.

Skills

English (C1)

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in Optics or Physics

Tools

CATIA

LightTools

GOM Inspect

Rendering software

MS Office

Job description

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!
OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.
OPmobility Lighting covers the entire lighting value chain, from components to complete headlamps, from traditional lighting to intelligent and high-performance products. The business group develops interior and exterior solutions that enable greater design freedom, enhanced safety and driver assistance.
Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Competences Requirements

• Knowledge / Qualifications
• Bachelor or Master degree in Optics or Physics
• English – advanced level (C1)
• 3-5 let/years
• CATIA, Light Tools, rendering software, GOM Inspect, MS Office,
• Complete realization of at least 2 Projects (from design phase to serial production)
• At least 2 times leadership experience at optical concept development
• Previous Experience (If relevant)
• Key technical competencies
• Key behavioral competencies (b e customer–centric, cultivate innovation, act with audacity, drive results, collaborate, drive engagement, value differences, be resilient, develop yourself )

Missions

• Main Missions
• Organizational and planning skills
• Priority setting
• Clear and open communication
• Innovative thinking
• Negotiating skills
• Assertiveness
• Ability to lead
• Ability to delegate
• Ability to teach others
• Teamwork support
• KPI and/or main deliverables

Activities

• As a team member he/she is responsible for fulfilment of project objectives: robust, verified and reliable product in required time, quality and costs.
• Proposal and supervising of the optical systems development based on customer requirements, feasibility and profitability, participates on creation of DGL. Development follows VPDS process.
• Revision of optical parameters in wider group of optical engineers, active cooperation with another departments to find the best compromise, implementation of know-how learned on all other projects.
• Preparation and realization of presentations for customer and suppliers. Proactivity in negotiation, solution proposals for customers and OPmobility requirements.
• Timely hand over of the task results in relation with project milestones (prototype samples, data release to hard tool) and requirements from other departments.
• Trains newcomers and revises status of training materials.
• Revision of optical systems at important project milestones (i.e. OTDR) with relation to latest know-how, feasibility and robustness of given systems.
• Leading the team of optical engineers in case of optical development leadership, delegating tasks, setting priorities.
• Preparation and coordination of builds for presentation at customer, preparation of verification samples (incl. homologation), presentations at customer.
• Analysis of first shots quality, support during tuning of the manufacturing process, in case of need preparation of the improvements and corrections. Support of the project launch.
• Preparation and presentation of “Lessons Learned”.
• Passing the training courses needed to obtain required knowledge.
• Fulfiling other tasks of supervisor, unless in clash with position of optical engineer.
• Following legal regulations for work safety, internal rules and other valid legislation norms.

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.