Humanoid Project Leader

Valeo Kapec.; San Luis Potosí; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo Kapec in Mexico seeks an Industrial Digitalization Manager to lead humanoid training initiatives, coordinate RO Drive and RO Thermal groups, and drive ROI through digitalization across plants. You will identify industrial use cases, define technical specs, and supervise training for engineering teams.

The role requires managing suppliers, ensuring safety standards, and keeping pace with Industry 4.0 technologies, including simulation and AI-driven optimization.

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Identify relevant industrial use cases

Capture and prioritize industrial use-cases, operational constraints and performance targets KPI;

Write the associated technical specification;

Prepare the material needed for the humanoid training center;

Identify the best design for the gripper based on the existing ones inside VALEO factories.

Lead the RO humanoid training center

Fine tuning of the VLA until the accuracy KPI is reached;

Check if the time could be optimized with simulation SIM2REAL (like NVIDIA Isaac Sim or MuJoCo).

Train the robots on supply chain and dexterity industrial tasks with the materials delivered by the plants (real conditions);

Lead trainees and PhD to support this activity;

Identify and build the needed trainings for engineering and industrial VALEO teams corresponding to the technologies involved and tested;

Prepare the robots to be sent to the VALEO plants.

Based on lessons learned, write recommendations to start designing the future assets compatible with the humanoid constraints, in collaboration with the process engineering network ("Humanoid process design").

Maintain a technology watch

Compile the state of the Art and integrate the new technologies inside the humanoid training center (like RL + VLA, or new open or weight sources like discrete or video VLA and use of UMI : universal manipulation interface);

Participate in the main events or exhibition shows organised to touch the technology and build a strong external network.

Lead division suppliers and challenge them

Run the robots defined by division inside the RO training center;

Participate by the division suppliers to all the needed trainings to be at the best level in VLA;

Scan permanently the panel of suppliers, involving newcomers;

Visit the supplier's facilities and invite them in VALEO plants to check their abilities in the workfloor;

After check-in, suggest any need to add newcomers inside the division panel.

Evaluate the maturity of the technology

Experiment the technology across POC (proof of concept) workshops in the VALEO plants;

Evaluate the main KPI defined;

Update the specifications with the lessons learned.

Prepare a safe use of the humanoid in our factories :

Support Division to write the safety framework to be applied worldwide;

Support Division to build the cybersafety framework to be applied worldwide;

Ensure ongoing compliance with evolving industrial regulations and norms

Coordinate the activity :

at division POWER level : with the Digital Manager of RO Drive and the Digital Manager of RO Thermal;

at Group level : with all the RO plants of BRAIN and LIGHT divisions.

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Industrial Digitalization Manager

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Permanent contract Job Posting Date:

2026-11-02

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com