SITE ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT LEAD OPTICAL ENGINEER

OP Mobility; Monterrey; Hybrid; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

OPmobility is seeking an Site Engineering & Development Lead Optical Engineer in Monterrey to steer optical development projects for automotive lighting. You will lead a team, supervise system design, and ensure robust, verified products delivered on schedule and within budget.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross‑functional work, preparing customer presentations, and driving continuous improvements across milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Optics or Physics.
• 3–5 years in automotive lighting development for front main functions.
• English advanced level (C1).
• Complete realization of at least 2 projects (design phase to serial production).
• Leadership experience in optical concept development for Main Functions (at least 2 times).

Responsibilities

• Fulfilment of project objectives: robust, verified and reliable product in time, quality and cost.
• Proposal and supervision of optical systems development based on customer requirements; feasibility and profitability.
• Revision of optical parameters; cooperate with other departments to find best compromise.
• Preparation and realization of presentations for customer and suppliers; negotiate solutions.
• Timely hand over of task results aligned with milestones (prototypes, data release).
• Revision of optical systems at milestones (OTDR); ensure latest status and robustness.
• Prepare and coordinate builds for customer presentations and verification samples.
• Analyze first shots quality; support tuning of manufacturing process and launch.
• Prepare and present Lessons Learned; train newcomers and revise training materials.
• Lead optical engineering team when in leadership role; delegate tasks and set priorities.

Skills

English (C1)

Leadership

Optical engineering

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in Optics or Physics

Tools

CATIA

Light Tools

Rendering software

GOM Inspect

MS Office

Job description

SITE ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT LEAD OPTICAL ENGINEER

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.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Responsibilities:

• 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 Op-mobility processes.


• 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 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.


• Revision of optical systems at important project milestones (i.e. OTDR) with relation to latest know-how, feasibility and robustness of given systems.


• 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.


• Trains newcomers and revises status of training materials.


• Leading the team of optical engineers in case of optical development leadership, delegating tasks, setting priorities.


• Ensures the use of the company strategy for projector modules, MPP.


• Ensure the use of the latest status for standards and regulations.


• Performs other activities according to the superior's instructions which do not contradict with the position's activities.


• He/she complies with EHS, fire protection, internal regulations and applicable legislation at his/her work.

Required education:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Optics or Physics

Required Experience:

• English – advanced level (C1)


• 3-5 years in automotive lighting development for front main functions


• Good skills and knowledge of 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 for Main Functions

Additional Information:

• 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

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.