Product Engineering Manager

TE Connectivity; Évora; Presencial; EUR 42 000 - 56 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Unlimited contract

Extensive training and career growth

Private medical healthcare

Employee referral bonus

Location-dependent benefits

Resumo da oferta

TE Connectivity is seeking an experienced leader to run a high-performance Engineering Laboratory in Évora. You will oversee safety, 5S+1, and the execution of automotive test programs, ensuring data integrity and compliance with international standards.

The role requires coordinating resources, planning tests, and guiding a team of lab engineers across testing projects. You will also ensure lab documentation, maintain equipment, and drive continuous improvements while collaborating with global

Qualificações

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Materials Engineering or Physics.
• At least 5 years of laboratory testing experience in Automotive Industry.
• Knowledge of ISO 17025 and international product testing norms.
• Experience with electronic hardware and software design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with risk assessment methods.
• Clear communication and technical English language skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and shape the Engineering Laboratory operations and safety 5S+1.
• Ensure proper use of test equipment following TE safety rules.
• Supervise lab engineers and assign tasks.
• Maintain lab documentation per ISO 17025 and TE standards.
• Plan, acquire, and maintain lab equipment and test setups.
• Track lab KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Plan resources for tests and store data in the DigiLab database.
• Execute tests per requests and specifications and verify results.
• Communicate findings to internal and external customers.

Conhecimentos

Lab leadership

5S+1 management

ISO 17025 knowledge

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical English

Formação académica

Bachelor/Master in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics/Materials/Physics

Ferramentas

DigiLab

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Why you should join

Join a leadership role where you can shape laboratory operations, drive quality and safety standards, and make a direct impact on the development of automotive products.

Take the next step in your career by leading a high-performing engineering laboratory and influencing testing excellence across innovative automotive projects.

Your main tasks

General Tasks

• Responsible for safety and 5S+1 in the Engineering Laboratory
• Responsible for usage of the test equipment strictly following the TE safety rules
• Supervises laboratory engineers, defines tasks for lab engineers
• Responsible for lab documentation according to ISO 17025, automotive industry and TE rules
• Responsible for planning, acquisition and maintenance of lab equipment and test setups
• Responsible for lab goal setting, lab KPI tracking and continuous improvement

Specific Tasks

• Planning of resources according to test requests and to overall objectives for the PE Lab
• Ensures that all test requests (including project number), test sample data (including materials differing from standard), test conditions and test results are stored in the lab data base (DigiLab)
• Plans and ensures execution of tests in according to test request, customer and internal specifications
• Assures test model, sample size and sample preparation are according to the requested normative
• Selects suitable equipment to assure test scope and test targets
• Monitors time plans committed for test
• Performs measurements after test in according to the reference Normative
• Analyses samples after the test thoroughly
• Verifies test results consistency before reporting them
• Keeps continuously updated on customer normative and main international norms for testing
• Provides timely and effective response and support to both internal and external customers

Your ideal background

• Bachelor / Master of Science in Mechanical-, Electrical-, Mechatronics- or Material Engineering, Physics or similar areas
• At least 5 years experience of test laboratories
• Professional experience in Automotive Industry and knowledge of international normative for product testing in Automotive Industry
• Knowledge of requirements and implementation of ISO 17025
• Experience with electronic hardware and software design
• Analytic thinking, effective problem-solving skills and risk assessment methods by using modern analysis and design tools
• Skills for collaborating in international, cross-functional engineering project teams
• Good communication skills and technical English Language skills
• Practical and solution-oriented mindset

About Te Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

What Te Connectivity Offers

• Unlimited job contract opportunity
• Collaborative and friendly work environment
• Extensive training and career growth opportunities
• Private medical healthcare package
• Employee referral bonus
• Other location-dependent benefits