Acquisition Team Lead - HVAC Module

MAHLE; City of Lockport (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE in Lockport, NY is seeking an Acquisition Team Lead for HVAC modules. You will own the technical solution from concept through quotation and award, lead cross-functional teams, and serve as the primary interface with customers to balance performance, cost, and timing.

This full-time role offers collaboration across Engineering, Purchasing, Validation, and Quality to win new business. Based at Lockport or Farmington Hills, you will drive design-to-cost initiatives and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Automotive Engineering or related field.
• Experience in product development, preferably within thermal management or HVAC systems.
• Knowledge of APQP, DFMEA, DVP&R, GD&T, virtual validation, and BOM management.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, material selection, and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles.
• Exposure to change management activities, customer RFQs/RFIs, and technical quotations.
• Strong presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to lead technical discussions with customers and executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Validation, and Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of HVAC module concepts, architectures, and technical solutions for new business opportunities.
• Own the overall HVAC module acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, internal standards, and business objectives.
• Drive cost optimization and design-to-cost initiatives across product design, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful program acquisition.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with customers, leading technical discussions, presentations, and negotiations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Validation, and Quality to support acquisition activities.
• Develop competitive acquisition strategies that balance innovation, risk, profitability, quality, and timing requirements.
• Foster a winning culture focused on execution, accountability, customer value, and securing profitable business growth.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Product Development

APQP

DFMEA

DVP&R

GD&T

Virtual Validation

BOM Management

DFM

RFQ/RFI

Presentation Skills

Cross-functional Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

APQP Tools

DFM Principles

Job description

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Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.

MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

Your Contribution:

As the Acquisition Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading HVAC module acquisition activities from concept development through customer quotation and business award. This role owns the technical solution, drives cross-functional collaboration, and ensures the development of competitive, high-performance, and manufacturable HVAC module designs that align with customer requirements and business objectives. You will serve as the primary technical interface with customers during the acquisition phase, balancing performance, quality, cost, and timing to maximize new business opportunities and secure business awards.

This position can be based at either the Lockport Technical Center or Farmington Hills.

• Lead the development of HVAC module concepts, architectures, and technical solutions for new business opportunities.
• Own the overall HVAC module acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, internal standards, and business objectives.
• Drive cost optimization and design-to-cost initiatives across product design, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful program acquisition.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with customers, leading technical discussions, presentations, and negotiations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Validation, and Quality to support acquisition activities.
• Develop competitive acquisition strategies that balance innovation, risk, profitability, quality, and timing requirements.
• Foster a winning culture focused on execution, accountability, customer value, and securing profitable business growth.

Your Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automotive Engineer or related field.

Experience in product development, preferably within thermal management or HVAC systems.

Knowledge of automotive product development processes and quality tools, including APQP, DFMEA, DVP&R, GD&T, virtual validation, and BOM management.

Understanding of manufacturing processes, material selection, and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles.

Exposure to change management activities, customer RFQs/RFIs, and technical quotations.

Strong presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.

Ability to lead technical discussions with customers and executive-level stakeholders.

Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Validation, and Program Management.

Our Offer:

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website.

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with personal & career development opportunities.

After inviting you to the recruitment process, the next step will typically be a screening call followed by video or personal interview(s).

For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you,click hereand to learn more about our foundation owned technology groupclick here. Jobs & Career MX |MAHLE

#TeamMAHLE is diverse- and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities.

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Facts about the job

Entry level: Experienced hires

Part- / Full-time: Full Time

Functional area: Research & Development

Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Location: Lockport, NY, US, 14094

Company: MAHLE Filter Syst.(US)

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Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.