Program Development Leader (Commercial Vehicle)

Overview:

• Responsible for managing the technical development of one or several programs.
• The Program Development Leader is fully in charge of the product definition, ensuring compliance with company standard.

Details:

• Be involved from the acquisition phase to SOP +6months, working closely with Program Manufacturing Leader
• Be the technical leader in the team alongside the Chief Engineer and in front of the customer.
• Ensure technical coordination between the product and other process functions dedicated in technical team.
• Is responsible in the basic design of the parts, taking feasibility manufacturing and site constraints into consideration.
• Validate the design regarding the customer contractual requirements.
• Lead and organize technical meeting with customer and suppliers
• Manage product/process modifications.
• Manage the respect of the budget: development hours, engineering change request, Scrap, and cycle times.
• Ensure the respect of the planning for technical activities          
• Report the technical performance, hard point, action plans, and indicators on a monthly basis
• Make Design Validation Plan and Product Validation Plan.
• Quote the related Design&Development costs

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• At least 5 years experience in Design & Development within automotive industry, dealing with Powertrain / Engines (Advantage)
• Drawing understanding is mandatory
• Knowledge and experience in Project Management process
• Knowledge of the complete product development process
• CAD tools such as Catia/NX is an asset
• Team player with strong communication skills
• International mind set
• Japanese fluency required (JLPT N2 or higher) 
• English - business level