Seat Product Design Engineer & Customer Interface

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Job details

Company overview

We are a global automotive supplier. We provide advanced technologies and products for the automotive industry. We are particularly focused on the electrification and hydrogenation of drive systems and the improvement of safety and comfort in the in-car cockpit. With a view to a sustainable future, we are working to make our production sites carbon neutral and to protect the environment. We also value diversity and promote innovation with employees from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

For this own perimeter on a given program the Product Design Engineer & Customer Interface will be a support Engineering Manager for following activities:

• Technical window in front of customers.
• Contribution to the development of new products, in line with schedule, process, quality and cost targets.

The technical responsibilities are:

• Understand customer technical specifications, to discuss and to address them according to current or future technical solutions developed by us.
• Clarify and explain customers’ specifications to Development teams.
• Promote and explain to customers the choices and technical solutions proposed by us.
• Participate to RFS/RFI/RFQ process and ensure the customers’ expectations are taken in account and appropriate compromise is made as needed.
• Lead the Design Review events at customers and ensure the content and format meets requirements
• Actively participate to the creation of design concepts and alternative design solutions.
• Ensure the conformity of the different technical answers to customers.
• Act as the main communication channel to the customers in Japan for technical matters (with Technical Manager support, as needed).
• The management responsibilities consist in giving direction to CAD Engineers on data creation and data submission as required.

Requirements

• More than 5 years professional experience in a demanding role in Design & Development within an industrial environment, ideally in the automotive industry
• Knowledge and experience in the seating business preferred
• Leadership experience
• Team player with strong communication skills
• International mind set
• English & Japanese required

Salary

7 - 10 million yen

Location

Kanagawa