Job Description:

Strategy & Goals

Responsible for designing and delivering technical solutions aligned with customer needs, with a strong focus on added value to enhance the overall product offering.

This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams—such as Sales, Operations, and Quality—to ensure integrated and effective solution development.

Acts as a central point of contact across departments, requiring the ability to operate in a multinational environment and coordinate with diverse teams across multiple locations.

Main Tasks and Challenges:

• Design and develop products based on quality, cost, deadline and industrialization constraints.
• Production of 3D models and 2D drawings in accordance with customers’ specifications.
• Main interface to the project manager for the product development through the APQP process.
• Collaboration with Quality department to the elaboration of DFMEA and validation tests.
• Part’s prototyping using 3D printing.
• FEA calculation and report to customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensures the design of the parts is in accordance with customer specifications and feasibility.
• Contribute to product development by improving existing products to solve customer issues.
• Support sales team (project managers) in technical meetings with customers.
• Ensure correct project execution to meet the deadlines.
• Takes ownership of technical data, guaranteeing its delivery to the client and its continuous maintenance.

THE PERSON - IDEAL PROFIL

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• B.A. / B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design Engineering or similar. Master’s Degree is a plus.

Experience

• Plastic injection and/or fastener experience is a must.
• Experience in Automotive industry is a must.
• At least 3 years of experience in Design, Tooling, Engineering, R&D, Innovation area is a must.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-function and global teams.
• Extensive CAD experience – preferable CATIA.
• FEA simulation knowledge is preferred.

Leadership & Personal Characteristics

• Leadership, interpersonal and intercultural communication skills.
• Ability to face technical issues in diverse fields.
• Strategic thinking, strong capability to proactively identify risks and apply problem-solving skills, with an innovative and flexible approach.
• Capability of interaction with customers on technical matters.
• Curiosity – ability to challenge the status quo and to bring innovative solutions.
• Autonomy / Responsibility / Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Business acumen / Growth mindset.
• Working proficiency in English and French is required.