Product Development Engineer (with VAVE mindset)

Your Responsibilies:

• Manage and coordinate the application and development of engine liquid filtration products for OE customers in EMEA, from early opportunity assessment through production hand-over.
• Create, review, and evaluate design concepts selecting the best solution from cost, performance, manufacturability, quality, and intellectual property perspectives.
• Ensure products are designed, validated, tested, benchmarked, and manufactured according to defined customer, technical, quality, production, PPAP, and relevant industry requirements.
• Conduct technical investigations, root-cause analysis and problem solving for issues identified during development, production, benchmarking, or in the field.
• Support VAVE / cost-saving projects by identifying, evaluating, and implementing design, material, and production process changes across the existing product range.
• Follow up project milestones, coordinate development steps, and ensure timely product release and successful project closure.
• Cooperate with Manufacturing, Production, Quality, Logistics, Procurement, Sales, and customers to maximize design for manufacturability and ensure smooth implementation of new products and changes in existing ones, including VAVE.
• Provide technical support to Sales, Customers, users in the field, and internal teams during product development, launch, and issue resolution.
• Work effectively within a multinational organization and maintain active cooperation with production plants and global engineering teams.

Your minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Industrial or Automotive Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in R&D, design, product engineering, project engineering, application engineering, technical product management, or an equivalent engineering role.
• Project management skills with the ability to drive VAVE / cost-saving initiatives, manage priorities, coordinate cross-functional actions, and deliver measurable results.
• Fluent verbal and written English, with good communication skills.
• General knowledge of manufacturing methods, capabilities, materials, and processing technologies, including plastics, metals, aluminum die-casting, and rubber.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.

Your preferred Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of internal combustion engines and mobile equipment applications would be an advantage.
• Working experience in the automotive industry and familiarity with APQP, PPAP, DFSS, and IATF 16949 requirements would be an asset.

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