Engineering Program Leader

Help shape the future of mobility.

As an Engineering Program Leader you will play a pivotal role in bringing technical depth to our Advanced Safety products, delivering on Aptiv’s software product strategy, adopting a strategic approach to break down barriers, and developing a deep understanding of customer’s challenges. You’ll build a network with customers and internal technical leads to develop strategic plans and product requirements to deliver value to customers across our Advanced Safety Software products.

To us nothing is impossible, you will have autonomy to explore your curiosity, having fun and celebrating success along the way. In your daily job you will:

Your Tasks

• Ensuring product development execution of ADAS/AD ECUs to plan and successful launch of series development projects

• Being a strong customer interface and cultivating strong relationships within APTIV with all involved engineering domains and the program management, across all management levels

• Developing and leading engineering proposals to win targeted business opportunities with the customer.

• Demonstrate technological capability and leadership to effectively consolidate the requirements derived from diverse technology and customer trends and expectations

• Lead product development (design, resources, risks) execution in order to achieve all deliverables within the customer development timing commitments

• Ensure that engineering budget and headcount needs across competencies and project phase (ADP, Quote, PDP, and Warranty) are accurate and targets are met

• Lead and develop the customer application engineering team (technical managers, residents)

• Execute hiring as required to meet commitments

• Facilitate continuous improvement and re use in design and development to achieve performance and Material Cost Improvement Process(MCIP) targets

• Drive engineering excellence by identifying engineering quality/efficiency improvement opportunities and drive improvements within. Ensure compliance with project development processes and organizational transformation initiatives

• Build and maintain effective relationships with potential and existing suppliers and customers; communicate with customer and supplier technical management and work with them to resolve technical or risk issues as needed

• Work closely with the global product development responsibles to align resources and projects to meet project goals and ensure quotes are doable within budget, resource and technical capability

Your Background: 

• >10 Years’ Experience in Development of Electronic Control (Systems Engineering, Hard- & Software Engineering), ideally in Safety Electronics respectively ADAS (Radar, Camera, Sensor platforms)

• Profound Experience in direct contact to multiple customers (OEMs), ideally also in direct supplier & sub-supplier handling

• Profound Knowledge in Automotive Development

• Multiple Experience in Leading interdisciplinary project teams, ideally also of internationally spread teams

• Knowledge about Product Development Processes (e.g.Spice), ideally founded experience in ISO26262 process & development according to this or similar FUSA standards

• Experience in Mentoring & Coaching of Hard & Soft Skills as required when leading technical teams

• Business fluent in English & German, ideally knowledge in 3. Business relevant language

• Engineering Degree in Electronics, Physics or equivalent discipline, ideally additional Knowledge in specific disciplines, e.g. High-Speed/Frequency Design, Mechanics, Tooling, Thermodynamics, Soft development for Real Time applications

Knowledge about Bus Systems (CAN, Flexray, Broad-R Ethernet etc.)

Aptiv Benefits:

• Our working style: flexible work environment

• Learning, professional growth and development in a world-recognized international environment.

• Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications.

• Recognition for innovation and excellence.

• Opportunities to give back to the community

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs

• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents

Apply today, and together let’s change tomorrow! 

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