Engineer (m/f/d) Advanced Product Development

Location: Luxembourg

Your responsibilities:

• Lead Advanced Product Development projects from concept to SOP, using a corporate development process, to be realized through internal and/or external partners
• Follow product roadmaps from our Product Managers and direction from the Product Owner as basis for self-sufficient planning of development activities to reach development milestones in time and within budget
• Coordinate, build and analyze prototypes, samples and concepts in close cooperation with our labs and production lines
• Provide design, prototype & validation support for improving existing product
• Serve as a backup or relay companion to other APD engineers from different regions
• Initiate / participate in the IP management process
• Understand manufacturing processes in Webasto and outside, required for series production of new products at highest quality and lowest cost levels
• Keep close relationship to Program Management and Sales Managers to understand cost and price impacts of developments. Use design-to-cost as a means to stay competitive with new product features.
• Visit new and established suppliers looking for advances in new technology, status of existing product, opportunities for cost saving, current capabilities and supporting root cause analysis
• Foster relationships with universities and outside labs
• Participate in advanced RFQ preparation for new product quoting

Your qualification:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, physics, optics or related field or equivalent experience required
• 2+ years’ experience in relevant role with career progression
• Automotive experience would be a plus as well as the knowledge in materials such as glass, coatings and plastics
• Product design experience including GD&T and DFMEA
• Working knowledge of automotive customer testing and performance specifications
• Experience with strategic planning, positioning and messaging, forecasting, budgeting and analysis of business situations, competitive profiles and pricing analysis.
• Advanced/Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Analytical, customer and result oriented mindset
• Hands-on approach to problem solving and analysis
• Cooperate within teams in different locations to carry out tasks and responsibilities
• Business fluent English is mandatory, German language skills a plus

We offer: 

• Career opportunities
• Individually adapted training program
• Fair, trusting working atmosphere
• Regular networking events
• Benefits with our partners in the areas of health, insurance and shopping
• Company pension plan

Requirements for employees are diverse. So are our job offers. Guldberg stands for "Goldrichtiges Matching" and specializes in the automotive, rail vehicle technology, plant engineering, telecommunications as well as banking and insurance industries and offers you exciting tasks in the fields of mechanical engineering, electronics and IT. With us, the employee always comes first. In addition to an attractive salary, we offer you long-term career prospects. Your career opportunities are complemented by an individually tailored training program, ranging from personal development to professional qualifications. In addition, we have made it our mission to create a fair, trusting and personal working atmosphere. In addition to regular networking events, you will receive benefits from our partners in the areas of fitness, health, insurance and shopping.