Engineer (m/f/d) Advanced Product Development

Location: Luxembourg

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead Advanced Product Development (APD) projects from concept to Start of Production (SOP) using a corporate development process, collaborating with internal and external partners.
• Follow product roadmaps provided by Product Managers and direction from the Product Owner to self-sufficiently plan development activities, ensuring milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Coordinate, build, and analyze prototypes, samples, and concepts in close cooperation with labs and production lines.
• Provide design, prototype, and validation support to improve existing products.
• Serve as a backup or relay companion to other APD engineers in different regions.
• Initiate and participate in the Intellectual Property (IP) management process.
• Understand manufacturing processes, both internal and external, necessary for series production of new products at the highest quality and lowest cost.
• Maintain close relationships with Program Management and Sales Managers to understand cost and pricing impacts of developments, using design-to-cost strategies to remain competitive.
• Visit new and established suppliers to explore advances in technology, assess existing products, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support root cause analysis.
• Foster relationships with universities and external labs.
• Participate in preparing advanced Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for new product quoting.

Your Qualification:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, physics, optics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a relevant role with career progression.
• Automotive experience is a plus, along with knowledge of materials such as glass, coatings, and plastics.
• Experience in product design, including GD&T and DFMEA.
• Working knowledge of automotive customer testing and performance specifications.
• Experience with strategic planning, positioning, messaging, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis of business situations, competitive profiles, and pricing analysis.
• Advanced/Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Analytical, customer-focused, and results-oriented mindset.
• Hands-on approach to problem-solving and analysis.
• Ability to cooperate with teams across different locations to achieve tasks and responsibilities.
• Business fluent in English is mandatory; German language skills are 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.