Product Development Engineer for Commercial Vehicle Air Springs

Company Description

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

The ContiTech group sector develops and manufactures, for example, cross-material, environmentally friendly and intelligent products and systems for the automotive industry, railway engineering, mining, agriculture and other key industries. Guided by the vision of “smart and sustainable solutions beyond rubber,” the group sector draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual services. 

Job Description

Key targets of the job profile:

• Product development and project management for commercial vehicle axle air springs in line with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and IATF 16949 as well as specific customer requirements

Generic key task description:

• Complete product developments according to set time frames, budgets and quality standards, while maintaining product robustness, maximizing standardization, and insuring smooth product launch
• Supports acquisition activities for new development and pre-development projects in cooperation with the Sales, Innovations and Business Development departments.
• Direct customer interface for the development and validation of new products for known current market.
• Evolutionary product development to extend portfolio for new customer requirements or new markets using known validated technologies or processes
• Participation in the improvement of existing products, as well as in the development of new products and processes to improve market position.

Qualifications

• University degree in mechanical or production eengineering, mechatronics or similar
• Process knowledge for product development, product design and project management.
• At least 2 years of experience in product development preferably in the automotive industry.
• Knowledge of commercial vehicles, sub-systems and vehicle operation environment preferable.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills; desired active knowledge of the German language
• Sound knowledge of MS Office applications and SAP
• Entrepreneurship: Customer and profit focus. Negotiation skills and decision making.
• Robustness: Ability to handle complexity and to prioritize tasks and requirements even under time pressure.
• Affinity for manufacturing methods and procedures.

Additional Information

• Competitive compensation package
• Long-term carreer opportunities at a multinational company in a family friendly athmopshere
• Being part of an international team
• Hybrid work

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