**CHIEF ENGINEER (Hybrid)**
Location Tlaquepaque, Mexico
**Pacesetting.
Passionate.
Together.
** HELLA, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics.
In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops.
What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization.
Every day, 36,000 employees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.
**YOUR TASKS**
Lead the Development team and coordinate the Mechanical, Electronics, Optical, Simulation and Software domains in Rear Lamps development projects.
Ensure the technical realization of Rear Lamp development projects achieving legal and customer requirements and timing and cost milestones.
Responsible for the coordination and analysis of the technical requirements of our customers and the development of the system concept with an interdisciplinary team consisting of hardware, software and design.
The evaluation of technical changes and the development and implementation of appropriate solutions.
Bundle the know-how of the functions represented and represent these functions in the project team and in the direction of the customer.
Define the system breakdown in terms of hardware, software and design and commission their project-specific development System characteristics.
Analyze correlations and effects and ensure the reliable realization of system properties and release defined component configurations after testing.
**Responsibilities**:
Leads the Product Development Team according to the Product V-Model approach
Represents the product development within the project core team, develops technical basis for project management / core team decisions in consideration of QCT&R
Steers the technical content based communication with the customer
Analysis & alignment of legal, safety, customer and HELLA requirements
System Requirements Specification
Product conformity
Product Safety (in Product Development)
Product System Architecture Design, characteristics-oriented systems development
Leading the DFMEA activities
System Integration Planning
Technical Reviews & Product Release
Product validation incl.
DfM/DfA-loops with our plants and suppliers up to full PPAP
**YOUR QUALIFICATIONS**
Qualifications:
A completed degree Physics or in Mechatronics, Mechanical or Electronics Engineering with a reinforcement in the areas of design, lighting technology or electronics and strong analytical thinking.
MS preferable.
More than 7 years of experience in the development of electronic, optical or mechanical systems and an expert in at least one of these disciplines.
Capability to lead multi disciplinary and multi location teams, manage budget, resources, define timing plan and prioritize activities to achieve customer and internal milestones.
Capability to handle the customer.
Fluent English as well as a high disposition to travel and mobility.
Self-initiative, organized and ownership.
Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global, family-run company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.
**HELLA Automotive Mexico S.A. de C.V.**
Mariana Candia
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