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Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be.

If you’re ambitious, driven and team-spirited, this is your opportunity to build a career as a Program Development Leader in Querétaro. 

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief Engineer - Product (CEP) working within the Regional Business Unit.  The Product Development Leader (PDL) is the principal point of contact to the customers for all technical items related to product development.

The role of a Product Development Leader is:
•    Owns customer relationship at DRE / D&R level and provides high level customer representation
•    Lead Engineering PMS Work Packages and Customer Engineering Milestones
•    Core team member of APQP supporting the Program Manager, Account Manager, to ensure the delivery of customer and internal deliverables
•    Leading the preparation and presentation of customer technical reviews and future business opportunities business awards.
•    Ensures engineering bill of materials (EBOM) meets QCD targets throughout product development and launch process.
•    Support customer program meetings as requested. 
•    Responsible for leading development of specific APQP documents 
•    Responsible for risk management utilizing DFMEA and DVP&R  
•    Prototype build support as needed on-site with customer build support or problem resolution
•    Coordinate physical testing requirements in alignment with DVP&R
•    Lead technical discussions with customers and liaise with the UAD as necessary to ensure all technical requirements are understood and delivered. Report on technical progress and design issues, through written technical reports.
•    Ensures product design meets SOW requirements.
•    Review customer warranty issues and ensure these are addressed in future technical solutions.
•    Support IP, Warranty, and VAVE activity
•    Responsible for internal and customer change management execution 
•    Launch support as required at the customer and internal plants

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications: 
•    Master's degree or BS degree in engineering or equivalent experience 
•    Minimum 5 years’ experience in the automotive industry
•    Cross functional Management skills
•    Experience in customer relationship
•    Leadership and communication skills.
•    Experience in engineering project management 
•    Strong verbal and written communication skills and strong teamwork sense
•    Must have global mindset
•    Minimum Language Skills: English

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.  
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development. 
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count. 
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility.  Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world) 
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans. 
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy. 

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.