Product Owner Coating, Advanced Product Development

Als prämierter Engineering - Dienstleister sind wir in zukunftsweisende und spannende branchenübergreifende Entwicklungsprojekte national und international involviert.

Haben Sie Interesse daran, in einem innovativen Umfeld nachhaltige Lösungen von morgen mitzugestalten, diese Herausforderung mit uns anzunehmen und Ihr Wissen in zukünftige Projekte zu investieren?

Dann bieten wir Ihnen das geeignete Umfeld für Ihre beruflichen Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten.

Aufgaben:

- Lead Advanced Product Development projects from concept to SOP, following our R&D process, to be realized by function lead of the APD engineers in this product family and through internal and/or external partners
- Technical expert and technology manager for all topics related to coatings, with a focus on PVD (MVSD) sputter coatings, including product, process, equipment and supplier expertise
- Responsible for ensuring series readiness:

- o Process compatibility o Process/yield optimization
- o Control of product development with the coating suppliers
- o Development management of support processes Engineer specialist function
- o Product and process development management for coatings
- o Technical expert to define the best production concept (equipment, product portfolio, location, supply chain, etc.)
- Be the direct interface for the Product Manager, feeding market information and product roadmaps for direction, and self-sufficiently develop the corresponding R&D strategy to reach product maturity within the targeted time frame and within budget
- Create development budgets for product family and manage development activities against this budget in own responsibility
- Have a thorough understanding of the market, including suppliers, technologies, IP, customer expectations, end consumer needs and supply chains and use these insights to guide the APD Engineers
- Understand manufacturing processes in and outside, required for series production of new products at highest quality and lowest cost levels
- Actively participate in our Front-End Innovation process by contributing new concept and product ideas in exchange with the Product/Innovation Managers
- Overlook and coordinate the manufacturing and analysis of prototypes, samples and concepts
- Provide design, prototype & validation direction for improving existing products
- Play the key role in defining specifications, standards and inspections methods for new products and features
- Serve as a backup or relay companion to other Product Owners within the GCC or in different regions
- Initiate / participate in the IP management process
- 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
- Be the go-to mentor for junior level or new team members in the GCC for the product family
- Foster relationships with universities and outside lab

Anforderung:

- Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, physics, optics, material science or related field or equivalent experience required
- 8+ years experience in relevant role with career progression
- Automotive supplier experience or would be a plus as well as the knowledge in materials such as glass, coatings, 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
- Readiness to travel up to 25% within North America, Europe and Japan with valid driver’s license
- Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to produce strong business results
- Detail oriented with the ability to track and monitor projects from inception to completion
- Business fluent English is a requirement, German language skills are a plus