Lead Design Engineer – Actuators
About The Position
FORVIA - HELLA is seeking its next great design engineer to join our growing actuators team. The primary function of this role is to provide systems engineering actions and RFQ customer support. This individual will be joining a well established group that is focused on future radar creation above our current production generations. About Us FORVIA - HELLA is is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4 billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.
Requirements
- Familiarity with automotive industry tools (e.g., DOORS Next Gen, IBM ELM, configuration management tools) and standards such as SPICE and V-Model.
- Proficient in requirements management and modeling using UML/SysML or equivalent frameworks.
- Experience analyzing and evaluating communication protocols, including CAN, LIN, and other automotive interfaces.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Skilled in evaluating, developing, and decomposing internal and external technical requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Software embedded system knowledge or background is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across hardware, mechanical, test, and software teams to develop system architectures, decompose requirements into subsystem specifications, and review proposed requirement changes
- Support new business and TTM development by meeting with customers, presenting product solutions, eliciting requirements, and contributing to strategies that attract and secure new opportunities
- Prepare complete RFI/RFQ responses by analyzing customer requirements and delivering technical summaries, project timelines, risk assessments, and validation plans
- Serve as the lead technical liaison between customers and internal development teams, ensuring effective coordination of system-level requirements, changes, and technical deliverables
- Manage technical risks by owning the risk register, identifying critical issues, and defining mitigation and recovery plans
- Monitor and control design and development activities, tracking milestones, deliverables, and work products throughout the product development lifecycle
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
- Industry leading health benefits program
- Lucrative PTO policy
- Competitive 401K matching
- Extensive career and training opportunities
- Annual Bonuses
- On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
- Team and company wide events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
