Product Technical Engineer

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Join us and lead tech innovation for new lighting solutions and safer roads!

What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share.

You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.

About Valeo:

Valeo is an automotive supplier, partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2019, the Group generated sales of 19.2 billion euros and invested 13% of its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2019, Valeo had 191 plants, 20 research centers, 39 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employed 114,700 people in 33 countries worldwide. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

About the Role:

The Front Office Engineer is the permanent technical representative of R&D to assure interfaces between VALEO design centers and the customer's office for all P0/P1/P10/P2/P3 VLS project team in the domain of INTERIOR LIGHTING. The Front Office Engineer facilitates communication for all subjects relative to R&D between Valeo and the customer, in terms of technology roadmap knowledge, RFQ, convergence on design/style, prototypes deliveries, technical meetings all along the product's development. They will support the R&D/project/quality/sales VLS networks in order to ensure perfect understanding of customer’s needs & contribute to high quality & quick technical answers under responsibility of  appropriate Valeo’s Development Sites.

Responsibilities Also Include:

• Creates and manages relationships between Technical Customer Teams and Valeo in the field of R&D P0/P1/P10/P2/P3  projects, in order to increase intimacy with the customer in the domain of INTERIOR LIGHTING.

• Requires strong communication skills to work with global VALEO Design Centers.

• Responsible of alerting in case of potential issues in technical relationship between Valeo and Customer

• For P3-P2-RFQ projects: 

  • Responsible to deliver accurate  and direct information from customer sources (technological road map, customer benchmark, ) to support business development before receiving RFQ

  • Analyses and makes pre-evaluation of customer technical requests and translates/ensures perfect understanding of requirements by VALEO Project Teams.

  • Participation in the creation and presentation of technical & commercial offers in coordination with RFQ Teams of the DC’s

  • Ensure the correct understanding of the customer expectations. To get approval from customer about  Valeo technical concept during RFQ phase  

• For P0/P1/P10 projects: 

  • Technical interface (bi-directional) between Customer Technical Teams and Valeo R&D PTMs, including on site meetings, as list of open points, customer compliance matrix approval, drawings, specifications, specific customer documentation, customer standards, manuals, translations, etc.

  • Responsible  to  identify technical  customer changes, contribute in new R&D hours budget preparation and supports to get a technical agreement from customer on Engineering Change Requests (ECRs)

  • Monitor and submit Data Transmissions with right usage of specific customer tools

  • Participate to validation activities at vehicle level  with customer and ensure that the results are shared with P1 team 

  • Responsible for first level of  technical analysis and collecting relevant information in order to facilitate the warranty analysis by DC

• Applies the Valeo’s procedures and environmental, safety and security good practices

What You Should Have:

• Bachelor’s Deg