Product Platform Development Engineer

Perform the product platform development for one Product Group of the Sector ContiTech with the following goals:

• Create and maintain a customer focused platform for one Product Group for all IND BA's with focus basically on one product family, focusing on consolidation of materials, components, global cost saving measures and sustainability
• Create product platform by collecting Bill of Material Data and creating the material and specification overview
• Develop strategic Product portfolio by defining strategic Materials and Specifications and ensuring to cover Product Requirements in all markets
•  Aligning the Product Platform Strategy with the Regional Product Management, Product Development, Application Engineering, Material Platform Development and Operations
• Implement Activities driven by global Strategy and local Plant Activities within a Product Platform in the global Platform strategy and coordinate the activities with the regional teams
• Efficient project management in PLC D1 process landscape with steering of relevant communication to stakeholders.
• Lead: Project, Design review, Gate review
• Steer: Material Development, CAD, FEA, prototype production, product testing, Tech Centers, production concept, eCR for production and/or testing tooling/equipment (if needed), SCM concept, profitability check (including purchased components), first production run, benchmark
• Knowledge and usage of basic quality tools, e.g. FMEA, Six Sigma

• Technical degree (min Bachelor) in engineering, material science or related area
• Experienced developer 
• Project management experience 
• Experience in development of new products
• Development of products
• Test concept development for products
• Material understanding
• Development concept experience (DOE, etc.)
• Understanding of production concepts
• Experience as project leader
• Experience in international customer relations, cultural sensitivity 
• Good cross functional understanding 
• Excellent communication skills (native language & English)
• Understanding of business context

You

• can inspire your stakeholder and contact partner with an effective communication of high intercultural sensitivity?
• are convinced that networking and knowledge sharing are key drivers for success?
• are open for new working styles and new processes?
• are willing and able to overcome resistances?
• are motivated for sustainability topics?

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