SITE ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT MANAGER -

Main Missions

1/ Lead all engineering activities related to the development of high-pressure vessels and systems, ensuring full alignment with technical requirements.

2/ Act as the primary technical interface with internal (back office) and external (front office) customers across all technical aspects of the product line.

3/ Manage and lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians, driving performance, engagement, and high-quality deliverables.

4/ Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration with other departments (program management, quality, industrialization, sales, etc.).

5/ Lead internal High-Pressure Vessel developments up to Product and Process Readiness Levels, ensuring a robust handover to regional teams for further development and industrialization.

1/ Project Execution & Deliverables

• On-time delivery of program milestones, design reviews, and RFQ

• Adherence to project planning and commitments

• Accuracy and quality of project status reporting

2/ Cost & Budget Management

• Compliance with budget (engineering hours, OPC,…)

• Optimization of product and system costs to ensure competitiveness

3/ Resource & Organization Management

• Optimal allocation and utilization of engineering resources

• Effective management of team workload and competencies

4/ Risk & Knowledge Management

• Proactive identification, control, and reporting of risks and opportunities

• Effective knowledge capitalization and reuse across projects

5/ Stakeholder Satisfaction

• Customer (internal & external) and plant satisfaction

• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams

6/ Compliance, Safety & Audit

• Compliance with safety and ergonomics standards

• Achievement of internal audit targets and scoring

Activities:

Activity 1: Team Management

Manage and provide leadership to a diversified group of engineers and technicians who deliver product development support to the organization in a manner that meets the customers’ needs and technical requirements

• Provide management and leadership to a group of System Application Engineers, Vessel Engineers, Component Development Engineers, Simulation Engineers and CAD Technicians & Engineers.

• Assign duties and responsibilities.

• Manage resource allocation within the department.

• Ensure that group works together efficiently

• Motivate and develop employees.

• Comply with all work and safety rules, regulations, policies and procedures

Activity 2: Project Development

Ensure the good achievement of the product development within the organization, in a manner that meets the customers’ needs and technical requirements

• Provide development deliverables, in respect to Project and Development processes.

• Ensure Opmobility Business Group H2-power representation face to the customer for all technical aspects

• Support the engineering teams by providing technical direction, design & development tools.

• Organize engineering milestones through robust Product Reviews and Design Performance Reviews.

• Ensure the application of best practices and defined standards to achieve a robust product design.

Activity 3: Expertise and capitalization Management

Ensure Opmobility technical leadership

• Develop competencies/expertise of the department

• Ensure active application of best practices while participating to Lessons-Learned, 8D and DFMEA processes

• Contribute to the investigation and analysis of market and technology trends to support the company leadership

• Define, update & share knowledge capitalization tools within the teams

Activity 4: Development Process

• Promote use of Project Life Management (PLM)

• Generate required controlled documents

• Contribute to Processes improvement

Activity 5: Budget

• Develop, monitor and respect annual department budget, balancing available resources with business requirements

Activity 6: Collaboration

• As a member of the regional development organization, participate in establishing the overall strategic direction, in the country of the position, for the Product Line function.

• Develop strong partnerships with functional group managers and global directors to ensure a synergistic, cooperative working environment in the engineering community

Profile

• Direct management experience in technical field > 5 years

• Six to ten years’ experience in mobility industry

• Six to ten years’ experience in automotive development

• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical skills necessary to provide technical leadership and to resolve highly complex engineering and managerial issues

• A prior experience in Hydrogen Systems or composite material is appreciated

• PLM and project organization knowledge is appreciated

• Knowledge of the parts costs and of their production processes

• Highly developed leadership skills, including significant prior experience managing large groups of people and large-scale projects.

• Advanced decision-making and administrative skills required to manage a group, including budget management and resource allocation

• Strong interpersonal skills to interact negotiate with and persuade others in sensitive situations

• Customer relationship