Lead Engineer - Product Feasibility and Tooling

JOB DESCRIPTION

Lead Engineer - Product Feasibility and Tooling

What can you expect?

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com.

At Adient, we are proud to offer hybrid working to our employees, which involves being able to work remotely for up to 5 days per week based on the agreement within specific department.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Analyze part design made for thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics processes (Injection Molding, RTM, Compression Molding) to ensure the manufacturing feasibility with existing processes
• Support development of common parts portfolio and innovative concepts according customer and Adient specification
• Analyze and support elimination of molding issues at the supplier
• Material definition for plastic parts in automotive and further development and implementation of our global material strategy
• Feeding material and tooling information to SMTEs and development engineers
• Best Business Practice sharing of process know how globally

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

• Technical education (Dipl. Ing., Bachelor of Science or Master of Science, mechanical engineering) or equivalent
• 2-5 yrs. technical experience in automotive product and process development, preferred Thermoplastics, RTM, Compression Molding technology
• Experience with Product Development in Automotive Industry (or similar)
• Strong “problem solving” capability
• Able to effectively communicate and interface between the Adient plant, customer, suppliers and development & program team. 
• Motivated to learn about product, manufacturing, quality.
• Possibly experienced on CAD (Catia) utilization (not a must, will be an advantage)
• Language skills: Local (Slovak/Czech) language and fluent English (German is an advantage)

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong attitude to deliver in complex and challenging environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to effectively summarize & deliver information
• Ability to plan and prioritize workload, creating personal plans to manage workload
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and productive professional relationships with Adient and Customer organization.
• Open to travel to customer and Adient facilities to support product launch and problem-solving activities
• Excellent communication skills with national and international partner
• willingness to travel regional and global

Which benefits do we offer?

• Base monthly salary starting from 1900 Eur gross. Our salary is fair and competitive and can be higher than the starting minimum written in the advert.
• 13th salary
• Additional holiday days based on seniority
• Meal vouchers - 7€ (fully paid by employer)
• Language courses, trainings
• Childbirth/Wedding allowance, Relocation support, Referral bonus, Blood donation allowance
• Coffee and tea at workplace, own canteen
• Employee wellbeing – massages at the workplace, sport activities; 7-10 days of fully paid sickness within a year, life insurance, vitamin voucher
• Employee Assistance Program "Felix" – psychological, financial and legal support
• Stable, long-term employment in strong international company with friendly working atmosphere
• Opportunity to collaborate on volunteering activities
• Flexible working time, Hybrid Work Model – combination of home office (including limited days of work from abroad) and work from the office
• Work on latest projects in automotive seats development

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Miroslav Luhový on +421327413392

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