R&D Engineering Project Leader

Lear For You

Lear Corporation was founded in 1917 with headquarter in Southfield Michigan USA. Lear is one of the worlds leading suppliers of automotive seating systems (Seating) and electrical distribution systems (E-systems). Our company supplies its products to major global car companies and supplies its solutions to more than 400 car models. At Lear world-class products are designed developed and manufactured by a diverse team. Lear employs over 186600 people in 265 locations in 38 countries worldwide.

The development center in Brno was founded in 2017. The activity of this center is focused on the development of fuse boxes terminals connectors and other components for cable harnesses in cars. There are currently 44 employees most of whom are Product Designers. Another part of the employees are Program managers and representatives from the commercial and financial departments. The development center offers complete services in the development and implementation of products into production. Projects are implemented here from the initial design of products based on customer requirements through the creation of drawing documentation simulation quality analysis prototype testing and subsequent transfer to series production.

Job Description

• Lead the engineering project team and act as the main technical authority across all development phases
• Manage daily engineering activities and proactively identify assess and mitigate project risks
• Coordinate with OEM clients (e.g. Volvo BMW JLR) on technical specifications and engineering changes
• Drive the development of robust accurate and cost-effective product designs
• Plan track and control engineering timelines and laboratory deliverables
• Manage project engineering budgets forecasts and expenses
• Evaluate and clarify technological validation and testing requirements
• Participate in resource planning capacity management and project strategy discussions

Responsibilities

• 3 years of experience in automotive project or program management
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Materials Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience working in the automotive industry ideally within product development
• Proven experience leading teams in an international matrix organization
• Strong English communication skills both written and verbal

We would like to offer you:

• 25 days of vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility of partial home office
• Meal allowance
• FlexiPass/Pluxee 300 CZK/per month
• Free coffee and tea in the office
• Bonus for recommending a new colleague
• Corporate mobile phone tariffs for employees and their family members
• Bonuses for work and life anniversaries
• Contribution to the pension fund
• Multisport card
• Language education
• MAKRO card
• Datart VIP discounts