Technical Center Director (Zhenjiang)
Location
FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.
YOUR TASKS
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Technical Leadership & Build-to-Print Execution: Lead all DnD activities specifically tailored to a build-to-print business model. Ensure accurate interpretation of customer specifications, drawings, and standards to deliver manufacturable automotive components.
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Hands-On Development Ability: Maintain a strong, hands-on technical foundation. Oversee prototyping, testing, validation, and production readiness, utilizing standard automotive development processes (e.g., APQP, PPAP, DFMEA).
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Business Development Support: Act as a technical partner to the sales and business development teams. Participate in client pitches, provide technical feasibility studies, and help secure new business by translating customer needs into actionable engineering solutions.
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Internal & External Stakeholder Management:
- Internal: Build, mentor, and managing a high-performing DnD engineering team. Foster cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain departments.
- External: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for key automotive OEM and Tier 1 clients. Manage external partnerships, suppliers, and technical consultants effectively.
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Strategic Planning: Develop and implement DnD strategies that align with the company’s commercial goals, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical field; Master’s degree is preferred.
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Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in a DnD Manager role, with proven experience as a DnD Head or Director of Engineering within the Automotive Industry (Automotive OEMS and Tier 1 suppliers)
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Build-to-Print Expertise: Deep understanding of the build-to-print manufacturing environment, including how to reverse-engineer customer intent, optimize designs for manufacturing (DFM), and manage technical risks.
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Business Development Track Record: Demonstrated experience contributing to business growth, including technical selling, contract review, and identifying new revenue opportunities within the automotive space.
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Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to motivate and guide a team to achieve business objectives.
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Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to negotiate with external clients and inspire internal engineering teams.
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Language Skills: Professional proficiency in English. Must be fully capable of using English as the primary working language for daily communications, meetings, email correspondence, and technical documentation.
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Strong knowledge of automotive industry standards (IATF 16949, ISO 14001).
Location: JiangSu Province/ Zhen Jiang City
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req18039.
Monica Ji
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