Product Engineer - Solutions Team

Product Engineer - Solutions Team 

About the Role
We are looking for a Product Engineer to support customer projects from the early quotation phase through product development, prototyping, validation, and industrialization. In this role, you will act as a key technical interface between customers, internal teams, suppliers, and production, ensuring that new products are technically feasible, cost-effective, and aligned with quality, safety, and environmental requirements.
This position is ideal for an engineering professional with a strong technical background, customer orientation, and experience in automotive product development processes.

Key Responsibilities
Build and strengthen relationships with customer technical representatives and decision makers.
Identify customer needs, buying influences, current trends, and new project opportunities.
Support the implementation of customer strategies within the internal business network.
Exchange information actively with other business units and cross-functional teams.
Conduct technical feasibility studies for new products and customer requirements.
Define suitable materials, process concepts, and production concepts for quotation and development phases.
Support product cost optimization and define assumptions for cost calculations.
Perform economic feasibility studies, including cost and project calculations.
Review product tolerances, manufacturability, resource availability, and environmental aspects.
Support supplier identification and selection for external services in cooperation with purchasing or supplier management.
Initiate development activities and maintain product-related technical data.
Support kick-off meetings for new product development, especially on technical topics.
Define functional specifications for products and processes.
Prepare control plans for slug and prototype manufacturing.
Support equipment design kick-off and development of production concepts.
Prepare work instructions for off-tool parts.
Define and approve packaging and labeling solutions.
Coordinate prototype and off-tool part production.
Conduct or support prototype testing and evaluation.
Compile setup documentation, dimensional sheets, and technical records.
Identify product and process risks and define related safety instructions.
Support employees in implementing safety-related requirements.
Contribute to continuous improvement in development, communication, and implementation processes.
Support PPAP activities and apply Automotive Core Tools including APQP, PFMEA, MSA, and SPC.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field is required.
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, or similar is preferred.
Experience in product engineering, manufacturing engineering, or an automotive supplier environment is preferred.
Knowledge of product development, manufacturing processes, material selection, and technical feasibility evaluation.
Experience with automotive quality planning and Core Tools is an advantage:

• APQP
• PPAP
• PFMEA
• MSA
• SPC

Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and tolerances.
Understanding of cost calculation, manufacturability, and process optimization.
Good technical documentation and reporting skills.
Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
Customer-focused mindset with the ability to work in cross-functional teams.