Lead Design Engineer

5 days ago


Northville, MI, United States HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA. Full time
Lead Design Engineer - Actuators
Location Northville, USA
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

FORVIA -HELLA is seeking its next great design engineer to join our growing actuators team.The primary function of this role is to provide systems engineering actions andRFQ customer support. This individual will be joining a well established groupthat is focused on future radar creation above our current productiongenerations.

About Us
FORVIA -HELLA is is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operatingunder the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands forhigh-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the sametime, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spareparts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purposevehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.

DailyResponsibilities
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration across hardware, mechanical, test, and software teams to develop system architectures, decompose requirements into subsystem specifications, and review proposed requirement changes
  • Support new business and TTM development by meeting with customers, presenting product solutions, eliciting requirements, and contributing to strategies that attract and secure new opportunities
  • Prepare complete RFI/RFQ responses by analyzing customer requirements and delivering technical summaries, project timelines, risk assessments, and validation plans
  • Serve as the lead technical liaison between customers and internal development teams, ensuring effective coordination of system-level requirements, changes, and technical deliverables
  • Manage technical risks by owning the risk register, identifying critical issues, and defining mitigation and recovery plans
  • Monitor and control design and development activities, tracking milestones, deliverables, and work products throughout the product development lifecycle
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
  • Familiarity with automotive industry tools (e.g., DOORS Next Gen, IBM ELM, configuration management tools) and standards such as SPICE and V-Model.
  • Proficient in requirements management and modeling using UML/SysML or equivalent frameworks.
  • Experience analyzing and evaluating communication protocols, including CAN, LIN, and other automotive interfaces.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Software embedded system knowledge or background is a plus.
  • Skilled in evaluating, developing, and decomposing internal and external technical requirements.
Why Forvia Hella?
  • Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
  • Industry leading health benefits program
  • Lucrative PTO policy
  • Competitive 401K matching
  • Extensive career and training opportunities
  • Annual Bonuses
  • On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
  • Team and company wide events
  • And much more

Please feelfree to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. ForviaHella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all ouremployees.

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 req17360.

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