Continental
Manufacturing
ProductPlatformDevelopmentEngineer
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“Product Platform Development Engineer at Continental. Skills: Product platform development, Product portfolio development, Project management. Create customer focused platform. Maintain customer focused platform”
What You'll Achieve.
Consolidation of materials; Consolidation of components; Global cost saving measures; Sustainability focus
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Technical degree (min Bachelor), Experienced developer, Project management experience, Experience in development of new products, Development of products, Test concept development for products, Material understanding, Development concept experience, Understanding of production concepts, Experience as project leader, Experience in international customer relations, Good cross functional understanding, Excellent communication skills (native language & English)
Nice to Have
Cultural sensitivity
What You'll Do.
Create customer focused platform
Maintain customer focused platform
Collect Bill of Material Data
Create material overview
Create specification overview
Develop strategic Product portfolio
Define strategic Materials
Define strategic Specifications
Align Product Platform Strategy
Implement Activities driven by global Strategy
Coordinate activities with regional teams
Manage projects in PLC D1 process
Steer Material Development
Steer prototype production
Steer product testing
Steer production concept
Steer eCR for tooling
Steer profitability check
Steer first production run
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Regional Product Management; Product Development; Application Engineering; Material Platform Development; Operations; Regional teams
Communication Scope
Stakeholder communication; Intercultural sensitivity
Process & Methodology
Project management, PLC D1 process, Project leader, Design review, Gate review
Full Job Description
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets. The ContiTech group sector develops and manufactures, for example, cross-material, environmentally friendly and intelligent products and systems for the automotive industry, railway engineering, mining, agriculture and other key industries. Guided by the vision of “smart and sustainable solutions beyond rubber,” the group sector draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual services. Perform the product platform development for one Product Group of the Sector ContiTech with the following goals: * Create and maintain a customer focused platform for one Product Group for all IND BA's with focus basically on one product family, focusing on consolidation of materials, components, global cost saving measures and sustainability * Create product platform by collecting Bill of Material Data and creating the material and specification overview * Develop strategic Product portfolio by defining strategic Materials and Specifications and ensuring to cover Product Requirements in all markets * Aligning the Product Platform Strategy with the Regional Product Management, Product Development, Application Engineering, Material Platform Development and Operations * Implement Activities driven by global Strategy and local Plant Activities within a Product Platform in the global Platform strategy and coordinate the activities with the regional teams * Efficient project management in PLC D1 process landscape with steering of relevant communication to stakeholde
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