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Valeo

Automotive electrification, ADAS, interior lighting tech

Project Launch Industrial Manager

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCzechowice-Dziedzice, PolandNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A technical higher-education qualification is required.
  • At least 3–5 years of automotive-industry experience implementing new projects (NPI/launch) or in process engineering is required.
  • Proficiency in APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, IATF 16949, QRQC, and 8D is required.
  • Experience managing project schedules and implementation budgets, accepting production lines through Run at Rate, and managing engineering teams in a matrix structure is required.
  • Negotiation skills, resilience under ramp-up pressure, and a strong focus on delivering deadlines and cost targets are required.
  • Fluent spoken and written English at B2/C1 level is required for daily coordination with OEM customers and the international R&D center.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including to customers, component suppliers, and the R&D headquarters, is required.

Responsibilities

  • Take end-to-end responsibility for launching a new project (P1) into serial production on schedule while meeting Valeo quality, cost, and production standards, including launch at Valeo and customer sites.
  • Functionally lead the factory project team by delegating tasks, setting objectives, and evaluating work, and control the launch budget.
  • Plan and conduct technical production-line performance trials, including Run at Rate and FDPR, and secure official customer process approval.
  • Support customer product approval through PPAP, supplier component acceptance, and QRQC problem solving to reduce scrap costs.
  • Verify availability of factory machinery and investments, and ensure smooth deliveries during launch and production ramp-up.
  • Act as the primary liaison among the factory, Development Center, and external customer.
  • Coordinate product launch into production between Valeo sites (eMotor and electronics) and the customer site.
  • Report progress regularly to management and committees (PSC and PMC), participate in technical reviews including PFMEA, and enforce Valeo safety, ethics, and work standards.
  • Prepare lesson-learned cards (LLC) and best practices to support smooth Valeo-to-customer launches.
  • Travel between Valeo and customer sites for assignments lasting from several days to several weeks.
  • Acquire product and process knowledge in eMotor and inverter technologies.

About the Company

Valeo

Automotive electrification, ADAS, interior lighting tech

Valeo creates technology for automakers to make cars cleaner, safer, and smarter, focusing on four areas: electrification, driving assistance, reinvented interior experiences, and lighting. Its products combine electrical systems, sensors, software, and lighting that are designed, manufactured, and integrated into vehicles to enable electric propulsion, automated driving features, smarter interiors, and advanced illumination. The company differentiates itself by being a global industrial and technology leader with a large manufacturing footprint and a broad, cross‑domain portfolio across mobility transformation. Valeo’s goal is to help the transportation system shift toward cleaner, safer, and smarter mobility worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1923

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