Engineering Product Leader

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead engineering activities for awarded products and new business opportunities throughout the product lifecycle.
Serve as the primary customer engineering interface and manage technical communications and alignment.
Define and maintain the product roadmap in collaboration with engineering discipline leaders.
Lead global cross-functional teams including Hardware, Software, Systems, Mechanical, Testing, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity.
Manage engineering budgets, resource planning, expenses, forecasts, and capital investments.
Drive project execution to achieve quality, cost, timing, and customer requirements.
Lead engineering reviews, technical discussions, and project meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Manage engineering open issues, change requests, and product modifications to ensure project success.
Oversee bill of material reviews and support cost competitiveness, design-to-cost, and product optimization initiatives.
Identify and mitigate engineering risks that may impact project milestones, deliverables, or launch readiness.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and monitor project performance through KPIs and engineering dashboards.

Experience Requirements

5+ years of experience leading engineering projects or product development activities within automotive electronics.
Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams across hardware, software, systems, validation, or related disciplines.
Experience serving as a customer-facing technical lead and managing engineering changes throughout product development.
Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Professional proficiency in English.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.