Hella

Lead Optical Engineer

Hella$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of experience in automotive optical design
  • Proven ability to lead program development from RFQ to production
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities in project management
  • Experience in cross-functional, international teams
  • Strong written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary optical engineering contact for OEM customers
  • Analyze and distribute optical design requirements
  • Estimate resources and costs for lighting development
  • Create development schedules for optical projects
  • Design and develop optical lighting components
  • Coordinate optical design strategies with lighting labs

Benefits

  • 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 and employee refreshments
  • Team and company-wide events
Full Job Description
Lead Optical Engineer
Location Northville, USA

YOUR TASKS

FORVIA - HELLA Electronics Corporation is seeking a dynamicand experienced Lead Optical Engineer. The focus of this role will be to lead opticaldesign activities and to act as the primary optical engineering contact thruall development phases (Styling, RFQ, Design, production) with our OEMcustomers. This is a unique opportunity to use and development a broad array ofengineering and customer interfacing skills.

DailyResponsibilities
  • Work as the optical engineering contact to our OEM customers including the analysis and distribution of requirements.
  • Estimate required lighting development resources and costs while creating development schedules
  • Design and develop optical lighting components
  • Manage coordination of optical design strategies in conjunction with the lighting labs

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications
  • Bachelors Degree in a related engineering discipline
  • 5+ years experience focused on automotive optical design activities (Two complete program development cycles RFQ to SOP Preferred )
  • Exhibited ability to lead program development. Experience leading a programs from RFQ thru production is a plus.
  • Shown past leadership qualities in program development
  • Ability to perform well in a cross functional international team.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills

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.

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req18003.

HELLA Corporate Center USA, Inc.
Eric Spence

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About Hella

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. is an internationally operating German automotive part supplier with headquarters in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia. The company develops and manufactures lighting, electronic components, and systems for the automotive industry. It also has one of the largest trade organizations for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis, and services within Europe. Hella is one of the top 50 global automotive suppliers, and one of the 100 largest industrial companies in Germany. Worldwide, it employs about 40,000 people in more than 100 locations in over 35 countries. More than 5,800 engineers and technicians work in research and development within the company.
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