R&D Strategist, Advanced Product Development (F/M/X)

Feel the Drive - for us, that means experiencing mobility with all the senses. We work for more comfort, wind in your hair, the perfect temperature in every season, and driving with a clear conscience - for a safe and sustainable future.
We fill mobility with joy - are you with us?

As a family-owned global group of companies, we are the world market leader in roof and convertible systems and parking heaters. We are also an established partner for charging solutions and battery systems. Do you like to take on responsibility with vision? Then use your expertise and passion to help shape our success story.

At Grevenmacher we make more than automotive glass. We make people’s lives safer and more comfortable along their journeys. Every day, we unite as a team to deliver quality products and innovative solutions that earn our customer’s trust and build lasting relationships.

You can look forward to these exciting tasks:

• Lead Advanced Product Development projects from concept to SOP, following our R&D process, to be realized by function lead of the APD engineers in this product family and through internal and/or external partners 
• Be the subject matter expert in the assigned technology field and product family for the whole organization 
• Be the direct interface for the Product Manager, feeding market information and product roadmaps for direction, and self-sufficiently develop the corresponding R&D strategy to reach product maturity within the targeted time frame and within budget 
• Create development budgets for product family and manage development activities against this budget in own responsibility

Here's what you can bring to the team:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, physics, optics or related field or equivalent experience required 
• 8+ years experience in relevant role with career progression 
• Extensive automotive supplier experience or knowledge in materials such as glass, coatings and optics 
• Product design experience including GD&T and DFMEA 
• Working knowledge of automotive customer testing and performance specifications

Webasto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against  race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.