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

This is what you bring to us: 

• 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 
• Automotive supplier experience or would be a plus
• Deep knowledge in glass material
• Product design experience including GD&T and DFMEA 
• Working knowledge of automotive customer testing and performance specifications
• English proficiency written and spoken, German or French is an asset.