Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.
Would you like to shape the future of intelligent mobility together with us? Become part of our VALEO team and revolutionize the experience of autonomous and connected driving.
We are looking for YOU as Chief Product Architect (m/f/d) for our location in Bietigheim.
These challenges await you:
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You define and lead the technical product architecture, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and state-of-the-art technology.
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You orchestrate product architecture across all disciplines (system, software, mechatronics, validation) by leading a cross-functional team.
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You develop and maintain a competitive technical roadmap by integrating new technologies and anticipating future customer needs.
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You act as the key technical contact for product-related topics, supporting RFQs, application projects, and platform development.
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You drive technical problem-solving, ensuring compliance with processes and optimizing product specification and architecture.
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You mentor and train architects and engineers, fostering deep technical understanding and knowledge sharing.
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You proactively manage risks, ensuring mitigation strategies are in place and communicating key issues to management.
You inspire us with that:
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You have a university degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field.
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You possess a strong big-picture understanding of system dependencies while being able to deep dive into specific technical topics.
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You have extensive experience in technical product design, ideally in ADAS sensors (radar, camera, LiDAR), including platform/core and customer project experience.
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You are skilled at leading technical experts within a functional team and fostering knowledge-sharing across all levels.
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You work analytically, in an organized and solution-oriented manner, always focusing on the most effective and holistic technical solutions.
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You are experienced in Agile methodologies and hands-on problem-solving, including working on the shop floor when needed.
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You communicate fluently in English, and ideally in German, to collaborate effectively in an international environment and report to the management board.
Why Valeo:
At VALEO, we firmly believe that great technologies are born out of passion.
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💶 Compensation package. Performance-related salary components and company pension scheme (allowance).
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💹 Career development. Scope to develop your own ideas as well as professional and personal development opportunities worldwide.
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💚 Benefits. Allowances for sports, health, pension scheme, canteen, JobRad, free employee parking spaces, regular employee events and social support for a family-friendly environment.
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🌎 Flexibility. Working models that harmonize your professional and private life.
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🍀Work environment. Flat hierarchies and modern working methods provide you with an innovative working environment.
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🚙 The future. We work together on the mobility trends of tomorrow.
Good to know:
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Your contact person: Patty Blanchard; [email protected]
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For data protection reasons, please submit your application documents exclusively online via the job portal on our website
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Job:
R&D Team Leader/Architect
Organization:
System Development
Schedule:
Full time
Employee Status:
Regular
Job Type:
Permanent contract
Job Posting Date:
2025-03-04
Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development
More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com
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What We Do
Valeo is an automotive supplier and partner to all automakers worldwide. As a
technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that
contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive
driving. In 2020, the Group generated sales of 16.4 billion euros and invested 12% of
its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2020,
Valeo had 187 plants, 20 research centers, 43 development centers and
15 distribution platforms, and employed 110,300 people in 33 countries worldwide.
Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
