Engineering Project Leader

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. To strengthen our team, we are looking a Engineering Project Leader.

We are open to candidates in Ovar.

Porto Technical Centre is the largest Yazaki global engineering services provider, that offers high-tech product development capabilities, translating customer specific needs into efficient production concepts, while consolidating and developing EDS expertise across plants on the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. We are currently seeking high potential candidates to join us as Engineering Project Leader, reporting directly to the area Team Manager.

Position Mission: Responsible for leading and coordinating engineering activities for assigned EDS programs, serving as the primary technical interface between the customer, engineering, manufacturing, and project teams. Ensures timely delivery of engineering solutions, release of high-quality designs, successful product launches, and achievement of program objectives in terms of quality, cost, and timing.

Main tasks & responsibilities (organize by topics):

• Project & Portfolio Leadership

  Lead engineering program activities, acting as the main technical interface with customers and coordinating engineering deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.

  Manage and coordinate EDS design development, engineering changes, design reviews, and technical issue resolution to ensure quality and on-time release.

  Drive cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, suppliers and project teams to ensure successful implementation of product and process changes.

  Support prototype, pre-production and launch activities, ensuring build readiness, issue resolution and alignment with program timing plans.

  Monitor program risks, opportunities, costs and engineering status, providing regular updates and recommendations to Program Management.

  Ensure compliance with engineering processes, quality standards and Design for Manufacturing requirements while promoting continuous improvement initiatives.

  Plan, facilitate and track engineering functional and cross-functional reviews, ensuring completion of deliverables and adherence to program milestones.

• Team Management & Capability Development

  Interact and collaborate with various stakeholders including customers (OEMs), CSC and manufacturing plants.

  Ensure effective information sharing among department members and cross-functional teams.

  Promote improvement activities related to engineering product development and definition.

  Promote team development, continuous improvement and consistent application of project management best practices.

• Business & Resource Management

  Perform administrative tasks to control the complete engineering process and workflow.

  Monitor and report project progress, risks and issues, escalating where necessary.

  Ensure adherence to agreed deadlines with customers and internal stakeholders.

  Contribute to project acquisition processes by providing accurate planning, risk assessment and resource insights.

Requirements:

• Academic Background

  University degree in Engineering or Project Management.

• Technical Skills

  Good knowledge of GPMS and Product Development processes.

  Strong analytical background.

  Proficiency in MS Office; Microsoft Project is considered a strong plus.

• Languages

  Advanced English (spoken and written) and/or German.

• Soft Skills

  Leadership skills with ability to guide and develop a multidisciplinary team.

  High attention to detail and accuracy.

  Excellent communication, moderation and analytical skills.

  Dynamism, resilience and self‑discipline.

  Strong time‑management and team‑working skills.

  Availability to travel if required.

What do we have to offer?

At Yazaki, we provide a range of benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth, including flexible working arrangements and opportunities for continuous learning.

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