Process Launch Management Engineer

Job description:

Your next career opportunity with our organization starts here!

Embarking on a new role within Marelli means taking on new challenges and seizing the opportunity to make a bigger, better, bolder impact!

We’re pioneers of the future of mobility. Our story is built on innovation and manufacturing excellence. Every day, we drive change and co-create what comes next. Our purpose is simple yet ambitious: "Let's push the boundaries together. We aspire to shape future mobility dreams and turn them into reality.”

Joining the Marelli Electronics team means becoming a part of something bigger, a place where you can explore your potential, pioneer innovation.

As a global yet fast-evolving company, we are always looking to grow and evolve our talents.

About the Position:

We are looking for a Process Launch Management Engineer to join the Electronics team, reporting directly to the Electronics Process Launch Management Manager.

This position is based at our office in Corbetta (Milano, IT).

As the Process Launch Management Engineer at Marelli, you will be responsible to coordinate and validate offers and new product launch activities, securing simultaneous engineering and manufacturing standards application, capex optimization and re-use, removing roadblocks and assuring a silent launch trough continuous monitoring of the project status, achieving target for the cost, quality and time to market.

Your Responsibilities will be:

• Be the first reference of the Division in terms of Process Launch Management for any Manufacturing related task activation.

• Be the reference between Plant Process Launch Management and Product Development team securing offer activation and delivery, simultaneous engineering and standards application.

• First manufacturing reference for RFI (Request For Information)/RFQ (Request for Quotation) kick off with scope to confirm production site and local plant PLM nomination, becoming also direct coordinator for multi plant offers and industrialization.

• Validate final plant industrial offers in reference to RFI/RFQ, securing new capex avoidance, equipment re-use and best manufacturing standard solutions.

• Monitoring and first reporting of manufacturing needs/risks (capex, areas, saturations, etc) based on new opportunities, securing further study deployment onsite and with central ELS AME (Advanced Manufacturing Engineering).

• Monitoring and reporting of process milestones, process readiness and baseline process KPIs progress.

• Monitoring and reporting of critical upcoming situations to secure product and process development roadblock avoidance.

• First step of escalation support to secure blocking point resolution.

• Monitoring and reporting of plant PLM training gaps, resources need, structure gaps in reference to the current manufacturing organization.

• Guarantee online and/or onsite support for any relevant blocking points or event at risk, securing the right escalation level for a silent launch.

• Ensure compliance with customer requirements and specifications, internal norms, procedures and function guidelines.

• Monitoring, support and reporting of the specific manufacturing KDs (Key Deliverables); supporting implementation to ensure gates approval.

• Support the project management tasks and the plant for the product change requests, mitigating quality, cost and timing impact, continuous improvement and VAVE (Value Analysis/Value Effectiveness) activities.

What Qualifications you will bring:

• Engineering degree

• 5 years of relevant experience

• Strong understanding of production processes

• Project management and project governance Tool knowledge

• Problem solving approach and analytic tools and methodologies (e.g. FMEA, FTA)

• Industrial KPI’s (OEE, CT, FTQ) knowledge

• Deep knowledge of IATF16949 requirements, related tools (FMEA, PPAP, SPC, APQP…) and their application

• Good planning and analytical skills

• Fluent written and spoken English

Other skills that we would welcome:

• Experience with leading inter-functional team (Engineering and Manufacturing)

• Strong capability to effectively manage relationships with peers, subordinates, upper management, customers, partners, suppliers.

• Expierience in the automotive or electronics industry.

Expectations from you in this position:

• Willingness to travel (20%)

• Ability to translate business needs into strategic action

• Drive results, accountability, and ability to enter and solve conflictual situations

• Awareness, prioritization and front-loading orientation

• Act as a leader, promoting collaboration and team working.

What does this position offer you:

• Fast-paced yet supportive and high-performing international team with an inspiring ambition to transform the future of mobility.

• Support in onboarding and further training that will set you up with Marelli's speed.

• A hybrid work model, helping you to achieve work-life balance-combining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful co-creation time in the office.

Annual salary: €50,000 - 55,000 gross, based on experience. Variable compensation: annual bonus. Benefits: canteen.

The salary range may vary according to seniority and experience.

Inquadramento: B3 CCNL Metalmeccanico.

Take the next step:

**Together, we will drive the world towards a safer, greener, and better-connected future. ** Are you ready to make your mark, shape the future of the automotive industry, and drive the growth of the Electronics business?

Talk to us! To apply, submit your application via Marelli Website, or LinkedIn.

**About Us: ** Marelli is one of the world’s leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector, with a strong and established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence. Our goal is to change the future of mobility by working with our customers and partners to create a safer, greener, and more connected world.

Our team supplies all major automotive manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and North and South America and the top racing teams in motorsport world championships. Our technology is purpose-driven and meticulously designed to deliver tangible value that truly matters to our customers.

Our business areas are automotive lighting and sensing, thermal solutions, electronics, green technology solutions, interior experience, propulsion solutions (e-powertrain and powertrain), ride dynamics, motorsport, and aftermarket business.

Within the walls of Marelli, we believe in enabling people to do their best work. Our cultural attributes - Drive Results, Accountable, Entrepreneurial, Inclusive, Innovative, and Aware - are the cornerstones of a new Marelli culture. Be part of it!

At Marelli, we believe in the importance of diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to nurturing talent in our diverse environment, and we take pride in our various employee resource groups, such as Marelli Women, Brains & Hearts Wellbeing, All Cultures, and Marelli's Rainbow. We believe these groups foster creativity and innovation through the unique perspectives of a multicultural community.