Lighting Product Technical Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Deliver on time technical outcomes respecting engineering gates milestones and established budget This includes:
• Accountable for the whole scope of technical activities in a project
• Lead and synchronize R&D contributors
- disciplines, for project targets achievement
• Structures and assigns tasks to disciplines according to customer and project need
• First technical contact of the project internally & externally
• Control and Monitor R&D effort & costs. Strict control on Engineering Change Requests
• Supervise R&D schedules in the project
• Proactively control of technical project risks
• Work on problem solving, focused on root cause analysis to find effective solutions
• Accountable for technical issues escalation in the project and report progress in action plan
• Arbitrating technical solutions with Discipline contributors when necessary General Responsibilities
• Act as the first technical contact of the project internally & externally.
• Interface with the customer for the R&D subjects of the project, break down and cascade internally customer requests and needs.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of components for product development.
• Ensure product development is completed within the defined budget, meeting the highest quality standards and design robustness.
• Ensure the implementation and integration of standardized platform solutions within the project.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, implementing active resolution plans.
• Organize reviews and technical meetings, addressing key issues and ensuring alignment between stakeholders.
• Monitor all topics from DRs, define action plans and ensure no late resolution.
• Work on problem solving, with the support of the disciplines, monitor the progress and ensure no late resolution.
• Report progress and escalate critical issues to the Project Manager or R&D Manager as required.
• Adhere to the specified development processes to ensure compliance with organizational (PDP, CPM, …) and industry standards (ASPICE, …). Deliverables:
• Organize, manage, control and monitor R&D deliverables per milestone according to PDP and CLPP with disciplines.
• Prepare deliverables reviews with Management on the required milestones (Raise Design Review, TMM, Engineering Gates Reviews). Product Management:
• Manage the Bill of Material and associated product cost: ask for DtC activity if deviation to respect BOM cost target.
• Applies Standardization rules, exceptionally will request de-standardizations based on sound justifications. Budget R&D
• Responsible for the R&D detailed budgeting.
• Contribute to identifying R&D needs, including resources, equipment, and investments required for successful project execution for CAAV.
• Responsible for budgeted R&D hours approved in CAAV/Budget and/or IAR.
• Monitor and track R&D hours and EBOM baseline, ensuring alignment with CAAV/Budget along the project, developing "back-on-track" plans if deviations occur.
• Identify and document Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as needed during the project lifecycle.
• Ensure the consolidation and communicate their impacts to the PM.
• No work on change implementation should proceed unless the additional budget is approved by PMC and updated in STR.
• Conduct monthly forecasts to estimate remaining work and ensure alignment with CAAV/Budget through the PRCL milestone. Planification:
• Develop and manage the L2 schedule, ensuring R&D activities align with key customer and organizational milestones.
• Develop a detailed breakdown of R&D activities to meet project milestones and align with the overall schedule. R&D Contributor Management:
• Daily management of 1st level R&D contributors
- disciplines dedicated to the project, assign to them the work packages and tasks needed, according to project needs and ensure timely delivery of assigned tasks.
• Lead weekly R&D meetings with all contributors, focusing on key issues such as the SLI (Single List of Issues), schedule critical paths, and budget management. Documented discussions with clear meeting minutes.
• Ensure synchronization between disciplines by coordinating internal milestones and maintaining alignment across teams.
• Facilitate and arbitrate technical solutions in collaboration with discipline contributors when required.
• Conduct regular reviews with relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment between project needs, resource availability, and deliverable timelines.
• Manage his/her team: continuous team animation, perform annual appraisals, establish objectives, ….
• Competencies Evaluation & Identify gaps, define and implement the proper action plan (training plan or others).
• Responsible for training plan achievement on his/her team.
• Perform Weekly One On One R&D Meeting.
• Participate with the team on problem solving if needed and to be focused on crucial corrective actions follow up till closure as planned.