Engineering Project Lead (m/f/d)

Join the world leader in advanced energy storage solutions and be part of the success story of VARTA!

Your contribution:
We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our team and support pursuit engineering activities for our low voltage automotive energy storage systems. This customer-facing role requires a dynamic individual with experience in complex systems and the ability to manage multiple projects and customers simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary Energy Storage System engineering contact to the customer
• Coordinates with the Program Manager of the Product and supports them in meeting the milestones
• Lead pursuit engineering activities for automotive low voltage Lithium Ion batteries, Sodium Ion batteries, and super capacitors.
• Collaborate with automotive customers to understand their requirements and provide tailored solutions.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, requirements, and specifications.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Lead technical support and guidance to customers throughout early customer engagement through project award.
• Lead a cross functional engineering team including, systems, electronics, software, mechanical, modeling, and cells.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration of energy solutions.
• Conduct system-level analysis, modeling, or simulation to ensure compliance with customer requirements and automotive standards.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• University degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Fluency in both German and English
• Proven experience in systems engineering, particularly in the automotive industry.
• Strong understanding of low voltage Lithium Ion batteries, Sodium Ion batteries, and super capacitors, including electronics and software.
• Experience with complex systems and automotive customers.
• Experience with automotive Functional Safety, ISO26262
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to handle multiple project simultaneously.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills for effective customer interaction.
• Proficiency in system modeling and simulation tools.
• Knowledge of automotive standards and regulations.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in Project Management is desired

Benefits: What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brand (i.e. VARTA and OPTIMA), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement and sustainability.
• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our mobile work policy and company kindergarten.
• A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension program.
• Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.
• Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.
• Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.
• Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding a flat in location surrounding if applicable and depending on individual factors.

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About Clarios:

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).

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Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com.

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