Technical Leader - Product Development

## Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

## Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Faurecia Clarion Electronics (FCE) is seeking an experienced  Product Development Lead to drive the end-to-end technical delivery of automotive electronic products and platforms from RFQ through development, industrialization, launch, and series production support . The role serves as the primary technical interface with customers and leads cross-functional teams to achieve quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives.

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Roles & Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Program Delivery

- Lead product development activities across RFQ, design, validation, industrialization, launch, and serial-life support.
- Own technical plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and engineering readiness.
- Coordinate System, Software, Hardware, Mechanical, Validation, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, Industrialization, and Manufacturing teams.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

- Act as the primary technical contact for customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
- Lead technical reviews, requirement clarifications, issue resolution, and technical negotiations.
- Drive alignment on priorities, risks, assumptions, and technical decisions.

Requirements, Integration & Validation Governance

- Ensure requirements are analyzed, allocated, traced, implemented, and validated.
- Drive consistency across architecture, design, verification, validation, safety, and cybersecurity.
- Monitor integration maturity, testing progress, defects, and technical debt.

Quality, Risk & Change Management

- Identify and mitigate technical risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Lead impact assessments for engineering changes, customer requests, and component updates.
- Ensure compliance with quality processes, configuration management, and root-cause analysis methodologies.

Industrialization & Production Support

- Support DFM, production readiness, pilot builds, launch activities, and manufacturing issue resolution.
- Coordinate responses to field issues, supplier changes, software releases, and component obsolescence.

Budget, Resource & Performance Management

- Monitor engineering budgets, resource utilization, forecasts, and technical KPIs.
- Support capacity planning, recovery actions, and executive status reporting.
- Maintain dashboards covering schedule, scope, risks, defects, resources, and costs.

## Your profile and competencies to succeed

## Qualifications

- BE/B.Tech in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline .

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Experience Required

- 12-14 years of automotive product development experience with strong technical leadership exposure.
- Experience leading complex automotive electronics programs through RFQ, development, validation, industrialization, launch, and customer delivery .
- Experience in Cockpit Electronics, Infotainment, CDC, Displays, Clusters, Connectivity, and Camera-based systems .
- Experience managing global engineering teams, suppliers, customer commitments, and large development programs.

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Key Technical Skills

- Automotive embedded systems lifecycle, systems engineering, requirements management, integration, validation, and release management.
- ASPICE processes and working knowledge of Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, Diagnostics, DFMEA, Change Management, and Quality Planning.
- Agile/Scrum and traditional development methodologies.
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Requirements Management, PLM, Configuration Management, and Defect Tracking Systems .
- Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear decisions, recovery plans, and customer communications.

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Mindset / Attitude

- Strong leadership, ownership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Customer-focused with strong execution and accountability.
- Analytical problem solver with a focus on quality, cost, risk, and delivery.

## What we can do for you

- At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
- We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
- We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
- We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
- We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
- Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

## Why join us

FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.

With over 137 500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide.

In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index.

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen. www.forvia.com