About this role

Your Key Responsibilities

- Mission:

1) Drive business acquisition activities to achieve the target order intake.

- 2) Take the lead in managing and executing the project.

- 3) Build and maintain customer and BU satisfaction and trust by acting as a valueadded interface between global teams and JOEMs/Tier 1.

- Scope of Responsibilities:

1) Most phases of the product lifecycle, including advanced development, project
acquisition activities, application development for mass production and change
management after series production.

- 2) A wide range of sensor products within the BU Gas Sensors (in addition to internal
combustion powertrain products, electric powertrains and vehicle acess as well).

- 3) System related discussion with customer for engine and exhaust controls.

Your Qualifications

- Graduate Degree in Software Engineering, Natural Science, Computer Science

- 3 to 5 years

- -Project management skill (selected skills for local project management)

- Technical knowledge for automotive engine system, exhaust system and sensors.
--> Product Training will be planned : 1) On-site training at R&D sites in RBG & TLS, as
well as at production plants overseas, 2) Class room training in Japan, 3) On the job
training

- Development process : JOEMs process/guideline (and IATF16949)

- Development process, Internal : Product Development Process, Management Handbook and Governance Framework.
--> Awareness training will be planned.

- Design review tool : DRBFM, FMEA, FTA, etc.

- Lauguage : Native level in Japanese and business level in English

- Communication/negotiation skills with customer and internal stakefolders

- Ability to build network with counterparts in Schaeffler Group

- University graduate (engineering)

- PC skills (office applications)

- Able to travel both domestic, international

Tasks

- Project Management

Lead and execute the development project to series production safely, and the change management of series production products in line with planning

- Drive projects by respecting and demonstrating teamwork and proactively acting for one another

- Application Engineering

Support of application development in JOEMs in "advanced" and "series production" development

- Understand customer requirements and BU products and define specifications/drawings through collaboration and negotiation with customers and BU global team overseas

- Execute technical meetings and design reviews, and complete projects in line with planningSupport for customer test campaigns , such as sample delivery, parts/ data analysis, on site testing.

- Support for quality team by problem solving from engineering point of view

- Keep enhancing competency and provide support to the team by sharing the knowledge, methodologies and best practice

- New Business Acquisition

Support business acquisition through requirements clarification & technical presentation

- Acquire info and report, such as customer voice/expectations, competitors’ info, customer/market tech trends, etc.

- Clearly define the conditions for increasing the probability of winning business and communicate them clearly to the BU.Report/CommunicationDrive projects communicate regularly with direct supervisor, and other global and local teams.

- Drive projects having an interaction with other functions in the organizationEscalate in a timely and clear mannerTake proactive actions to execute projects and/or win businessPursue effective ways to gain customer and BU understanding

- Create and encourage an open team-oriented working culture and environment based on mutual trust and respect

- Customer Relationship

Assure voice of Japan market is heard in BU in clear way

- Drive projects having an interaction with customers to establish trust

- Drive global teams with clear expectations and voice from customers to get expected feedback

- Demonstrate value-added solutions in the position who knows both customers and BU