At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. 

Job Overview

Would you like to contribute to the development of tomorrow's electric vehicles? Are you looking for a professional challenge where you can apply both your technical creativity and your passion for sustainable mobility? 

Then this unique position as Senior Manager Engineering in our Automotive division could be just the right thing for you! 

As the leader of an engineering department, you will lead a team of managers and product developers that design and optimize connectors to ensure the power supply for the electric vehicles of tomorrow. You will drive solutions for a leading European OEM to meet future requirements for current-carrying capacity, mechanical robustness, and automation capability, helping to drive the advancement of electromobility. We are looking for open-minded, flexible, and communicative employees. You will work in a highly dynamic, diverse, and interconnected environment, closely collaborating with your customer. 

In this role, it is crucial to have both solid technical knowledge and strong leadership and management skills to ensure the successful development and market launch of innovative connector solutions. 
 

Your tasks: Managing the engineering department that is responsible for the technical project management and the development of high and low voltage connectors within Customer Engineering  Monitoring and controlling all development tasks within the department, including planning and allocating technical capacities and priorities to ensure adherence to schedules and budgets  Measuring and analyzing the department's performance against defined key performance indicators and regularly reporting to higher management  Leading a team of engineers and managers and being responsible for their professional and personal development. This includes setting goals, performance evaluation, and providing training and development opportunities  Collaborating with customers to understand their requirements and offer tailored solutions. This involves participating in customer meetings, answering technical questions, and supporting the sales team in preparing offers  Interdisciplinary collaboration with other areas such as production, sales and purchasing to ensure smooth cooperation, communication and leverage synergies  Close collaboration and coordination with technical managers in other regions and countries for optimal utilization of resources, knowledge and equipment  Developing long-term development strategies to ensure our connectors meet current and future market requirements. This includes analyzing trends, competitors and customer needs 

 

Your profile: 

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field  Minimum 10 years of manager experience in leading and developing a team of Product Development Engineers.  Profound experience in product development of electromechanical components in the automotive industry  Proficiency in working on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.  High level of personal responsibility, flexibility and work in a dynamic project environment and under time pressure  Determine best course of action to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems  Good commercial understanding  Strong understanding of products, technical processes, operations and logistics  Experience in the areas of injection molding, stamping, bending and material technology as well as connection technology, manufacturing technology and automated assembly  Capability of creative, analytical and structured thinking with the ability to execute on priorities  Capability to build highly motivated teams  Excellent leadership skills  Excellent relationship and communication skills for working in an international environment, including very good English language skills 

 

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ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

 

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!

•    Competitive Salary Package
•    Performance-Based Bonus Plans
•    Health and Wellness Incentives
•    Employee Stock Purchase Program
•    Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
•    Employee Resource Group

 

Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.