Advanced Development Technical Engineer

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Valeo Thermal Systems

Skawina’s engine cooling plant is the largest and oldest Valeo site in Poland. The plant designs and manufactures the latest generation of innovative heat exchangers, i.e., engine coolers, oil coolers, air turbocharger coolers, air-conditioning and complete engine cooling systems (cooling modules), which in addition to their basic functions allow to reduce fuel consumption and emissions of harmful substances including carbon dioxide.

Currently for our entity Valeo Power Division - Heat Pump Module in Skawina we recruit an Advanced Development Technical Engineer.

Mission:

• Develop Heat Pump Modules (Coolant and Refrigerant side) and components like Multiway coolant valves and pumps

• Provides technical guidance to the Project Team in his/her expertise field(s)

• Solves and overcomes blocking issues in innovation by proposing new ideas providing the relevant analysis & justification, etc… in the frame of his/her work-package

• Develops and explains solution(s) selection based on multi-criteria decision matrix

• Identifies and proposes optimization potential on existing products

• Participates to ensure smooth and effective transfer of innovative projects to business when decided 

• Capitalizes the know-how (write state of the art synthesis, technical guidance, procedures, …) 

• Cross-fertilizes knowledge, developed during R&I project, across Division/PG’s/PLs

• Deals with external partners (Technology providers, labs, start-ups): assesses partners’ know-how/technologies and potential for Valeo in his/her field(s) of expertise. Develops proximity links with existing and potential new partners to investigate and analyze their technological roadmaps

• Manages the R&D internal contributors with the Disciplines Department (calculation, testing facilities, etc.), checks alignment between needs and availabilities and resources

• Write IDMs to formalize innovative ideas and proposes mining strategy when relevant

• Analyzes competitors ‘products and patents to assess and select innovative solutions

• Promote chosen definition in front of customer

The ideal candidate will have:

• Technical background in mechanics, thermodynamics

• 4 years’ experience in the automotive/aerospace industry

• Fluency in English

• Very good communication skills

• Ability to find the right solution to achieve technical and economic targets

• Ability to work independently in multi-faceted issues

• Ability to manage challenging and diverse issues

We can offer you:

• Employment in an international production company with high quality standards of work, a leading multinational hightech automotive supplier;

• Attractive working conditions and benefits: possibility to work remotely, participation in internal and external trainings, subsidies for Medicover Benefits cafeteria (including Medicover Sport card), additional health and life insurance, private medical care (Medicover), Employee Retirement Program (PPE) and other social benefits.

Valeo works to promote diversity in all its forms (gender, disability, social and cultural, generational) through local policies and actions, mentoring and training programs, networks and partnerships.

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Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com