Responsable R&D Power Supply - Data Center & BESS H/F

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.

Join our teams committed to making mobility greener!

At the heart of electrification, Valeo develops the latest innovations and best technologies meeting the needs of the electric mobility market. Valeo’s Valeo Power Division combines expertise in thermal energy management and powertrain systems, reducing pollutant emissions and maximizing vehicle autonomy.

Valeo’s Site located in Cergy, France, is Valeo’s Power Division Headquarters. It employs over 800 people working on the development of electric powertrain systems (inverter, onboard charger, etc.).

As part of Valeo’s strategic expansion into the data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) markets, we are recruiting our future Power Supply R&D Manager M/F.

As the leader of the technical and budgetary aspects of R&D for our power conversion and distribution solutions, you will define the product roadmap, drive innovation (PoC), and ensure operational excellence in development efforts worldwide.

Your responsibilities : 

• Analyze market needs, technology trends, and the competition to define Valeo’s product portfolio
• Develop a technology roadmap aligned with regional business opportunities
• Oversee the full product lifecycle: specifications, design, validation, homologation, and certification
• Support regional teams on requests for quotes (RFQs) to ensure technical feasibility, competitiveness, and optimal design
• Work closely with engineering disciplines and platforms to resolve technical issues
• Identify disruptive concepts and conduct initial Proof of Concept (PoC) tests with target customers (AI providers, hyperscalers, BESS integrators)
• Optimize development costs and timelines: standardize specifications, reuse technical building blocks, implement “make or buy” strategies (in collaboration with Procurement), and utilize advanced simulation tools
• Ensure the protection of intellectual property
• Build and manage the overall R&D budget dedicated to power supply solutions
• Lead and develop R&D teams, ensuring the right mix of skills, tools, and continuous improvement processes

About you : 

You hold a master’s degree (Bac+5) in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Complex Systems, and have at least 6 years of R&D experience on projects related to data centers or BESS.

You have developed strong skills in electrical architectures (AC-DC, DC-DC), power distribution, and thermal integration. You have proven experience in managing R&D projects, including budget management and team leadership.

You are proficient in industrial product development processes (specification, validation, certification) and intellectual property management.

Recognized for your leadership and interpersonal skills, you thrive in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.

You are fluent in English.

Employee Benefits :

• Employee shareholding plan, Action Logement Services (financial support for housing)
• Social and Economic Committee (CSE) : holidays, social and cultural activities
• Ability to work from home (up to 2 days per week)
• Company restaurant

Why Valeo ?

• To join a top tech company shaping tomorrow’s automotive industry
• To explore national and international career mobility opportunities 
• To support the development of greener, safer and smarter mobility

Valeo sees the diversity of its employees as a key asset across all of its businesses, in all its forms – including gender diversity, disability diversity, cultural diversity and intergenerational diversity.

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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