Engineering Leader

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head‑quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex‑change (ticker symbol AUTN).

• Coordinate Plant Process Engineering team.
• Ensures the monitoring/management of production and OCU capacity file.
• Manages PE Tasks for new programs locally.
• Coordinates local Capex / MOVE management.
• Participation in RFQ processes for new business.

• Support and report to the Plant Manager in managing Plant process engineering operations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry standards, and promote Autoneum values and behaviours.
• Define department roadmaps and APS improvement plans to achieve strategic objectives.
• Lead, train, and develop the PE team, fostering a continuous improvement culture.
• Plan and allocate PE resources for new programs, projects, and special initiatives.
• Manage MOVE and OPEX budgets, coordinating tooling and modifications in serial production in minor change.
• Responsible to manage capital expenditures (CAPEX) as per approved budget excluding (project capex + project related plant capex and agreed special plant capex which will be led by PML’s).
• Responsible for plant layout, and support industrialization for new programs according to APS rules while maintaining EHS and quality compliance (IATF 16949:2016).
• Benchmark best practices, support innovation initiatives, technology development, and RFQ validation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an industrial company, preferably in the automotive components sector, process and plastic / textile / chemicals, within a multinational environment.
• Project management skills and leadership skills.
• Experience in new product introduction / launching activities.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written, minimum C1).

• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement oriented.
• Financial understanding.
• Good communication skills, team player and ability to work in functional networks.
• International mindset.
• Team player.

• ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD).
• MS Project and all other MS Office applications (Excel, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).