Lighting Product Architect

In Chrzanów Site we focus on developing and manufacturing lighting systems for passenger cars. These products have a high level of technology content such as LED, electronics, optics as well as a very attractive styling.The main manufacturing processes such as metallization, assembly and plastic injection including multicomponent and multi-color injections are highly advanced. Valeo constantly innovates to improve the product performance, comfort and safety.

Valeo provides exceptional employee conditions and develops talents throughout all levels of organisation. We offer our employees opportunities to develop their potential, to reach their career development goals and to bring their contribution to technological innovations in the automotive industry.

Location: Valeo Lighting Systems – Lighting Development Center, Chrzanów near Kraków.

Your Role

• Represent VALEO for the definition of product architecture (mechanical, optical, electronic), for a product line or a customer;
• Support the response to customer requests for proposals in the definition of the technical solution and the development effort;
• Identify and understand explicit and implicit product requirements;
• Propose and evaluate product architecture concepts (mechanical, optical, electronic) that meet the needs, while promoting the reuse of already available product platforms;
• Formalize the respect of the customer's requirements in conformity matrices;
• Carry out the functional analysis of the product;
• Write product specifications, requirements management and traceability;
• Detailed design of the product architecture;
• Definition of the functional architecture;
• Specifications (static, dynamic) of functions;
• Allocation of functions on the physical architecture;
• Definition and specification of interfaces between product components;
• Specification of product component requirements and traceability to product requirements;
• Analyze the impacts on the architecture, performances... of the modifications during the development;
• Respect the ASPICE development process (mainly SYS2 and SYS3);
• Contribute to the definition of standards and best practices in the network of product architects;
• Execute design reviews according to the VALEO standard;
• Carry out a technology watch for a product line or a customer, anticipate the development needs of the platforms;
• Apply, communicate and ensure compliance with Environmental, Safety and Security procedures and best practices.
  
  

About You

• With an Engineering degree or a Master's degree, you have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the field of product design and you master the methods of systems engineering, preferably in the automotive sector;
• During these years, you have developed multidisciplinary skills allowing you to evolve in a multi-field context (mechanics, optics, electronics), you are at ease in communication and able to develop relationships with the customer;
• Recognized for your rigor, your leadership and your autonomy, you have evolved in an international environment which allows you to master English fluently.
  
  

What Can We Offer You

• Opportunity to create completely new Development Center;
• International training program;
• Possibility to work with innovative automotive technologies;
• Possibility of professional development in an international environment;
• Competitive salary based on competencies and experience;
• Stable employment under a permanent contract;
• Attractive benefits’ package;
• Access to tools, systems and methodologies used according to the highest automotive standards.
  
  

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.

Join us and lead tech innovation for new lighting solutions and safer roads!