Join the world leader in advanced energy storage solutions and be part of the success story of VARTA® At Clarios, we’re powering today, into tomorrow. Your contribution: Develop platform system solutions and components for low voltage energy storage and conversion system products such as lithium-ion batteries. Develop a set of core elements (cells, HW modules, SW blocks, mechanical design principles, …), mutually aligned to allow realization of products in different product lines. Deliver system components sufficiently mature to be used as building blocks for OEM applications in subsequent application projects. Ensure system solutions, components, and engineering work to meet timing, product cost, development cost, and manufacturability targets. Key responsibilities: Matrix leads and drives the multidisciplinary product engineering team to achieve the technical/functional project targets, bill of material (BoM), project timing and industrialization targets. Ensures the achievement of the required product maturity (for example, technology readiness level) over the product life cycle. Interfaces with adjacent functions like application engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality and commercial team. Organizes cross functional team meetings and drives agenda. Defines, tracks, maintains and executes a platform components roadmap in alignment with stakeholders from the business and application engineering side. Prepares technical decision options as input for the change control board and for management escalation. Plans technical work packages (content/schedule/quality) according to the overall roadmap. Responsible for sample planning and adherence to engineering build management and sample release. Act as manufacturing interface for successful realization of the sample builds. Responsible to release the Engineering Documentation to the manufacturing plants to be able to perform sample builds. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited institution required. Solid years’ experience of project execution experience including product launch. Professional experience in automotive system, electronics and software product development. Professional experience in the development of automotive battery systems or x-in-1 electrification integration products preferred. Domain knowledge in automotive electronics, software and mechanical systems. Strong project management skills and experience with cross-disciplinary functional leadership (without formal authority). Experience in agile development is a plus. Ability to work in and with a global team and to lead a project team remotely. Very good written and oral communication skills in English (German is a plus). Willingness to travel up to 30%. Benefits: As a technology leader with our strong VARTA brand, Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us: Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international future-oriented environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement and sustainability. Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our above average number of vacation days, mobile work policy and company kindergarten. A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension scheme. Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs. Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike and use public transportation subsidized by Clarios (Job Ticket). Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally. Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding a flat in location surrounding if appliable and depending on individual factors. You want to learn more about the position and our EMEA region? Check out our regional page and get in touch with our recruiting team. LI-EC1 About Clarios: Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. Clarios is a Brookfield portfolio company. You can find more information here (PDF). To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs. Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email Special.AccommodationsClarios.com. A Note to Job Applicants : please be aware of scams being perpetrated through the Internet and social media platforms. Clarios will never require a job applicant to pay money as part of the application or hiring process.