Sr. Product Engineer

 Req ID 65536 Qingdao, China
     

Senior Product Engineer

Reports to:  Application Engineering Manager Friction materials RoW

Located: FMG Qingdao

Key purpose: Provide top level engineering expertise to achieve ZF business growth with friction materials in AP

Job Family Engineering

Main accountabilities, responsibilities and deliverables

12. Defines & drives regional application engineering of friction materials in alignment with Business line, regional needs and Global Friction material Engineering.
13. Supports Regional Sales and Marketing of ZF Aftermarket in AP.
14. Ensure product application engineering excellence and efficiency within regional ZF Aftermarket in AP.
15. Drives friction material engineering release process from external suppliers in AP.
16. Ensure the execution of product releases (NPI) in time, in quality and in budget.
17. Build up and maintain working network within the regional ENG community.
18. Supports production and process engineering in the FMG plant in Qingdao.
19. Ensure product validation excellence and efficiency within Aftermarket.
20. Define and build up team/infrastructure to ensure to support growth in AP

Key figures

12. 50 NPI annual released TRW brand
13. 50 NPI annual released 2nd line brands
14. 2 friction materials annual assessment
15. 1 annual benchmark of AP friction products.

Key Performance Indicators

12. 1st KPI: annual number of NPI >100
13. 2nd KPI: Speed-to-Market STM < 250 days

Connection into ZF Group

12. Global Friction material Engineering
13. Regional CatMan
14. Regional purchasing
15. Regional Quality

Required skills and experience / main competencies

12. Technical Expertise: Profound knowledge of friction materials, tribology, material science, and manufacturing processes related to braking systems. Familiarity with friction materials' behavior under different conditions is crucial. A minimum of 5 years of experience in the friction industry.
13. Research and Development Skills: Ability to conduct research, develop, and test new friction materials, formulations, and technologies. Strong problem-solving skills to address challenges related to friction, wear, and performance.
14. Product Development: In-depth understanding of brake system components, ability to design and develop effective friction materials that meet performance, safety, and durability requirements.
15. Communication Skills Internal:  Ability to communicate with FMG Spain team and local engineering team to drive the engineering topics. Ability to provide technical trainings to internal stakeholders like CatMan sales, purchasing etc.
16. Communication Skills External: Ability to support on technical trainings or communicate with customers in APAC market (China & RoAP) on the technical related questions, like noise, dust and other friction related question.
17. Soft Skills:

18. Good Problem solving skills;

    Good Communication & Coordination Skills;

    Thoughts of Driving for results;

    Good ability on Time Management;

    Strong ability of analysis;

    Excellent Team work ability;

    Good skills in Conflict Management

     

19. Education Requirements

20. Bachelor’s degree or above in Manufacturing /Automotive/Mechanical Engineering related majors is required

     

21. Work Language Requirements:
22. Chinese
23. Fluent English both in Written and spoken

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Be part of our ZF team as Sr. Product Engineer and apply now!

Contact

Yingjun Guo

+86 21 61 211869