Sr. Product Engineer

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

• 定义并推动摩擦材料的区域应用工程，以符合业务线、区域需求和全球摩擦材料工程的要求

• Defines & drives regional application engineering of friction materials in alignment with Business line, regional needs and Global Friction material Engineering.

• 支持ZF售后市场在亚太地区的区域销售和市场营销。

• Supports Regional Sales and Marketing of ZF Aftermarket in AP.

• 确保ZF亚太售后区的产品应用工程的卓越性和效率。

• Ensure product application engineering excellence and efficiency within regional ZF Aftermarket in AP.

• 推动亚太地区外部供应商的摩擦材料工程发布流程。

• Drives friction material engineering release process from external suppliers in AP.

• 在区域工程社区内建立并维护工作网络。

• Build up and maintain working network within the regional ENG community.

• 支持青岛FMG工厂的生产和工艺工程。

• Supports production and process engineering in the FMG plant in Qingdao.

• 确保售后市场内的产品验证的卓越性和效率。

• Ensure product validation excellence and efficiency within Aftermarket.

• 定义并建立团队/基础设施，以确保支持亚太地区的增长。
• Define and build up team/infrastructure to ensure to support growth in AP
• 完成领导安排的其他事项
• Other assignments ordered by manager.

Key figures

• 50个 TRW NPI 每年 ; 50 NPI annual released TRW brand
• 50个 二线品牌 NPI 每年; 50 NPI annual released 2nd line brands
• 2个摩擦材料评估; 2 friction materials annual assessment
• 1 个 AP 摩擦产品对标; 1 annual benchmark of AP friction products.

• 摩擦材料年度评估Friction materials annual assessment
• 关键客户的培训Key Customer training.
• 亚太地区摩擦产品年度基准评估Annual benchmark of AP friction products
• HSE指标，零损失工作日事故率和持续改善 No lost working time injury and Complete CIP report

Connection into ZF Group

• Global Friction material Engineering
• Regional CatMan
• Regional purchasing
• Regional Quality

Required skills and experience / main competencies

• 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.
• 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.
• Product Development: In-depth understanding of brake system components, ability to design and develop effective friction materials that meet performance, safety, and durability requirements.
• 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.
• 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.

12. Soft Skills:

• 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

12. Education Requirements

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

12. Work Language Requirements:

• Chinese
• Fluent English both in Written and spoken