Chief Engineer– Automotive Lighting
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Chief Engineer– Automotive Lighting
Location:
Northville, USA
FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. We are a global market leader in automotive technologies, with over 157,000 employees worldwide and used to generate adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2023.
YOUR TASKSFORVIA‑HELLA is seeking a dynamic and experienced Lighting Chief Engineer. The focus of this role will be to work with our OEM partners and development teams to drive Mechanical, Optical, and electronic development for our lamp programs.
Daily Responsibilities- Evaluating technical customer product requirements
- Steering the creation of product system requirement specification based on the product use‑cases
- Act as an intermediary between our OEM and product engineers to create alignment in a number of domains (subsystems, modules, definition and validation of interface specifications, requirements, system integration, and team collaboration agreements)
- Managing the product test strategy in alignment with system integration planning
- 5+ years experience conducting automotive lighting development
- Minimum of 3 fully designed lamps from RFQ to production
- Experience / knowledge in multiple lighting engineering areas (mechanical, optical, electronics)
- Experience working with OEMs at a high level for current program development
- Out‑of‑the‑box problem‑solving abilities
- Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
- Industry‑leading health benefits program
- Lucrative PTO policy
- Competitive 401K matching
- Extensive career and training opportunities
- Annual Bonuses
- On‑campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
- Team and company‑wide events
- And much more!
Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all employees.
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req
17202.
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