Optical Lead Engineer (m/f/d)

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

With 40,500 team members located in 28 countries and with a 2022 revenue of €9,5 billion, Plastic Omnium is world leader in intelligent exterior systems, clean energy systems and customized complex modules.

Plastic Omnium offers high-end automotive lighting solutions that set new standards for vehicle design in terms of styling, functionality, and safety. The solutions allow for a wide range of design freedom, advanced services, and driving assistance. The highly innovative product portfolio makes travel experiences safer, greener, and more appealing.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

As a responsible company, Plastic Omnium pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

Resonsibilities

• Optical Lead Engineer is a member of a cross-functional project team. As a team member he/she is responsible for fulfillment of innovation project objectives in therms of optical module designs incl. simulations in the field of "optoelectronic lighting systems for applications in vehicle exteriors and interiors with special focus of ground and interior projection systems”

• You will be responsible for and manage the following main topics:

• Key person of innovation topics in terms of optical systems – define and lead optical system definitions

• Performs 3D CAD design for optical modules / optical parts of a lighting system following company and customers’ standards and specific customer requirements, legal requirements and CAE simulations.

• Prepares and performs presentations to customers and suppliers. Actively negotiates about solutions proposed to customers/suppliers with respect to interests and requirements of Plastic Omnium.

• Actively communicates with experts inside and outside of Plastic Omnium. Scouts for innovation opportunities, cost optimizations and actively participates in their implementation.

• Ensures technical tasks related to thermal, electronics, materials & technology, structural analysis and programming topics according to needs.

• To evaluate technical concepts, you will be part pre-development studies and projects in the field of innovation at Plastic Omnium Lighting with a strategic orientation in coordination with central departments and experts

• With constantly new challenges, you participate in our technological lead and help shape it

Requirements

• University degree (Bc. , Master or Dr.) in Optical Engineering/Physics
• Experience: Long term experience in light optics design and simulation (incl. Knowlege of related tools like Catia or LucidShape. In addition relevant know how in related component definition (sources, lences, mechanics)
• Expert knowledge: of automotive exterior lighting systems by knowing main technologies and key aspects
• Personality: Strong communication skills and persuasive skills on a technical level, as well as a confident demeanor, structured and independent way of working and customer affinity. Strong affinity to optical systems
• Also: Willingness to travel in Germany and abroad, very good written and spoken German and English skills

Corporate Social Responsibility at Plastic Omnium is approached in a highly active manner, with special attention given to diversity and equality within its teams. Plastic Omnium is committed to treating all job applications equally.