ECU Project Leader / Design Leader

Key Responsibilities** _Innovation & Concept Leadership_ - Lead the creation and maturation of next-generation ECU and system concepts for future mobility and safety applications. - Define product vision, technology roadmaps, concept architectures, and development strategies. - Drive technology selection, proof-of-concept activities, feasibility studies, and innovation initiatives. - Translate emerging customer needs, market trends, competitive benchmarks, and regulatory requirements into future product concepts. - Identify technology gaps _System & Platform Strategy_ - Define scalable platform concepts capable of supporting multiple future customer applications. - Drive system-level thinking and ensure coherence between product vision, architecture, functionality, and business objectives. - Lead trade-off analyses involving performance, safety, cybersecurity, cost, scalability, and technology readiness. - Collaborate with system leadership to ensure alignment between concept development activities and long-term product strategies. _Global Leadership & Alignment_ - Lead and influence globally distributed engineering teams located across Europe, North America, and Asia. - Build strong alignment across engineering disciplines, technology domains, and organizational boundaries. - Create a shared vision and ensure all stakeholders understand priorities, objectives, assumptions, and technical direction. - Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and technical excellence. - Drive decision-making in complex environments where requirements and solutions may still be evolving. _Collaboration & Stakeholder Management_ - Act as a key interface between innovation teams, system architects, customers, suppliers, and business leaders. - Facilitate alignment between strategic objectives and technical development activities. - Support customer engagements, innovation workshops, technology demonstrations, and concept reviews. - Build strong partnerships with global engineering centers and external technology providers. _Communication, Reporting & Visibility_ - Ensure clear, structured, and timely communication of project vision, progress, risks, decisions, and key achievements to stakeholders at all levels. - Provide regular reporting and executive-level visibility on concept maturity, roadmap status, technology readiness, and alignment with future product milestones up to SOP. - Promote transparency across global teams by maintaining consistent communication channels, decision records, and alignment forums. _Leadership & Team Development_ - Provide technical and organizational leadership for international project teams. - Coach and mentor engineers and technical leaders. - Promote a high-performance culture focused on ownership, execution excellence, and continuous learning. - Drive cross-functional collaboration while maintaining focus on common business and technology objectives. Guarentee alignment of global teams around a common technology roadmap and product vision. _Required Qualifications_ - A degree in Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Embedded Systems, or similar. - Significant experience within a Tier-1 automotive supplier (highly preferred) or OEM environment. - Experience in safety-critical automotive systems like EPS and chassis related function is a big plus. - Proven experience leading advanced engineering, concept development, or innovation programs. - Strong background in leading automotive electronics systems and ECU development (HW, SW, FuSa and all sub domains) - Demonstrated ability to lead globally distributed teams and influence stakeholders across multiple organizations. - Strategic mindset combined with strong technical credibility. - Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. _Preferred_ - Knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO 21434, and ASPICE. - Experience defining platforms, architectures, or next-generation product concepts. - Experience working on pre-RFQ, innovation, research, or advanced development activities. 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