Process Specialist H/F

Mission, Roles and Responsibilities

Within your area of expertise, you develop, industrialize and optimize manufacturing processes (equipment & tools: welding, assembly, control) to ensure performance, quality and competitiveness of production systems. The process specialist oversees equipment and tools from concept definition to start of production for plants and suppliers across Europe.

1. Process Development : analyze and validate product/process feasibility; define manufacturing concepts (assembly, welding, forming) for machines, tools and jigs; contribute to a design‑to‑cost approach and ensure compliance with standards.
2. Industrialization : define equipment specifications and launch/lead RFQs; manage suppliers from design phase up to final validation worldwide, including all validation steps (functional, efficiency, HSE, ergonomics, process rules, etc.); define and ensure compliance with program targets (cost, quality, cycle time, …) and manage action plans to reach them with external and internal resources.
3. Production Launch : lead equipment installation and commissioning in plant(s) in Europe until full process validation; train plant teams and support start‑of‑production activities; contribute to achieving run‑@‑rate targets.
4. Continuous Improvement : optimize process performance (cycle time, OEE, cost, …); capitalize on and deploy best practices.

Your Profile and Competencies

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in manufacturing/Process engineering, automotive preferred.
• Strong mechanical and automation knowledge.
• Experience with design tools CATIA or SolidWorks (viewer).
• Ability to learn on the fly and work in shop‑floor environments.
• Effective communication in English within a multicultural environment.
• Willingness to travel across Europe as required (approximately 30% to 60% of the time).