Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Mission
Describe the principal mission of the position 
Lead the dedicated platform simulation team from LCP and facilitate interaction with simulation engineer contributors
Responsible of the simulation plan of lighting controller platform from a performance, cost and planning
point of view.   
Lead the transversalisation of simulation competences for all simulation engineers associated to
the design validation of those products in the headlamp.

Responsibilities

Platform projects 
Referent for all mechanical simulation activities (Mechanical / Thermal / Rheology) for Lighting Controller Platform projects (P2, P1, P0), interface between project teams and simulation engineers 
On behalf of the R&D PTE/L, lead and synchronize all disciplines for thermal simulation process (System, HW, Mecha, Simulation, T&V…) and report to R&D PTE/L
Technical proposals from preliminary results (high competences expected on thermal with good electronic knowledge).
Participate in the anticipation of risks and define the simulation plan and method for the platform. 
Define solution and develop the simulation methods adapted to development of platform with support of Discipline. Define the test to validate hypotheses. 
Analyse simulation requests, assign and schedule simulation activities, give the priorities/arbitrations according to the Platform project strategy and Validate simulation reports in TMT.
Maintain Simulation dashboard, participate to Mechatronic Technical Reviews, update raise DR for follow up of open red box items, identify and track to close all open issues in red box, contact expert to prepare Technical Expert Review with expert in the field of thermal, hardware or mechatronic  if needed
Participate to design to cost simulation activities 

Participate to RFQ related to Platform projects 

Capitalization & standardization: Supporting methodology development and simulation tools applications.
Lead / propose / plan / follow simulation methods continuous improvement for LCP from projects needs, identify the benefits of simulation improvement (design to cost…)
Participate in the definition of the design rules and methodologies improvement for the current method.
Transfer the method to the  P1/ with Discipline for transversalization
Identify and collect training for LCP network (Mecha engineers, R&D PTL, HW…) and facilitate contact with trainers for training deployment
Capitalizes by reports and procedure the simulation method improvement and validation test methods
Participate to QRQC resolution
Participates to validation of simulation by comparing with test results

Networking : 
Participate and share information to the Network of his discipline at the Product Group or Business group level

Efficiency: 
Define actions of efficiency and follow up actions in all RO

To apply the procedures and Environmental, Safety and Security good practices, to know, for their activities, the potential risks and their consequences, be there attentive, be reagent, and know the associated action plans.

Job:

Engineering Disciplines

Organization:

Mechanical Team Leader

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-07-30

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Experience Level

Senior Level