Discipline Design Leader - Automotive Systems Engineering

Discipline Design Leader

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.

Main Technical Referent Responsibilities :

Reports regularly on :
Tracking of progress of System sub project deliverables for next System Releases
Sub-Project System cost spending & forecast vs Budget
Contribute to Project Handbook System Development section
Ensures that working environment and tools of his/her team are set up correctly in alignment with the project, ensure tool qualification
Cooperates with all Lead functions and metiers as well as the Process Engineer to work on continuous process improvement activities and activities securing ASPICE level compliance, like if needed process tailoring.

•Proposes, aligns and maintain the technical scenario of the project : the technical scenario consists in :

•1/ A planning integrating all system deliveries planned and interaction planned between the System ,Software, Mechatronic and System Validation sub projects

•2/ The system deliveries plan (System Release Plan) listing the content of each planned delivery, in terms of mechatronic product sample phase, functional content and validation level.

•It is initialized to support the acquisition by the acquisition team, and is their basis for all cost estimations. After awards, before the kick off review, the technical scenario must be reviewed to fully reflect award conditions : this is done by the PACT workshop, moderated by System PM, where the System TPM acts as technical referent. For less complex projects, this task is performed without a full PACT workshop but the system TPM always brings the necessary technical support to System PM during alignment with SW TPM, Mechatronic PM and System Validation TPM, as well as relevant project-external Actors such as P2 Contributors. The system TPM updates then weekly the corresponding documents, in accordance with outputs of the reviews done by weekly steering committee chaired by System PM, in which he acts as technical referent.

•Leads the Releases Definition Boards for the detailed definition of the content for each System Release, at the beginning of each System Release development cycle.

•Defines, tracks and drives countermeasures for technical issues (including risk mitigation actions) involving several sub-projects delegated to him by System PM, in his role of technical referent :

•Ensures the activities related to Problem Resolution Management such as Problem Identification and Logging, Root Cause Analysis until Implementation, Verification/Validation and Closure, using established and proven problem resolution methods (e.g. 5W, Six-Sigma, Fishbone …)

•Play a central role in the timely implementation of root cause analysis and accompany the solution process with the appropriate interface partners.

•Reviews the problem resolution process in order to prevent recurrence and learn any lessons for the future (update Lesson Learnt Card, i.e Valeo Incident Management Tool - VIM). Furthermore, he/she shall verify whether Problems marked as closed have actually been eliminated.

•Prepares the regular reporting associated to the Main Technical Referent Role

•Traceability between all Specifications/Use case to System Test cases across the V Cycle

•Overall System performance in vehicle vs planned system performance out of System Release Plan

•Defines set up for the System sub project,

•Assigns the role of Lead System Architect and the Function owner roles (complete project coverage needed) to System Engineers in the sub-project team or to other members in associated platforms or projects.

•Assign the Project Functional Safety Manager (PFSM) role to a Safety Engineer if project is safety relevant

•Uses delegation to his team members on any topic needing it to be handled properly

•Performs weekly System sub-project steering meetings to plan and review progress on o tasks within System sub-project needed to achieve the next system deliveries, and collect and monitor the action list for each delivery

•Assure assignment and scheduling of needed resources in his team to generate and review technically all deliverables expected from the system sub-projects including :

•Compliance Matrix [CMx], Configuration Management Plan (Baselining Strategy, Config Management Items), Architecture & Function Hierarchy definition, SFMEA, SyRS ( function specification), Application data baselines .

•Drives change request management activities related to system sub-project

•Plan System DRs and TRs reviews according to System Metier recommendations

•Reports regularly on :

•Tracking of progress of System sub project deliverables for next System Releases

•Sub-Project System cost spending & forecast vs Budget

•Contribute to Project Handbook System Development section

•Ensures that working environment and tools of his/her team are set up correctly in alignment with the project, ensure tool qualification

•Cooperates with all Lead functions and metiers as well as the Process Engineer to work on continuous process improvement activities and activities securing ASPICE level compliance, like if needed process tailoring.

Skills

•Analytical skills / problem solving

•Leadership
Ability to motivate a team (cross functional & diverse), have them working together to achieve a common goal
Ability to delegate
Lead by example (attitude)
Expected to coach and train R&D team members (e.g. Software; Hardware and other Product Technical leads)

•Sensitivity - recognizes each person’s strengths, interests, problem and improves their weaknesses

•Manage budget
Cost driven to improve project financials
Ability to motivate team in generating improvement activity
Ability to forecast changes
Estimation of resource needs and development workload within R&D; Ensuring the monthly balancing of resources against needs

•Manage communication/reporting with Customers on Project development progress
Keep customers/stakeholders updated on Project progress.
Prepare/validate reports on Project development progress
Manage customer relationship (internal and external) and coordinate communication within their team for any Technical issues.
Manage Technical relations with external resources participating in Project Activity
Support Product Marketing and Business Development activities as required
Ensure management of Escalation if any

•Experience in Multi core SOC Architecture, perpherals, pin diagrams, memory layout design is plus

Job:

Engineering Disciplines Management

Organization:

Software Development

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-04-24

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