Head Customer System Engineering to Oetiker Sweden

Job description
Oetiker Group is expanding in Sweden and we are looking for a leader for our global Customer System Engineering team, which currently consists of four team members. You will be responsible for and managing customer projects as well as driving all engineering activities to customize existing products and integrate them into systems of major E-mobility OEMs worldwide. This is an end-to-end responsibility from customer pain point identification to production in close collaboration with our global KAM teams.
Our Polymer Center of Competence, located at Lindholmen in Gothenburg Sweden, is a newly founded branch of the Oetiker Group with the global responsibility to develop polymer quick connectors and system solutions mainly for thermal management applications in electric vehicles. We benefit from the global footprint and expertise of the Oetiker Group while maintaining an innovative start-up feeling. We create high-quality solutions to ensure the future of clean and secure e-mobility. Oetiker is a global leader in high-end connecting solutions for the automotive industry and for selected industrial segments. With 2’000 employees in more than 25 countries and 80 years of experience, we are the trusted, global, long-term partner for the world’s leading OEMs.

Responsibilities
Build up and lead the global Customer System Engineering team with team members in Gothenburg and in the US and with additional members planned in Asia later this year
Act as technical expert in interactions with customers in close collaboration with Oetiker’s global KAM teams to identify customer needs and pain points
Manage customization of existing products and development of new polymer fluid system concepts, including 3D models, mockups, prototypes etc.
Provide design integration support to advanced engineering at our customers to integrate our solutions into their systems (visualized via CAD)
Oversee planning, reporting and execution of customer specific development projects (products and processes) while meeting quality, cost and delivery expectations
Oversee internal and external testing and validation activities for all running customer projects
Liaises closely with production partners to ensure smooth SOP
Manage project risks and track development projects using measurable KPls
Continuously align team capacity and capabilities with near and long-term needs
Closely collaborate with the polymer R&D department for resource planning and new product development ideas
Ensure that developed solutions are cost-effective, innovative, reliable and of high quality to provide customers the peace of mind that their components are reliably connected


Qualifications
Degree in engineering (BSc/MSc)
7+ years) working experience as a Project Engineer or KAM in the automotive industry
Professional engineering experience with plastic parts and systems
Excellent leadership skills paired with strong innovative thinking
Strong project management and problem-solving skills
Ability to develop strong client relationships and to explain complex technical issues/solutions in a simple and compelling way
Excellent oral and written communication skills in Swedish and English
Willingness to travel

If you have knowledge of CAD, preferably SolidWorks, and/or experience with quality standards such as IATF 16949 and ISO 9001, we will see this as an advantage.  As a person, you are a self-starter with a team-oriented attitude and hands-on skills.

Application
The recruitment is a collaboration with Randstad Engineering. For more information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruitment Consultant Susanne Lindman at 072-988 94 29. We apply continuous selection the position may therefore be filled before the last application day. Please upload your application no later than September 7, 2022.

We are looking forward to your application as soon as possible!

About the company
A position at the Polymer Center of Competence offers exciting global challenges and a whole range of development opportunities. The unique company culture adopted from the Oetiker Group is built on a strong sense of trust where employees are encouraged to contribute from day one. We are therefore looking for colleagues who share our customer-focused mindset of delivering quality and value in everything we do. We strongly encourage equal rights and gender equality. At Oetiker, everyone has the same possibilities to grow and develop with us. https://www.oetiker.com/

Get to know us to get ahead. Watch the video below showing our products for E-mobility applications: 
New Oetiker polymer products