Joyson Safety Systems is one of the leading global developers and manufacturers of automobile occupant protection systems with a turnover of ca. 4,8 billion euros and more than 50,000 employees worldwide. We represent innovation and progress. As a reliable and skilled partner of the automobile industry, we design, develop and produce occupant protection systems and components. Our portfolio includes steering wheels, airbags and generators, safety belts, technical plastic components, electronics and sensor technology which we supply to nearly all renown vehicle manufacturers worldwide.
Our team in Aschaffenburg, Berlin needs support and we are seeking:
Global Product Owner Driver Airbag (DAB) GPL Airbag, Core Engineering
What you can change — your duties
In this position, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and leading our driver airbag core development projects to success.
- Set the long-term vision and strategy for driver airbag (DAB) technologies and communicate this strategy to all relevant internal and external functions and stakeholders.
- Develop the technical driver airbag product roadmap, incl. lifecycle strategy regarding key functional requirements and cost targets.
- Provide RFQ support to qualify new DAB technologies for our customers.
- Trigger new core development projects based on a consolidated product know-how.
- Assess the global product trends, integrating technologies, legislation and customer preferences into our innovation strategy.
- Identifying technology and cost gaps, assessing opportunities in order to generate new product ideas and to maintain JSS competitiveness.
- Collaborate with business units and sales teams in driving DAB product strategy and technology approval process.
- Support first product launches together with application engineering teams.
- Lead benchmarking activities and bring the right product at the right time.
- Support methodology developments to ensure process efficiency and high quality standards.
- Drive the global product standardization process based on our product family definition.
- Establish and update design standards (UDS) and support the definition and implementation of process standards (UPS) through Global Manufacturing Engineering.
Impress us – your qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar professional qualification
- 5 to 10 years of experience in the automotive industry
- In-depth expertise in automotive engineering, particularly with focus on airbag technology
- Profound understanding of global market trends, customer behavior, and industry regulations
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills, paired with an entrepreneurial, problem-solving and customer-centric mindset
- Strong communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging stakeholders at all relevant levels
- Fluency in English; any other language is considered advantageous
What we offer — your benefits
- First aid station & Health Care Centre
- Company pension scheme
- Discounts at well-known gyms
- Company sport
- Company canteen
- Free parking
Your contact
We look forward to receiving your application! Please send by e-mail to your contact:
Sandra Hornatkiewicz
sandra.hornatkiewicz@joysonsafety.com.
Your contact will also be available for any queries you may have.