AUTOMOTIVE PROCESS AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

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We are looking for a Automotive process and operations manager to join our growing Wideye® team to strengthen our integrated LiDAR system development activities.
Wideye® is a corporate startup which develops advanced solutions for aesthetic and system level sensor integration in the field of ADAS and AD. ( https://www.wideye.vision ).
Wideye® is part of the Incubation Factory of the global AGC Automotive organization. This provides a great environment for enabling new products and businesses development where we work within a dynamic and flat organization with the support of the global corporate structure. The Wideye® team is made out of strongly motivated and responsible individuals, with high degree of autonomy and leadership in their respective domain activities.
AGC Group, is a world-leading supplier of flat, automotive and display glass, chemicals and other high-tech materials and components. As the subsidiary of AGC Group in Europe, AGC Automotive Europe specializes in providing customers with complete solutions in terms of car glazing and related technologies. Its Headquarters are located in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
Role
Take charge of the next generation Wideye® automotive sensor integration projects
Support the growth and continuous success of the global Wideye® business and operations
Participate in the development and promotion of Wideye® competences and product roadmap
Lead the projects throughout the V-Model and full automotive project lifecycle – from negotiations, acquisition, planning to project set-up, development, industrialization, testing and delivery activities (Opex/Capex, Quality, Delivery and Methodology)
Monitor the global performance of the projects based on KPIs and manage general project reports (MPS, Design Change, Process Change, Cost Trackers and Summaries)
Manage project requirements and priorities, communicate on project risks and resolve issues
Plan and lead projects in both progressively structured, e.g. waterfall, more flexible, adaptive, e.g. agile and hybrid project management styles
Support the deployment of industrialization strategies and ensure the success of the operations
Lead the alignment of the project and development activities and responsibilities with customers, suppliers and partners and within the team
Learn to understand the Wideye® products technology, systems & safety requirements on a high level
Communicate and cooperate with different technical teams, incl. hardware, software, mechanical design, optical design, glass design, system
Define and manage the development of business processes and methods compliant with automotive project Tier level requirements (Tier 1, Tier 2)
Lead the deployment and continuous improvement of methods, processes and tools for automotive systems development (V-Model, ASPICE, Requirements traceability, FUSA, etc.)
Promote the automotive system development practices across the organization and coach team members

. Experience
Background in a technical domain (automotive, process engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, mechatronics, communications engineering, computer science, math, physics, optical engineering, etc.)
Successful several years track record delivering customer level projects as project manager or technical team leader in relevant engineering and manufacturing practices and (experience with automotive OEMs and Tier 1s is desirable)
Experience in deployment of new development processes in organizations and methods (A-SPICE assessor certification is a plus)
Know-how in perception, functional safety or ADAS systems and understanding of automotive E/E & Functional architectures are desirable
Soft skills
Self-motivated, autonomous and responsible with an entrepreneurial mindset
Strong project management, planning and organizational skills
Analytical and problem-solving mindset
Ability to show initiative and communicate in a direct and diplomatic way
Willingness to travel internationally
Business fluency in English. Knowledge of any other language (French, German, Japanese, Dutch ...) is a plus