CAD Leader

The CAD Leader will be responsible for planning, directing, and leading a team of CAD engineers to achieve company goals, focusing on technical efficiency, product manufacturing costs, and project schedules/budgets. Key responsibilities include motivating team members, fostering collaboration, participating in technical proposals and cost estimates, and enforcing methodology standards. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree, over 5 years of mechanical design experience, proficiency in CAD software (preferably Catia v5), fluent English, and strong interpersonal and communication skills with a desire to manage and mentor others.

Must Have

• Plan, direct, and lead CAD engineering team activities to achieve company goals, focusing on technical efficiency, product costs, schedules, and budgets.
• Motivate project team members for effective work, skill development, and increased responsibility.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external teams.
• Participate in preparing technical proposals, cost estimates, test specifications, status reports, technical reports, and project schedules.
• Enforce methodology and product solution standards.
• Hold an engineering or master's degree in technical studies.
• Over 5 years of professional experience in mechanical design.
• Proficiency in CAD software.
• Fluent in English.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with a desire to manage people.
• Be a team player, able to present views and concepts in group discussions.
• Able to help build team consensus when needed.

Good to Have

• Preferred fields of study: Mechanics and Machine Building, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering.
• Catia v5 software preferred.

Perks & Benefits

• Employment in an international manufacturing company with high work standards, a leading global supplier of advanced automotive technologies.
• Possibility of remote work.
• Participation in internal and external training.
• Co-financing for Medicover Benefits cafeteria (including Medicover Sport card).
• Additional health and life insurance.
• Private medical care (Medicover).
• Employee Pension Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Other social benefits.

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.

At the Valeo plant in Czechowice-Dziedzice, we produce drive systems supporting fuel consumption reduction and lower exhaust emissions – starters, air throttles, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves, electromechanical actuators, and innovative electric drives.

Your tasks will include:

• Planning, directing, and leading the activities of the CAD engineering team to achieve company goals and objectives, with an emphasis on technical efficiency and product manufacturing costs, and adherence to project schedules and budgets;
• Motivating project team members for effective work, skill development, and increased responsibility;
• Interacting and communicating effectively with other teams inside and outside the organization;
• Participating in the preparation of technical proposals, cost estimates, test specifications, status reports, technical reports, and project schedules;
• Enforcing methodology and product solution standards.

The ideal candidate for this position will:

• Hold an engineer or master's degree in technical studies (preferred fields: Mechanics and Machine Building, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering);
• Have over 5 years of professional experience in mechanical design;
• Be proficient in CAD software (Catia v5 preferred);
• Be fluent in English;
• Have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and a desire to manage people. An important part of the job is also developing engineering talents and mentoring activities.
• Be a team player, able to present views and concepts in group discussions;
• Be able to help build team consensus when needed.

What we offer:

• Employment in an international manufacturing company with high work standards, being a leading international supplier of advanced automotive technologies;
• Attractive working conditions: possibility of remote work, participation in internal and external training, co-financing for Medicover Benefits cafeteria (including Medicover Sport Sport card), additional health and life insurance, private medical care (Medicover), Employee Pension Program, Employee Assistance Program, and other social benefits.

_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

Our Story:

Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility industry. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest innovative companies. We offer a large number of job opportunities that are as diverse as they are rewarding. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, a recent graduate, or an experienced professional, you will find an interesting opportunity at Valeo for you!

More information on www.valeo.com

Working at Valeo:

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