Prototype Team Leader

2 Months ago • 3 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Prototype Team Leader, you will manage a team responsible for creating prototypes of compressors. Your responsibilities include team management, ensuring safety and health, fostering team competency development, and overseeing subcontractors. You will also be in charge of resource management, including budget establishment, workload planning, and prototype shop facility management. Additionally, you will focus on cost optimization, supporting projects, ensuring cooperation with the laboratory, and supporting serial production. This role involves managing rework processes and ensuring adherence to QCD targets. This role combines aspects of team leadership, project management, and technical oversight, ensuring the efficient creation and refinement of compressor prototypes.
Must have:
  • Manage a team effectively.
  • Have at least 3 years experience in a similar role.
  • Possess strong communication skills.
  • Have knowledge of English and Czech languages.
  • Have an automotive background.
Perks:
  • 6 weeks of vacation per year
  • Flexible working hours and home office possibility
  • Semester bonuses depending on team and corporate results
  • Contribution to pension insurance after probation
  • Meal vouchers and free time vouchers
  • Possibility of the Multisport card
  • Fitness room and sports ground on site
  • Mobility support for commuting, accommodation, and moving services
  • Company canteen offering international cuisine
  • Easy access to work by Prague metro line A
  • Parking lot for all employees
  • Personal development program through technical trainings and language courses
  • Regular company teambuilding events
  • Outdoor relax zone with barbecue space for teambuildings
  • Discounted prices of car spare parts and accessories

Job Details

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.

We are looking for a Prototype Team leader who will be managing a Prototype team responsible for making prototypes of compressors.
 

Your challenges:

1) Team management

  • ensure safety & health, 5S

  • personal involvement (5mm, monthly meeting, AAI IS..)

  • team competencies and skills development

  • subcontractors follow up

2) Resource management

  • -budget establishing (CAA, B1, OVH, HC)

  • workload planning and justification (hours for 3 months planning)

  • subcontractor management

  • proto shop facility management (new equipment

  • identification, justification, maintenance)

3) Cost optimisation

  • budget follow up (hrs, HC, OVH), back on track AP

  • preparation & management in case of deviation

  • efficiency plan

  • prototype technology benchmarking

4) Projects team support

  • prototype built management (single component built on

  • purchase, complete unit assembly, prototype control and check...)

  • prototype logistics support/ management

  • tuning phase support

  • QCD targets respect, QRQC management to ensure

  • solving of related problems

5) Ensure cooperation with laboratory

6) Ensure support to seriál production

  • rework planning and management (WI, component control and check)

  • rework traceability management

  • QCD targets respect, QRQC management to ensure solving of related problem


Let´s talk about you:

  • Higher education in technical field;

  • At least 3 years’ experience in similar position

  • Ability to manage a team

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Knowledge of English and Czech

  • Automotive background

We offer:

  • 6 weeks of vacation per year

  • flexible working hours and home office possibility

  • semester bonuses depending on your team's and corporate results

  • contribution to pension insurance after the probation period amounting to 5% of your gross salary

  • meal vouchers and free time vouchers on a Flexi Pass card

  • possibility of the Multisport card

  • fitness room and external sports ground (football, basketball, volleyball) on site

  • mobility support for commuting, accommodation and moving services if you live more than 20km away

  • a company canteen offering a selection of international cuisine

  • easy access to work by Prague metro line A, a parking lot for all employees

  • personal development program through technical trainings and language courses

  • regular company teambuilding events

  • outdoor relax zone with barbecue space for teambuildings

  • discounted prices of car spare parts and accessories

  • possibility to see the whole development process in one place from an idea (customer requirement) to a product testing and manufacturing

Job:

R&D Team Leader/Architect

Organization:

Prototype Development

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Main Employment (standard value)

Job Posting Date:

2025-04-29

Join Us !
- 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

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About The Company

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!

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