Automotive R&D Nordics Region Engineering Lead
Job Summary
Job Description
- Account Management
- Proven experience managing automotive engineering accounts.
- Automotive Engineering Expertise
- Strong technical foundation in automotive R&D.
- Business Development
- Identify growth opportunities and drive new business.
- Line Management & Team Leadership
- Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
- Owning and managing P&L for engineering services.
- Quite a lot of Mandatory skills already.
3 skills required
Job Details
Project description
We are seeking a senior engineering leader to head our Automotive R&D Engineering Services in the Nordics region. This role combines technical leadership, customer engagement, business development, and operational delivery. The successful candidate will drive growth by managing and expanding our engineering engagements with both existing and new customers, ensuring high-quality service delivery across the entire project lifecycle. In addition, the role includes regional team leadership, financial responsibility (P&L), and close collaboration with global delivery units and corporate functions to maximize efficiency and business impact.
Responsibilities
End-to-End Business Ownership including:
Customer Engagement
Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders at customer organizations, acting as a trusted advisor.
RFQ and Proposal Support
Lead the engineering contribution to bids and proposals, ensuring realistic commitments and alignment with delivery capabilities.
Business Expansion
Identify and convert opportunities by addressing customer pain points with tailored engineering services and scalable delivery models.
Team Scaling and Governance
Drive ramp-up of local and global delivery teams. Define and implement governance and delivery frameworks to ensure success.
Service Delivery Management
Ensure high-quality, predictable service delivery with proactive risk management and continuous improvement mechanisms in place.
Line Management
Serve as the line manager for dedicated engineering teams, supporting their growth, motivation, and performance.
Regional P&L Ownership
Own and manage the region's engineering P&L, including accurate forecasting, revenue/cost tracking, and margin optimization. Collaborate with finance to maintain transparency and enable data-driven decisions.
Skills
Must have
Account Management
Proven experience managing strategic automotive engineering accounts, ideally involving OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers in the Nordics or broader European market. The candidate must be capable of building long-term trust-based relationships with senior customer stakeholders and ensuring consistent customer satisfaction. This includes managing expectations, resolving escalations, and translating evolving customer needs into actionable service enhancements or growth opportunities. A proactive, partnership-oriented mindset is essential.
Automotive Engineering Expertise
Strong technical foundation in automotive R&D, including familiarity with core domains such as embedded systems, ADAS, E/E architecture, infotainment, or vehicle software platforms. The candidate should understand engineering processes (e.g., ASPICE, ISO 26262), product development life cycles, and software/hardware integration. This expertise will be essential in ensuring technical credibility during customer interactions and in evaluating delivery feasibility and solution design.
Business Development
A commercially-minded leader who can identify growth opportunities within existing accounts and drive the acquisition of new business in collaboration with sales teams. This includes the ability to spot unmet needs or pain points, shape engineering offerings to fit, and lead or contribute significantly to RFIs, RFQs, and proposal responses. The role demands creativity in shaping service delivery models, combined with practical experience in negotiating scope, pricing, and delivery commitments with customers.
Line Management & Team Leadership
Direct experience leading and developing high-performing engineering teams, ideally across both local and global delivery models. The role includes line management responsibilities such as hiring, mentoring, performance reviews, career development, and maintaining team engagement. The candidate should be skilled at building team culture, providing regular feedback, and ensuring alignment between individual goals and business objectives.
Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
Solid track record of owning and managing P&L for engineering services or projects. The candidate will be expected to monitor and drive financial performance, including revenue, costs, and contribution margins. This requires regular forecasting, cost control, variance analysis, and close collaboration with finance teams to ensure data integrity. A strong understanding of how to balance financial discipline with customer satisfaction and team sustainability is crucial.
Nice to have
Quite a lot of Mandatory skills already.
Other
Languages
Swedish: C2 Proficient,English: C1 Advanced
Seniority
Regular
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