Johnson Electric Design Team Leader - Automotive Industry 

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Aachen 

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Your Responsibilities Will Be to:

• Provide both technical and disciplinary leadership for a team of 10 colleagues

• Drive optimization of development processes in line with applicable standards and company guidelines.

• Coordinate development activities with other global sites (China, Turkey) and the central Corporate Engineering group.

• Plan and allocate resources in close collaboration with Program Management and Engineering.

• Conduct annual employee evaluations, set goals, and support professional and personal development.

• Foster open communication and build efficient organizational structures within the design department.

• Support and mentor team members to achieve project goals and ensure efficient, high-quality output.

• Oversee CAD design activities, including solid models and surfaced pump concepts for production-intent designs.

• Create detailed drawings using customer and internal standards, including DFMEA, tolerance stack-ups, and GD&T.

• Apply common part strategies, cost-optimized design, and manufacturability requirements.

Our Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Plastics Engineering or a related technical field

• Several years of experience in design & development, ideally within automotive or similar industry.

• Proven track record as a team leader or in a disciplinary leadership role.

• Ability to lead a diverse team with different seniority levels, personalities, and working styles.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to integrate smoothly into the Aachen team culture and international setup.

• Familiarity with CAD, PDM, and ERP systems.

• Experience in a global matrix organization is a plus.

• Fluency in English

• German skills are highly preferred it facilitates daily interaction within the team and with customers.

What We offer:

• Dynamic environment, focusing on innovative projects

• A stable, global company with a strong innovation pipeline and a solid market position.

• Work-life balance: through flexible working hours and 6 weeks of vacation

• Top-industry compensation and benefits package

• Modern workspaces, good transport connections, free parking in the car park, health promotion, business bike, company pension scheme, regular company events, company football, and many more

• Become a part of an international team. In Aachen, our teams are characterized by an international team spirit, an open and familiar cooperation and a pleasant working atmosphere.