General:
- 12-month minimum program duration with the purpose of preparing you for progression in the Engineering function(s)
- Engineering Pathway for program includes areas of skill building in: Product Development, Validation, Innovation, Design and Simulation
- Complete 3 distinct and meaningful engineering sub-functional assignments aligned to your developmental goals and strengths assessment
- Program completion will include assessment for readiness to the next level of Engineering responsibility, including your application to roles which meet your career aspirations
- Gain expert knowledge of the operational environment and all interfaces and organization structure of the company, processes, and methods
- Performance coaching and rewards model applies annually through Performance Management Process
- Coaching on functional/technical, as well as professional development offers through Mentoring, Program Sponsor, and Functional Leader(s)
- Technical skill development, and specialized training will be offered through annual training plans, and development assessments.
- Create and maintain a community with all Kautex Development Program across the globe, with the purpose to share knowledge and experiences and build on future relationships in the company
- Provide continuous feedback to program Sponsors to continually improve program experience
- Complete projects defined by Management and documented in performance management system during the program
- Career owner: Is responsible for own development and having a meaningful career file. Asking for feedback, seeking for Learning and career opportunities
- Support common tasks within the Team (location / global) e.g., best-practice sharing, organize social Team or Networking Events, and Trainee Newsletter
- Communication of Career Aspirations - follow the repatriation process and discuss with managers & HR
- Work in line with all EHS Standards and Textron Ethics and Values and comply with all ITAF 16949/ISO and ISHA standards.
Engineering:
- Have a complete understanding of daily operational tasks and processes of the functions / areas within the Engineering pathway.
- Provide Engineering expertise in a professional manner during customer visits and audits, with the team as well as in collaboration with other departments (e.g., Operations etc.)
- Gain knowledge of, and compliance to, the customer specific requirements
- Understand and apply customer OEM standards
- Application of VAVE (Value Analysis, Value Engineering) process during development of Kautex products
- Support EHS activities within the department to ensure both a safe work place and adoption of safe working practices
- A requirement to follow IATF 1694 standards togethe with following the Kautex and Customer guidelines
- Understand the technical link between Kautex development teams and the customer
Product Engineering
- Provide product engineering expertise in a professional manner during customer visits and audits, with the team as well as in collaboration with other departments (e.g. manufacturing)
- Work with Manufacturing Engineer to develop production tooling and equipment specifications and liaise with the Design team to ensure the products meet the customer specifications and demands.
- Regular business trips to manufacturing locations to understand production process
- Gain an understanding of FMEA Tools, budget and capacity planning processes and compliance to the customer specific requirements.
- Support flawless launches by planning and controlling all technical issues related to assigned project and support the Program Manager in delivering the highest quality solutions to our customers
Innovation
- Support, and lead projects related to new products, processes and development activities.
- Review, update and generate engineering standards to foster engineering efficiency
- Support the creation and execution of prototype related Design Verification Plan (DVP) internal and with external partners
- Suport the ideation process and IP related activities.
DVC
- Support prototype manufacturing groups to supply prototype parts/ assemblies to the customer's requirements
- Support with the test planning and set up, coordination, execution, evaluation and documentation of validation and development tests, and product validation against internal and external specifications.
- Excecution of functional tests for automotive components for current business and future products
- Knowledge of and show robusness of products over lifecycle of development plans and evaluation and interpretation of test results and definition of counter measures.
- Understand the calculation of test and validation costs.
Core Engineering
- Support the Development of new standards in collaboration with other departments such as Innovation and CBUs
- Support the definition of optimal test equipment based on process performance and economics in collaboration with the production plants
- Analyse customer's specifications to support quotes and interpret clarify and analyse system and customer specifications
- Ensure Design for Manufacturing (DFMA) in projects
- Support the definition of optimal test equipment based on process performance and economics in collaboration with the production plant
Design
- Develop Best-In Class Design Solutions which convince our customer to choose Kautex and create a competitive-advantage
- Create 3-D CAD models and 2-D drawings conforming all customer and internal requirements
- Validate the 3-D and 2-D solutions against all requirements
- Manage Product Lifecycle in Kautex and into customer systems (where required), and participate in Design reviews and create DFMEA's & SC/CC Lists
- Be a strong part of the development and maintenance of design standards and implementation of lessons learned activities
- University degree in Engineering, with focus on a preferred area of study: Mechatronics / Electronics / Electrical Engineering / Thermal Engineering / Composite Material / Systems Engineering / Circular Economy / Modelling and Simulation, Machine Learning, Big Data / Data Analytics, Computer Programming or comparable education
- Internships or extra-curricular volunteering would be an advantage
- International experience by studying or working in foreign countries is desired
- Fluent English language skills are required, and an additional language would be an advantage
- Plastics design and proces knowledge is an advantage
- Blow molding, Injection molding and Compression molding product design knowledge including welding and assembly is an advantage
- Geographic mobility
- Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
Recruiting Company
Kautex
Primary Location
China-33-Pinghu
Job Field
Engineering
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level
Individual Contributor
Job Type
Standard
Shift
First Shift
Job Posting
10/15/2025, 9:15:11 PM