Senior Manager Automotive Body (f/m/x)

About us

Vision, motivation and professionalism. Creativity and trust. Love for our planet. All this unites our currently almost 100 colleagues. We will be the world's first mobility provider to introduce an electric car with solar integration in series production to the market: the Sion. For the environment. For our children. And because it's really high time!

Your Tasks

  • You are part of the team that develops the Body Structure (Body in White) of the Sion
  • Body development includes all requirements, component approvals, budget and timing
  • The release of the Sion for series production is another important part of your responsibilities
  • To ensure the optimal integration of further parts to the body structure and to plan and develop solutions, you will be in regular contact with internal module managers, external development partners and our suppliers
  • You support the project documentation
  • You prepare requested documents, evaluate the offers received and give the starting signal for the order
  • In your role, you always take care of costs, quality and deadlines - but also sustainable and environmentally friendly production

Our Requirements

  • Technical degree in the field of mechanical engineering, automotive engineering or similar
  • 15+ years experience in the field of car body structure development as well as knowledge of automotive - processes such as APQP, PPAP
  • Involvement in the launch of a series production in the automotive sector and were primarily responsible for the coordination and release of the body structure parts and the body itself 
  • Talents in communication, organization and coordination of suppliers and partners
  • Experience in deliberate planning and ensuring compliance with the budget plan and ideally experience in designing RFQ's
    Knowledge in integration of carry over parts and aluminum body structures is a big advantage 
  • You are fluent in English. (Fluent in German is a plus)
  • Sustainability is close to your heart, you like to swim in the open ocean and stand by your successes and mistakes

What to expect

  • A visionary team in a rapidly growing, young company
  • No deadlocked processes and hierarchies, but a lot of courage and free space to shape things at a mobility provider for an oil-free future
  • Pitch and realize your own projects - your ideas are welcomed, not feared
  • A culture of appreciation, in which we celebrate successes as well as mistakes
  • Evaluation talk and feedback on a regularly basis, people review on a yearly basis
  • An open office with little paper but Trello & Slack instead
  • 30 days yearly vacation and flexible working hours 
  • Corporate benefits at futurebens
  • Free drinks, a subsidized vegan catering service, etc.

Interested?

You see yourself as our new Senior Manager Automotive Body (f/m/x)? Then apply via our online form and convince us - we are looking forward to you! Just a few more words for you about us: PARTNERSHIP: in our company the traditional employer-employee relationship is replaced with a partnership. The owners will work together with you, but they will not manage the company - you and your colleagues will! RESPONSIBILITY: you will have more responsibility for the whole picture and you will also be able to have a great impact. In addition you will be required to contribute and take initiative! FREE SPACE: not everything will be in place yet. We might have not the same service, support and infrastructure as other organizations, but that exactly gives you a free space to initiate and create things you miss! COMMUNICATION: to work in this way open and straightforward communication is essential. This is a strong part of our culture!