Customer Project Engineer or Analyst
- Full-time
- Legal Entity: Continental Automotive do Brasil Ltda. (0449)
- Job flexibility: Onsite Job
- Leadership level: Leading Self
- Working time: Full Time
Company Description
Since its separation in September 2025, AUMOVIO has continued the business of the former Automotive sector of the Continental Group as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a broad portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems, as well as extensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles.
In fiscal year 2024, the business areas that now belong to AUMOVIO generated sales of 19.6 billion euros. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and has about 87,000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.
Job Description
▪Define project objectives (scope, financial, scheduling with critical path and quality goals) in alignment with project sponsor / steering committee
▪Organize a Project Kick-Off and/or PACT-Workshop to ensure a sustainable project team and a stable, consistant information base
▪Define the project classification/complexity
▪Define the right team setup including agile/non agile roles as needed
▪ Confirm project Staffing: Select and negotiate project (core) team members with sufficient competencies and experience in conjunction with the line management
▪ Decide adequate project organization (Org-chart, meeting structure, information/ knowledge exchange, documentation, archiving) including agile role setup when required
▪ Setup an initial project plan and project schedule in accordance with the valid processes (phases, deliverables, internal and customer milestones/ Q-Gates, etc.)
▪ Ensure compliance to valid processes incl. legal requirements
▪Obtain commitment of the involved disciplines on the agreed project objectives ▪Track the project progress, define corrective measures if deviating form the plan
▪ Ensure that all project objectives are met in the required quality
▪ Control and ensure the adherence to the released project budget and project resources according to the approved project plan
▪ Control the project profitability in cooperation with Controlling
▪ Decide and report the overall project status in accordance with the financial and quality KPIs supported by a valid tool and process set
▪ Install and perform professional change management
▪ Perform opportunity & risk assessment, control and steer the implementation of opportunity & risk measures
▪ Represent project in customer (internal/external) meetings
▪ Represent project-interests in supplier meetings
▪ Negotiate changes and claims with the customer based on professional, well documented change management
▪ Protect confidentiality of project data
▪ Lead the team members functionally
▪ Actively manage stakeholder expectations, inform and involve stakeholders on a regular basis and in an appropriate manner
▪ Assign work packages to the respective project team members
▪ Help build up a supportive culture of cooperation and teamwork within the project
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Project Manager or Project Engineer, leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex projects successfully.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (completed).
- Strong quality orientation with a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive initiatives independently.
- Effective collaboration skills, fostering teamwork and open communication across departments.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written).
Additional Information
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