Development Manager (m/f) - China, Xiangyang

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Development Manager (m/f) - China, Xiangyang
Xiangyang, China

Rimac Automobili is a technology powerhouse, manufacturing electric hypercars and providing full tech solutions to global automotive manufacturers. Our teams develop and produce both hardware and software solutions for the Concept_One and C_Two as well as numerous public and confidential projects, thus positioning Rimac as a leader in the high-performance electric vehicle industry.

In 2018 Rimac Automobili and Camel Group, which is the largest battery manufacturer in Asia, jointly invested in Xiangyang, Hubei province, to build a factory that will produce powertrains for electric cars, engines and inverters. By the end of 2019 it is estimated that the factory will produce up to 150 thousand car engines.

Regarding the location, Xiangyang is in a unique geographical position, since it is equally distant from the three most important economic points of China: Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Because Xiangyang is rapidly working on building new energy vehicles, 30 R & D Centres in auto industry came to this area and the interest is still growing.

Therefore, we are looking for an experienced automotive engineer willing to take over the responsibility of leading a multidisciplinary team through many interesting challenges. You will be responsible for the daily management of the Development Department, to arrange and coordinate the work of product development and connect the technical connection between Rimac and C&R, and to ensure that all work proceeds according to plan. A previous experience in product development of similar products is mandatory. Strong communication skills, represented in the ability to coordinate people of different technical backgrounds and understand their feedback, will be essential.

1. Responsibilities

• Responsible for collecting international and domestic advanced product information, conducting benchmarking analysis, formulating relevant product development technology routes and product development plans
• Responsible for the establishment of project team for product development (electric vehicle powertrain), and review the technical documents and documents of project team
• Participate in the stage review and decision-making of each project undertaken by the Development Department
• Responsible for arranging production guidance, technical public relations and subsequent upgrading of new products to mass production
• To regularly analyse and summarize the work of development department and submit weekly and monthly reports on product development and Implementation
• Coordination of project requirements with the customer
• Ensuring that the project is finished successfully and on time