Development Engineer

Are you looking for the right career move? Move the world professionally as a Development Engineer (m/f/d) and support us at our location in Pfedelbach (near Heilbronn) – permanent, full-time. Become part of a family-like team that achieves great things together and makes heavy things light.

You take on a central role in the development and support of complex products and systems for heavy-duty vehicles throughout the entire product lifecycle; you design modular, cost-optimized assemblies with a focus on reusability, standardization and scalability within our product portfolio; furthermore, you develop innovative vehicle concepts and system solutions including accessories and vehicle combinations taking into account technical standards, legal requirements and customer-specific requirements; your tasks include conducting feasibility studies and cost analyses, creating technical concepts and coordinating technical alignment with internal departments and external suppliers; as technical contact person for your products, you lead interdisciplinary teams consisting of designers, technical drafters and external partners – also in an international environment; with your systemic thinking and proactive way of working, you make a decisive contribution to the continuous further development of our vehicle platforms; creation and maintenance of functional descriptions, CAD models (SolidWorks) and bills of materials in SAP R/3 round off your versatile area of responsibility.

Successfully completed technical degree in vehicle engineering, mechanical engineering or mechatronics, preferably with a diploma or master's degree, alternatively a comparable qualification; several years of professional experience in special vehicle construction, development of mobile machinery or general mechanical engineering; pronounced ownership mindset and willingness to take responsibility for the successful development and support of products; high self-motivation, goal orientation and a structured, solution-oriented way of working; strong team skills and communication strength in internal collaboration and exchange with international partners; sound knowledge of CAD systems and connected databases, preferably SolidWorks and Windchill; confident use of common MS Office applications, occasional willingness to travel, and business-fluent German and English skills.

Attractive remuneration and special payments according to metal industry collective agreement; exciting product world; flexible working hours for personal work-life balance; family-like working atmosphere; high degree of creative freedom; flat hierarchies and short decision paths; annual development talks; employee offers; 30 vacation days; Jobrad (bike leasing).