Participate/lead Brainstorming Sessions And New Ideas Generation

- Provides technical inputs to the R&I; Project Team in his/her expertise field(s)

- Develop/support Proof of Concept (be able to produce mock-up from concept to realization)

- Solves and overcomes blocking issues in innovation by proposing new ideas providing the relevant analysis & justification, etc… in the frame of his/her work-package

- Develops, tests and explains solution(s) selection based on multi-criteria decision matrix

- Define new experimental protocols for new products validation

- Identifies and proposes optimization potential on existing products

- Participates to ensure smooth and effective transfer of R&I; projects to business when decided

- Capitalizes the know-how (write state of the art synthesis, technical guidance, procedures,standards …)

- Cross-fertilizes knowledge, developed during R&I; project, across Division / PG or Cluster

Manages The Internal And External Contributors In His/her Field

- Manages the R&D; internal contributors with the Disciplines Department (calculation, testing facilities, etc.), checks alignment between needs and availabilities and resources.





- Deals with external partners for prototyping and technological roadmaps

Protects Innovation

- Write IDMs to formalize creative ideas and proposes mining strategy when relevant

- Performs Freedom to Operate analysis (FTO)

Watches Technologies & Benchmarks

- Anticipates possible technological turns by identifying and analyzing relevant information sources

- Explores alternative technological solutions used in adjacent industries and assess their potential for automotive application

- Contributes to the construction of the roadmap included in SPP for the next generation of product

- Participates to the most relevant events (ie. Experts symposium, conferences, round table, customers techdays…)

- Analyzes competitors ‘products and patents to assess and select innovative solutions to nourish R&I; Projects according to their potential

NB.: Adv Dev. and R&I; missions may be combined.

The Job

Description should then consolidate the missions and responsibilities of both. According to the context the n 1 will decide to give the R&I; or AD Job title.

📌 Product Technical Leader (Chennai)
🏢 Valeo
📍 Chennai