Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.
We are seeking a highly experienced and technically proficient Senior Platform Product Technical Leader to drive the technical development and strategic evolution of our platform products. This role is pivotal in ensuring the technical excellence, robustness, and market competitiveness of our solutions within the automotive electric and electronic systems domain.
What You’ll Do (The Mission)
As the Platform Product Technical Leader (PTL), you’ll be the bridge between advanced engineering, premium car manufacturers (OEMs), and mass production.
Architect the Future: Design modular, scalable high-voltage electric motor architectures (PMSM, 400V/800V configurations, advanced hairpins, and cooling loops).
Drive Next-Gen Thermal & Power Efficiency: Optimize advanced stator hairpin configurations, rotor dynamics, and cutting-edge cooling loops to squeeze every ounce of performance and range out of defined architectures.
Own the Tech: Lead engineering work packages from early-stage concepts and prototyping including milestone planning and resources.
Bridge the Gap Between Lab and Line: Work hand-in-hand with our advanced automated manufacturing teams to ensure your platform designs are perfectly optimized for high-volume, flawless assembly.
Win the Business: Be the technical face of Valeo during RFQ phases, transforming customer requirements into concrete, high-performance product specs.
Guard Product Robustness: Champion Valeo’s rigorous design and safety standards as specified in product development plan and within the agreed budget.
Connect the Dots: Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Project Management, and Industrialization teams to keep everyone aligned and moving fast.
Be an interface: Align with customer, advance engineering, system team or management on R&D subjects
Who You Are
The Background: You have completed your studies in Mechanical, Electrical or Automotive and experience leading technical projects in automotive / electric motors fields.
The Tech DNA: You know your way around electric machines, integration, material processing.
The Leader: You are open-minded, deeply curious, and great at problem-solving.
The Communicator: You love working across cultures and can confidently explain complex tech to both engineers and corporate executives. Fluent English is a must.
Why Join Valeo?
Real Impact: Your designs will directly power millions of cleaner, greener vehicles on the road.
World-Class Environment: Work with advanced exports disciplines, premium prototyping and validation labs.
Top-Tier Perks: Enjoy private medical care (Medicover), sport/cultural benefits, life insurance, and a great on-site canteen.
Growth: Continuous upskilling through internal masterclasses and collaboration with engineering experts across Europe.
Job:
Platforms managementOrganization:
Site R&DSchedule:
Full timeEmployee Status:
RegularJob Type:
Permanent contractJob Posting Date:
2026-03-25Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development
More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com