Teams at Valeo US

Leads segment purchasing strategy across Valeo sites, ensuring competitive sourcing, supplier qualification, bidding, negotiations, performance improvement, risk mitigation, compliance, budgeting, and productivity gains. Chairs sourcing committees, manages supplier relationships, monitors key purchasing metrics, develops improvement plans, and aligns project buyers with regional segment strategies.

Performs finite element analysis simulations, resolves convergence issues, interprets results, validates mechanical designs, and compares simulations with physical test data. Supports methodology development, simulation benchmarking, customer status tracking, documentation, and best-practice sharing. The role requires collaboration across multiple priorities and knowledge of automotive systems, plastic materials, vibration simulations, optimization, and scripting.

Executes mechanical engineering solutions within defined projects, applies existing design standards, supports problem solving using QRQC, prepares technical documentation, adopts digital tools, contributes to continuous improvement and innovation, and coaches junior engineers.