Paint Process Engineering Leader (m/f/d)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Paint Process Engineering team, ensuring the right skills, expertise, and resources to support business objectives. Drive paint process development from RFQ through industrialisation, launch, and transfer to production sites and take on sub-projects across all areas. Define and validate paint concepts, process parameters, and equipment specifications to achieve quality, cost, safety, and performance targets. Support manufacturing plants with technical expertise related to painting processes, colour development, quality improvement, and productivity optimisation. Manage equipment investments, project budgets, engineering resources, and business cases while ensuring project milestone achievement. Promote a strong Health, Safety & Environment culture and ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements. Drive innovation and continuous improvement through benchmarking, technical reviews, launch-readiness activities, and emerging paint technologies. What We Are Looking For Degree in Chemical Engineering, Paint & Coating Technology, Materials Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or a related technical field. Proven experience in paint engineering, coating technologies, industrial engineering, or manufacturing within the automotive industry. Previous leadership experience managing engineering teams or technical specialists. Strong knowledge of automotive paint processes, coating technologies, paint equipment, colour development, and manufacturing processes. Experience supporting product launches, process industrialisation, and production ramp-up activities. Strong project management, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities. Fluent English and German, with willingness to travel internationally.