Skip to main content

Head of Product Development / Manager – Automotive Energy Electronics (BMS – Power Electronics )

Location Northville, USA

FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of € 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.

YOUR TASKS

FORVIA - HELLA is seeking its next great Product Development Manager to join our growing energy team. The primary function of this position will be manage all functional and technical engineering activities for traditional and EV related energy programs.

About Us

FORVIA - HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4 billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.

Daily Responsibilities

Manage and develop a growing engineering design group responsible for an array of energy based automotive products for traditional, hybrid, and EV based vehicles. This will be for full program development and RFQ/ Prototyping activities.


Inspire to achieve all group and program initiatives within established guidelines


Conduct resource planning initiatives for all assigned programs


Coordinate agreements in QTC for your project team while avoiding risks and achieving targets.


Work to develop team members for continuous advancement of team skills and retention of employees.


Drive technical business development and customer acquisition as well as analyze and ensure customer requirements relevant for development

Your Qualifications

5+ years experience inspiring full V cycle program initiatives


Proven ability to unite all internal and external stakeholders to accomplish customer, company, and program goals..


Prior Experience supporting next electric initiatives. Prior experience with BMS systems is highly valued


Comfortability working in a dynamic global environment


Understanding of OEM communications as it pertains to business development initiatives


Guide R&D initiatives as it pertains to current and future program development

Why Forvia Hella?

Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours


Industry leading health benefits program


Lucrative PTO policy


Competitive 401K matching


Extensive career and training opportunities


Annual Bonuses


On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services


Team and company wide events


And much more!

Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all our employees.

Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. and are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, , , , , or .

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req15664.

HELLA Electronics Corp., USA

Eric Spence


#J-18808-Ljbffr

Head of Product Development / Manager – Automotive Energy Electronics (BMS – Power Electronics )

United States
Full time

Published on 01/18/2025

Share this job now