Technical Program Lead - Power Electronics

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Auburn Hills, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Automotive
The Role
Leads multidisciplinary R&D activities for automotive electrification projects, serving as the primary technical contact internally and externally. Coordinates contributors, schedules, budgets, engineering deliverables, technical reviews, risk mitigation, change requests, and customer requirements. Ensures product development meets quality, cost, milestone, platform standardization, APQP, and ASPICE requirements. Requires strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, and experience with power conversion and embedded software, preferably for traction inverters.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join us and take part in the autonomous and connected car revolution at Valeo.  


What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share.  You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value

About The Role:

As an Technical Program Lead - Power Electronics (Traction Inverter):

Responsibilities Include:

  • Lead technical communication between customers and product group teams on design, architecture, test, strategy, manufacturing, integration, and implementation from advanced R&D through launch
  • Review customer RFQs, generate compliance matrix, evaluate technical feasibility and support quote creation
  • Interface with customer advanced engineering teams on current & future programs/architectures feeding back to technology roadmap development
  • Support key BOM strategy, i.e. Power Module, micro-controllers, Capacitors etc
  • Lead the technical analysis reviews, design reviews, test result reviews, trade off studies, FMEAs, and customer presentations
  • Reviewing product design, layout, schematics with customers and help troubleshoot 
  • Liaise with core team in leading WCCA with customer/s
  • Support product testing and Root Cause Analysis of PE components at circuit level
  • Support benchmarking NA competition and identifying focus areas for Valeo

What You Should Have:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in power electronics & vehicle electrification at an OEM or Tier 1
  • Experience in High Voltage components: Inverters, OBC, DCDC
  • Experience in High Voltage sub components: Power Modules, Capacitors, PCBs
  • B.S. in Electrical engineering or comparable study paths is required.
  • M.S. in Electrical engineering or comparable study paths is preferred.

Join us!
Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility.  The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!

Diversity by nature
At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talent. Are you looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about Valeo : https://www.valeo.com


Job:

Platforms management

Organization:

Site R&D

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-08-31

Join 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

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable field
  • At least six years of complex product, project development, or project management experience in a multidisciplinary environment
  • At least six years of experience with power conversion and embedded software
  • Experience applying the APQP product development cycle
  • Organizational, project management, and leadership skills, including prioritization, coordination, conflict management, and handling multiple issues
  • Effective written and oral communication skills across all organizational levels
  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable field
  • Automotive electrification experience, preferably with traction inverters

Valeo US Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Valeo US and has not been reviewed or approved by Valeo US.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is positioned roughly in line with large automotive manufacturers’ ranges, with competitive bases described for engineers, technicians, and select salaried roles.
  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Medical coverage uses major carriers such as Blue Cross/Anthem, and premiums are described as reasonable for many roles, alongside core offerings like life insurance and an employee assistance program.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) with employer match around 5% is referenced, with structures that have included automatic contributions plus match depending on location and time, and current postings list 401(k) matching as a core benefit.

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The Company
HQ: Paris
32,700 Employees
Year Founded: 1923

What We Do

Valeo is an automotive supplier and partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2020, the Group generated sales of 16.4 billion euros and invested 12% of its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2020, Valeo had 187 plants, 20 research centers, 43 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employed 110,300 people in 33 countries worldwide. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

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