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.
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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
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical field
- 8-10 years of experience in technical leadership roles within the automotive or embedded systems industry
- Expertise in embedded systems development and real-time operating systems
- Strong understanding of functional safety standards and cybersecurity principles
- Proven track record of leading the technical definition and development of complex platform products
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
