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GKN Automotive Olesnica:
Established in 1996, we employ 1500 people across the 3 sites at our facilities in Olesnica and manage over 70 production lines. We’ve invested heavily in developing our state-of-the-art engineering centre and in recent years have completely transformed our forging and production facilities to ensure our teams have the tools and resources they need to succeed and thrive in our environment. 
This site represents an important regional facility for the driveline technologies that GKN Automotive supply to our global customer base and has been recognised via various external awards for excellence and innovation. 
Our culture is open and collaborative, and employees regularly have an opportunity to engage with leaders, provide ideas and work to develop these to become a reality. It’s a place where our multi-discipline team's partner, collaborate, and learn from each other. 
Career development is supported by relevant, sponsored technical training, coaching, and access to self-driven training across a wide range of topics covering hard and soft skills. We take pride in the development of our people, supporting them to achieve their goals. Over 40% of our leadership team have progressed from operational delivery roles and 10% of our employees are now in global positions supporting the wider organization. 
We also support our employees to give back to the local communities through the GeKoN programme. In recent years we have sponsored and supported various initiatives from training rescue skills in the local communities, to renovating schools making time and resources available to collaborate on these important events. 

The Role: 
We are seeking an experienced Product Application Engineer to join our team. 

Key responsibilities include: 
• Preparation of a technical offer for OEMs based on calculations and analysis
• Creating DVP&R based on customer requirements and identifying risks in the project
• Feasibility analysis of products in collaboration with responsible production facilities
• Preparing and updating DFMEA
• Technical OEM support
• Creating orders for tests (PTE) and prototypes (PMS)
• Initiating and participating in VAVE projects

Who you’ll be: 
To be successful in this position, you will have proven experience in an Engineering department and with OEM clients. Experience working with Project Management and within Automotive Industry are crucial.

Specific Functional Capabilities, Knowledge and Skills Required:
•    Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
•    Min. 5 years of professional experience in the Automotive industry
•    Project Management experience
•    Knowledge of GD&T dimensioning and IATF16949 requirements
•    Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within international environment 

Language Skills: good level of English (spoken and written); additional languages (Italian, German, French) would be an advantage

Travel Requirements: as needed

Our Offer:
This is an excellent opportunity to work at the forefront of technology and innovation across the fast-paced Driveline technologies market supporting product development across all phases of the project lifecycle. We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, including a flexible working culture, excellent annual leave allowances, medical insurance, life insurance, noncontributory pension plan, private medical care, system MyBenefit, sports card, co-financing integration, language learning, and ongoing career progression and development support. 
We are driving change in our sector, using our talents and experience to be a leader in finding new, sustainable solutions for the next phase of the automotive industry. 
Our people are at the heart of our success. If these projects excite you and you like the chance to play a part in shaping the future of the automotive industry, that will benefit the environment and society as a whole, come and help us to accelerate the future, together. 

About GKN Automotive:
GKN Automotive is a global leader in eDrive technologies, the architects of an electrified future. Our innovation, expertise and global footprint give us the ability to drive a sustainable future, delivering eDrive technologies, competitively and at scale.
We have been inventing the future for 250 years. Our technologies and innovations made front-wheel drive cars possible and all-wheel drive systems more efficient. GKN Automotive is now at the forefront of the mass production of advanced, efficient, systems for electrified vehicles.
Through continuous innovation and improvements in efficiency, performance, and control systems we are collaborating with global automotive manufacturers, helping them produce the next generation of electrified vehicles. We are the go-to technology partner for leading electrified vehicle manufacturers, with the ability to tailor every eDrive solution, matched to our Driveline technologies.