Polymer Materials Engineer M/F

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.

Build advanced lighting and wiper technologies, join Valeo!

Valeo is a world leader in lighting. From innovative interior and exterior lighting solutions to cutting-edge wiping technologies, Valeo’s Light Division develops innovative visibility systems with distinctive styling improving road safety, performance and driving comfort.

Valeo’s Site located in Bobigny (93), is Valeo’s Light Division Headquarters. It employs over  520 people working on the development of lighting systems (headlamps, rear lighting, interior lighting, etc.).

The Materials Discipline, which coordinates and provides technical support to project teams as well as to the production sites worldwide, is looking for a Polymer Materials Engineer M/F to strengthen the team.

Missions : 

1. Polymer Materials & Supplier Strategy

• Develop and qualify new polymer materials and suppliers aligned with the project needs, the sourcing strategy and CO2 reduction targets (CAP50)

• Provide expertise to purchasing, productivity and  project teams, as well as production sites, through the different phases of development, both internationally

• Manage the technical relationship with suppliers, lead polymer material trials and influence/challenge their technology roadmap

• Conduct technology and competitive intelligence monitoring

2. Technical leadership & Standardizing 

• Be the referent and Standard Owner for the polymer scope

• Lead the standardizing/evaluating process: write materials specifications, define validation plans, then oversee the screening, technical evaluation, recording of validation and approval data, and deployment

• Ensure compatibility between materials and processes to guarantee the robustness of our products

• Ensure the robustness of our technical documentation

3. Network & Continuous improvement

• Lead the international network, capitalize on best practices, and provide training to teams on plastics engineering

• Drive continuous improvement within your scope, monitor its effectiveness, and propose action plans to your management

• Leverage and capitalize data : analyze issues, identify root causes, propose solutions, and make information available to all the teams

Profile : 

With a master's degree (Bac+5) in Materials Science, you have at least five years of professional experience, during which you have developed strong skills in product development or compounding, injection processes and polymer characterization.

Working in an industrial environment, you know how to implement a rigorous and scientific approach.

Dynamic, independent, and recognized for your strong interpersonal skills, you are also proactive and tenacious.

Knowledge of the automotive sector is an additional asset.

Fluency in English is required.

Employee Benefits: 

• A stimulating work environment within passionate teams

• Participation and profit sharing

• Employee share ownership plan

• Vacation vouchers and housing assistance

• Company restaurant and cafeteria

• A dynamic employee representative committee with trips, sporting events, and cultural events

Why Valeo?

• To join a top tech company shaping tomorrow’s automotive industry

• To explore national and international career mobility opportunities 

• To support the development of greener, safer and smarter mobility

Valeo sees the diversity of its employees as a key asset across all of its businesses, in all its forms – including gender diversity, disability diversity, cultural diversity and intergenerational diversity.

Job:

R&D Engineer

Organization:

Site Process/Manufacturing Engineering

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Undefined term

Job Posting Date:

2025-11-17

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