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Lead Optical Engineer

FORVIA HELLA
Northville, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026
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 Electronics Corporation is seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead Optical Engineer. The focus of this role will be to lead optical design activities and to act as the primary optical engineering contact thru all development phases (Styling, RFQ, Design, production) with our OEM customers. This is a unique opportunity to use and development a broad array of engineering and customer interfacing skills.

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

  • Work as the optical engineering contact to our OEM customers including the analysis and distribution of requirements.
  • Estimate required lighting development resources and costs while creating development schedules
  • Design and develop optical lighting components
  • Manage coordination of optical design strategies in conjunction with the lighting labs


Qualifications

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelors Degree in a related engineering discipline
  • 5 years experience focused on automotive optical design activities (Two complete program development cycles RFQ to SOP Preferred )
  • Exhibited ability to lead program development. Experience leading a programs from RFQ thru production is a plus.
  • Shown past leadership qualities in program development
  • Ability to perform well in a cross functional international team.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills


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. Inclusion and diversity 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, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req18003.

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