We're looking for a new colleague to join ZF Aftermarket at our location in Qingdao, Shandong.

Your tasks:

• Defines & drives regional application engineering of friction materials in alignment with Business line, regional needs and Global Friction material Engineering.
• Supports Regional Sales and Marketing of ZF Aftermarket in AP.
• Ensure product application engineering excellence and efficiency within regional ZF Aftermarket in AP.
• Drives friction material engineering release process from external suppliers in AP.
• Ensure the execution of product releases (NPI) in time, in quality and in budget.

Your profile:

• Technical Expertise: Profound knowledge of friction materials, tribology, material science, and manufacturing processes related to braking systems. Familiarity with friction materials' behavior under different conditions is crucial. A minimum of 5 years of experience in the friction industry.
• Research and Development Skills: Ability to conduct research, develop, and test new friction materials, formulations, and technologies. Strong problem-solving skills to address challenges related to friction, wear, and performance.
• Product Development: In-depth understanding of brake system components, ability to design and develop effective friction materials that meet performance, safety, and durability requirements.
• Communication Skills Internal: Ability to communicate with FMG Spain team and local engineering team to drive the engineering topics. Ability to provide technical trainings to internal stakeholders like CatMan sales, purchasing etc.
• Communication Skills External: Ability to support on technical trainings or communicate with customers in APAC market (China & RoAP) on the technical related questions, like noise, dust and other friction related question.

Be part of our ZF team and apply now!