**About GKN Automotive** GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company at the forefront of innovation. Its origins date back to 1759 and for the last 70 years it has been putting key technologies into series production. We are the trusted partner for most of the world’s automotive companies, specialising in developing, building, and supplying market-leading drive systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies. GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais Group plc, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector. **Product Application Engineer - Europe based (Spain, Germany, France or Poland) Chinese speaking** **Your Responsibilities** + Represent GKN Engineering to the customer for assigned programs, under the guidance of the Application Engineering Manager, while promoting GKN’s brand and technological capabilities. + Build and maintain strong working-level relationships with customer engineering teams + Ensure timely and effective delivery of engineering milestones in collaboration with the Engineering Programme Manager; escalating discrepancies when needed + Provide engineering support to facilitate robust change management processes, generating value analysis/value engineering (VAVE) ideas to drive cost savings + Assist Product Launch, Site Engineering, and Operations teams with engineering support and hands-on problem-solving during product industrialization. + Support Customer Development Income (CDI) recovery by preparing and delivering appropriate engineering documentation as directed. + Collaborate with Programme Engineering to develop comprehensive Design FMEAs (DFMEA) and support DFMEA/PFMEA reviews with the plant quality team prior to product launch. **Your Profile** + Degree in Engineering or equivalent qualification + Minimum of 3 years of relevant engineering experience within a manufacturing environment + Business level English and Chinese language essential + Proven experience in project or program management environments. + Solid problem-solving skills with a structured and analytical approach + Understanding of design-specific product safety standards + Familiarity with customer milestone delivery requirements **What you can expect from us - that's our offer:** + Market leading company with lots of potential + Opportunity to take part in brand new company projects + Attractive salary and benefits at a stable and financially healthy company + An organization where you can commit to the long-term + Wide scale of responsibilities + Career advancement opportunity \#LI-hybrid GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.