Lead Innovation Engineer

Our company has over 100 Years of experience and is one of the leaders in the Automobile Sector. Worldwide ITW has 90 decentralized businesses with over 48.000 employees located in 55 countries. Our location in Röttingen, with almost 250 future-oriented employees, would be glad to have you as a part of our team as Innovation Lead Engineer for Charge Port applications.

Your Tasks

• Lead innovation projects from early discovery through to business case validation according to the process
• Identify and deeply understand customer pain points through direct engagement
• Translate insights into clear value propositions and quantified benefits
• Develop and validate business cases, including financial and strategic impact
• Collaborate closely with innovation engineer, platform innovation teams, sales & engineering, and prototype teams to design and develop customer-based innovations
• Guide regular technical direction while ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals
• Balance feasibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness in solution design
• Drive the identification and intellectual protection of innovative concepts
• Identify future opportunities based on market trends, customer insights, and technology evolution and collaborate with internal sales teams to align innovation with market opportunities
• Present concepts, progress, and value propositions to both technical and non-technical (top management) stakeholders
• Develop and maintain product innovation roadmaps aligned with business strategy
• Prioritize initiatives based on value, feasibility, and strategic fit

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Innovation Management, or related field
• 5+ years of proven experience in leading innovation or product development projects
• Strong organizational skills, social competence, and enthusiasm
• Strong ability to translate customer needs into technical and business solutions
• Excellent communication skills in English & German
• Strategic and analytical mindset with hands‑on execution capability
• Flexible, resilient, diligent, and reliable
• Automotive experience and CAD‑design knowledge is a plus