Electrical & Electronic Deputy Chief Engineer

Job Overview VINFAST is a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company committed to revolutionizing the automotive industry with sustainable and innovative mobility solutions. As a leading player in the EV market, VinFast is dedicated to delivering high -quality, cutting -edge electric vehicles that redefine the driving experience. Our team consists of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision of creating a greener and more sustainable future through innovation, technology, and excellence. The Electrical & Electronic Deputy Chief Engineer is responsible for leading the full electrical engineering lifecycle across assigned vehicle programmes, ensuring robust delivery of Electrical & Electronic systems from concept through production. This role drives all technical activities—including technical specification, DFMEA, DVP, system integration, validation, and supplier management—while ensuring gateway milestones, budget, timing, and quality targets are consistently met. Job DescriptionAccountable for project life cycle plan and reviewwith customer and internal stakeholders. Follow the plan at various Gatewaydeliveries.Responsible to lead all technical aspects on theproject and ensure the team delivers robust fault free designs through theapplication of the Concurrent Engineering Disciplines Technical Specification,DFMEA, DVP, DFA, DFM, Campaign Prevention Process, Robustness, etc.You will provide leadership and coordination withinthe Electrical Systems engineering field. Managing direct reports, planningprojects and reporting on progress. Ensuring on time delivery and working tothe highest standards possible. This will involve working across technicalspecialisms, adopting new processes and acting as the main point of contact foryour specialist area.Technical ownership of Electrical Systems specificsystems (Vehicle Electronics, Body Electronics, chassis electronics, EDS CADdesign, system integration and test and validation.Responsibility for the delivery of owned systems tospecific vehicle programmes.Accountable for Technical Specification, FMEA, DVP,Vehicle / System level test specs.Accountable for delivery of products to meet Budgets& Expenditure, Timing & Gateway Delivery.Manage Vehicle build & development support.Responsible to provide project steering and maintainall client governance.Govern Supplier liaison & management.Approve BOM definition, tracking and management toinclude leading cost & weight reduction initiatives to deliver targets.Accountable for planning, monitoring and execution ofproject activities to ensure project delivery in gateway deliverables.Liaise daily with the Electrical Systems Managers andproject chief engineers, support the design and development of the Systems toensure optimised vehicle performance contributing to the delivery of keyvehicle attributes.Accountable to establish and control system design,releases (ETRS), development and validation plans in association withfunctional experts and in line with technical risk management processes.Manage supply chain activities in association withfunction group buyers, SQA and logistics to ensure supplier nomination anddelivery of components and systems on schedule for all phases of prototype,pilot, pre -production and production build.Ensure manufacturability and compliance with qualitystandards of all components and systems within the defined BOM.Review and manage the opening and closure ofengineering quality concerns.Respond to requests for information or specificationchange with assessment of risk and cost.Strategic Leadership in developing client futurebusiness.Set targets and deliver objectives to grow &achieve recognised technical excellence in your domain.Setting KPIs for each area of your responsibility andreviewing performance with contacts.Performance Management, resource planning andsuccession planning working closely with HR/Talent Acquisition teams. Requirements12+ yrs of experienceExpert Engineering knowledge of different vehiclesubsystems such as Chassis, Body, Security, Infotainment, Diagnostics,Electrical systems ECUs(s), In Vehicle EE systems (Infotainment, Driver Assist,etc.) design, performance, production & manufacturing requirements.Knowledge of complex EV Architecture, Bills ofMaterials (BoM).Proven technical project management & leadershipcapability demonstrated by recent delivery on time & budget.Experienced in Automotive development processes anddemonstrable experience of system release responsibility from concept tomanufacture with successful history of delivery within the automotive sector in passenger EV car, commercial EV vehicle or defenceapplications, although other sectors are of interest for design, development& delivery experience.Excellent communications skills demonstrated abilityto communicate at all levels cross culturally.Excellent organisation skills, prioritising multipleproject activities and guiding the team in right direction.Proven track record of component & systemengineering (experience with the detailed systems above preferred).Excellent technical knowledge & experience ofElectrical component & system specification, design, test & production.Experienced in OEM or tier one component delivery.Demonstrate experience of component & systemdesign within an APQP or similar framework including robust engineering, FMEA,component planning and PPAP.Experience of prototype vehicle build up and managingissue resolution.Ability to lead and drive problem resolution in thefield of business, technical and process issues as they arise.Knowledge of change control, product definition andchange management processes will also prove invaluable.PC literate and at ease with MS Office products.PRINCE2 or equivalent qualification would bebeneficial.Excellent Leadership, Initiative and the drive tosuccess.Significant experience in use of engineering toolsFMEA, DFM, DFA, Six Sigma, problem resolution etc.Degree in Electrical Engineering discipline orequivalent experience.Experience in managing successfully multicultural teamspread across different regions of the world. 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