High-performance plastics manufacturer for automotive aerodynamics, propulsion, and battery systems
Röchling Automotive manufactures engineered plastic components across four core product lines—aerodynamics, propulsion, structural lightweight, and battery solutions—for global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. The stack reflects a manufacturing operation scaling digitalization: SAP and ServiceNow for enterprise functions, Jira and Confluence for cross-site coordination, and domain-specific tools (AutoCAD, Siemens S7, TIA Portal) for design and production control. Active hiring is heavily weighted toward manufacturing and operations roles, with simultaneous investment in a global digitalization platform and production transition projects—suggesting operational complexity around scaling standardized processes across 40+ locations.
Röchling Automotive is a privately held manufacturer headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, with ~6,000 employees across more than 40 production and engineering sites in 17 countries. The company supplies high-performance plastic components to automotive OEMs and battery makers, serving electrification, fuel-efficiency, and lightweighting imperatives. Core product areas span aerodynamic drag-reduction components, electric-propulsion subsystems, structural chassis and safety components, and battery enclosures and thermal management parts. Operations span Europe, Asia, North America, and South America; current hiring activity is concentrated in the United States, Germany, and Italy.
Core systems include SAP (ERP), ServiceNow (ITSM), Jira/Confluence (collaboration), AutoCAD (design), and Siemens industrial automation (S7, TIA Portal). Production monitoring uses Beckhoff controllers, QDAS for quality, and Power BI for analytics.
Active projects include transition from development to production for new programs, global digitalization platform rollout, production process planning, plant equipment optimization, and cost-reduction initiatives focused on scrap rates, downtime, and delivery reliability.
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