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Staff Development Engineer

LG Electronics USA
parental leave, paid time off, 401(k)
United States, California, Aliso Viejo
Sep 24, 2025
Step into the innovative world of LG Electronics. As a global leader in technology, LG Electronics is dedicated to creating innovative solutions for a better life. Our brand promise, 'Life's Good', embodies our commitment to ensuring a happier life for all. We have a rich history spanning over six decades and a global presence in over 290 locations. Our diverse portfolio includes Home Appliance Solutions, Media Entertainment Solutions, Vehicle Solutions, and Eco Solutions. Our management philosophy, "Jeong-do Management," embodies our commitment to high ethical standards and transparent operations. Grounded in the principles of 'Customer-Value Creation' and 'People-Oriented Management', these values shape our corporate culture, fostering creativity, diversity, and integrity. At LG, we believe in the power of collective wisdom through an inclusive work environment. Join us and become a part of a company that is shaping the future of technology. At LG, we strive to make Life Good for Everyone. The Opportunity: Driving better future mobility VS (Vehicle component Solutions) Company (https://www.lg.com/global/mobility) of LG Electronics focuses on commercializing environmentally responsible automotive components and core solutions based on LG's proprietary technologies. A leading provider of core components for global car manufacturers, VS Company is supporting the emerging trend of the vehicle industry. Staff Development Engineer This job requires technical experiences related to building cutting-edge product and Development experiences. This position needs to have comfortable working with the manufacturing industry as well as high technology-driven products with LG and customers. This role is focused on developing a project and deeply involving technical requirements in the development as well as issue resolving. Customer & Tier companies communication and development management to ensure strength and innovation in the LG automotive business. This role is directly influencing the integration project development across all LG and automotive manufactures and requires a confidant with identifying problems, communicating the concerns and driving for closure in order to deliver the best development quality within the time frame with build trust while demonstrating excellent features implementation and problem resolving skills. This role must play nice with others, have a humble service mindset, and be a results-driven self-motivator. Responsibilities: Lead project planning, status reporting, team engagement, project risk visualization and mitigation plan Development planning s well as managing multiple feature development milestone Identify and manage all project development quality during and after development Understand team responsibility and provide guide to team members in short to long-term Manage OEM customer design request, develop APQP and manage 3rd party solution Manage Software & Hardware issues and communicate the customer to handle the issues Release weekly development progress report and communicate with customer's engineers Communicate with LGE HQ cross-functional teams not limited to program Support to resolve both business, manufacturing, and technical issues Support to identify and manage all feature issues, publish a weekly report Support cross-functional teams Validation, Manufacturing, procurement/Purchasing, Sales and Quality, customers Review with the Software/Hardware Project Lead for decisions related to function development Team and function management as the main point of contact for the customer Follow customers acceptance process in addition to the internal development process Other duties as assigned Requirements: Bachelor's degree 12+ years or equivalent experience in Development in automotive component Development or, 15+ years or equivalent engineering experience with developing and/or testing an automotive component or, 18+ years or equivalent experience delivering high-quality products or services to automotive companies Prior experience and/or knowledge of: Managing multiple technical projects simultaneously and delivering to agreed-upon cost, quality, and timing expectations Recognizing and mitigating both technical and organizational challenges Leading and managing engagements with customers (mostly vehicle Makers), collaborators, and 3rd party software developers. Managing multiple technical projects simultaneously and delivering to agreed-upon cost, quality, and timing expectations Planning and coordinating teams of people Vehicle Infotainment feature & Telematics and Vehicle interface technology products Automotive development process or service new technologies to industry players Product life cycle from ideation to design to prototype to production Working in and/or with distributed engineering teams, sales team, quality team, and customers Strong commitment to quality and attention to detail Desire to learn constantly and dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies Passion for technology and problem solving Excellent written and oral communication skills, with transparency being paramount Travel/Physical Requirements: Up to 30% travel, including out-of-state and international travel as required Ability to: Sit/Drive and/or test in a vehicle for up to 8 hours a day, up to 4 hours at a time Ability to lift/carry/setup up to 30lb samples, workstations, benches, box and tools Interact with display/center controller/steering wheel while driving or while stationary testing Preferred: Prior experience with: IATF 16949 certification APQP&FMEA certification Managing technical teams building embedded systems Bilingual - Korean / English rid Recruiting Range $109,537 - $146,050 USD Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees: No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits. Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options. Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time. Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role). Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives. Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities. Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance. Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors: Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies. Privacy Notice to California Applicants At LG, we aspire to empower people and celebrate differences because we believe diversity will create the unexpected. We provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Consistent with our commitment to providing equal opportunity and embracing diversity, LG has implemented affirmative action to ensure applicants are employed and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics. In addition to the above, LG believes that pay transparency is a key part of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our salary ranges take into account many factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skillset, experience, licensure, certifications, internal equity, and other business needs. While we consider geographic pay differentials in final offers, because we operate in many geographies where applicable, the salary range listed may not reflect all geographic differentials applied.