Empleo: CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (R&D)

International engineering company needs to incorporate:

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (R&D)

Responsible to incorporate innovation and improvements in the product in order to be the preferred supplier for the customers.

Reports to Group Engineering Director.

Ref.: 150203

Key tasks:

• Develop and deploy  the strategy to innovate, research, develop and improve our products reflecting the wider business strategy, global demand and optimal utilization of resources
• Responsible to compile market trends and customer needs from Sales Office and provide a global view by series and markets.
• Identify new needs, alternative materials and alternative design principles.
• Responsible to identify new products.
• Responsible for standardization on raw materials.
• Define the technology for new machine generation.
• Accountable for rationalization on design principles for components and subassemblies.
• Implement evaluation criteria with design to cost, design for manufacturing and cost for value.
• Drives initiatives for cost and weight reductions.
• Create standard specifications for key components: cylinders, motors, gears, slew rings…
• Implement regular design reviews.
• Provide for production designers the appropriate toolbox to design: working principles, calculation methods, design guidelines and standard libraries.
• Responsible to integrate all the inputs into new designs.

The position requires:

• Degree in Ingeniería Mecánica, Materiales or other equivalent qualification
• Knowledge and training in R&D, Quality, Business Administration
• Experience of managing Engineering and R&D departments
• Experience of contract compliance, risk identification, risk mitigation and risk management
• Proficient in English (Español nativo)
• Experience with international organization, multiple regions and multiple product lines
• Ten years of working in a variety of complex manufacturing and operations cultures
• Experience in managing complex Supply Chain to deliver against service levels and business expectations.

Las personas interesadas deben enviar su CV por e-mail a Values+, Valores y Desarrollo a la dirección de correo electrónico 150203@values-plus.com