ENGINEERING DIRECTOR

2 ore fa

Varese, Lombardia, Italia HERBROOKS CONSULTING Tempo pieno
Overview

In this role you lead the Engineering function for a multinational electromechanical components producer, shaping technical strategy, governance, and lifecycle processes. You’ll manage Engineering and R&D teams, drive product development, and ensure compliance and continuous improvement across segments. You will oversee budgets, resources, and certifications, while guiding cross-functional activity with a focus on safety and sustainability. This position offers the opportunity to influence global engineering standards and contribute to strategic product roadmaps.

Retribuzione / Benefits
  • gross annual salary 90,000
  • MBO 15,000
  • company car for mixed use
Responsabilità
  • Define and execute the Engineering strategy aligned with business objectives
  • Lead Engineering and R&D teams, ensuring required skills and priorities
  • Maintain and improve Engineering and Product Lifecycle processes, standards, tools, and best practices
  • Monitor application of processes across the organization, including Technical Support
  • Manage Engineering budget, resources, capacity planning, KPIs, risks, and project priorities
  • Lead product development, innovation roadmaps, validation, certification, industrialization, and lifecycle management
  • Ensure compliance with standards, regulations, environmental, safety, and sustainability requirements
  • Provide governance over Engineering Services (reliability, FMEA, RAMS/EN50126, product safety, homologation, certification)
  • Provide governance over Technical Support activities (sales support, documentation alignment, drawings, FAI, coaching)
  • Oversee product certification and technical compliance documentation, acting as signatory where required
  • Drive Intellectual Property strategy, patent portfolio, and continuous improvement
  • Represent the company in technical and standardization committees
Requisiti fondamentali
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field
  • Strong knowledge of electronic and electromechanical components and systems for industrial apps
  • Extensive leadership experience in Engineering, R&D, or related functions with governance of Engineering Services and Technical Support
  • Knowledge of governance, product development, reliability, certification, lifecycle management, budgeting, capacity planning, and technical support
  • Experience with product safety, homologation, compliance documentation, and international standards in industrial or transportation sectors
  • Experience coordinating an international engineering network, including Best Cost Country centers
  • Fluent written and spoken English
  • Experience working with different cultures and willingness to travel internationally
  • Strategic leadership
  • Stakeholder management
  • People development
  • Engineering governance
  • Product development and lifecycle management
  • Reliability analysis and FMEA