R&D Engineering Manager required by growing multinational medical devices client in Dublin, to lead and develop an engineering team, promoting engineering excellence & technical depth with the ability to deliver strategic projects and initiatives
Reporting into an Engineering Manager, the successful candidate must have a strong technical background in design and development of electro-mechanical systems, with a proven track record in strategy, roadmap development, team building, system integration and on-time product delivery. The candidate must also demonstrate the ability to ensure team members work collaboratively and in a systematic fashion with all stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions, while growing knowledge and solving problems in a lean environment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant technical discipline (Electronics / Software / Electrical / Mechatronic)
- 10+ years’ relevant engineering experience
- 5+ years’ experience in managing a high performing engineering team
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Proven experience in the design and development of high-quality, cost effective, automated system solutions
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Extensive experience in developing & leading a high performing cross functional engineering team fostering a collaborative and innovative culture, with a focus on building expertise & empowerment
- Experience with LEAN/Six Sigma practices and principles to develop reliable robust designs (DOE, DFSS, Reliability testing)
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Strategic thought process and ability to plan across the business to deliver on strategic goals
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Use of PLM engineering tools and best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all the team’s deliverables (Project Management, SCRUM etc.)
Responsibilities:
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Provide technical support across the full engineering value chain avoiding outages within our integrated high performing manufacturing network (Supplier to Customer)
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Promote and recognise the role of simulation, modelling and characterisation tools to accelerate design maturity (i.e. minimizing prototypes & reducing cost) delivering reliable robust solutions to our customers
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Technology transfer and test method development in collaboration with Manufacturing and NPI teams
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Develop & translate system requirements into robust design solutions with accompanying detailed design functional specifications
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Product development, design change management, and product risk controls
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Integration of electromechanical sub-assemblies into complex systems which may include fluidics, optics, sensing, electronics, automation and software elements
emer@emtechrecruitment.ie
