Engineering Manager - Electrostatics chez None

Summary: This position plays an integral role in delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions in electrostatic spray equipment technologies.  The Engineering Manager provides leadership and direction to R&D teams and ensures that all projects meet key performance metrics while building a robust operation to support our customers and internal stakeholders.  

Essential Functions: Bullet point list of the responsibilities for the role.

• In conjunction with internal stakeholders, drive the identification of customer focused product solutions by translating market trends, customer feedback, and competitive information into new product development projects delivering a clear value proposition and competitive advantage.
• Lead team in the design, development, and testing of new or improved products, using design specifications and company processes.
• Manage stage gate reviews, design reviews, and project schedules for each phase of the design process, including supervision of the project team when assigned.
• Establish the right performance expectations, effectively communicate those expectations, and fairly assess performance relative to those expectations for the Electrostatics team.
• Utilize Lean/Six Sigma and project management disciplines to improve efficiency, consistency, and synergy throughout the global R&D team and other functions.
• Ensure compliance and quality through documentation management, engineering drawings, and change control, and support development or improvement of engineering processes and tools.
• Manage resource allocation aligned with project priorities and timelines. 
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration to deliver improved engineering excellence, effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering personnel to enable practical, efficient, and cost-effective designs.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and engage talent, ensuring team capabilities and skill sets are aligned with the current and future portfolio needs while effectively leveraging global engineering skills and resources.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering; advanced degree a plus
• Ten to fifteen years of product development and/or design experience in the areas of electro-mechanical devices, manufacturing, or application engineering  
• Proven technical capabilities in developing solutions to engineering problems, defining project life cycles, managing deliverables
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.