Mechanical Development Manager

Mechanical Development Manager

Valeo

Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland

YOUR CHALLANGES:

Management & Competency:

• Manage the organization.
• Manage the team of engineers (yearly reviews, meetings, missions, objectives).
• Define the necessary qualifications for team according to the benchmark and to the technical and technological evolutions.
• Ensure that competency level is at the level requested to properly handle new/future projects and new/future Technologies (in line with TDP). Identify gaps, define and implement the proper action plan.
• Allocate the staff in the various projects and support the Project team in priorities management.
• Propose trainings and career evolutions.
• Responsible of recruitment of the members of the department.
• Participate in the Valeo Expertise process by preparing and proposing candidates.

Budget:

• Responsible of the department budget; build, propose and follow budget.
• Participate to project budget construction.
• Propose yearly investment plan.
• Responsible for the Department efficiency using the Efficiency Plan built together with the Engineering discipline Manager/Director.

Process, Methodology, Tools, Equipment:

• Ensure equivalence between results of the different equipments.
• Participate to the definition of, and implement the process, methods and the tools necessary to properly handle new/future projects and new/future Technologies (in line with TDP).
• Deploy the Engineering process, methodology and tools defined by/together with the Engineering discipline Manager/Director.
• Ensure the full deployment of 5 axes methodology.
• Support the Certification process (CMMi, …) if applicable.

Networking:

• Participate to and support the network of theEngineering discipline.
• Participate to the improvement of the standards, methods and tools of the Engineering discipline.

Standardization & Robust Design:

• Support RAISE team by ensuring knowledge, training and implementation of the standards.
• Participates in the elaboration of standards with RAISE and actively participate to Design reviews.
• Review and challenge Destandardization requests before release.
• Ensure that each single design is achieving the highest level of Robust design.

Resources/Footprint:

• Centralize information on all existing resources.
• Identify, create synergies and ensure optimum use of all resources.
• Identify the needs in terms of dedicated and shared resources. Organize the availability of shared resources corresponding R&D Manager.
• Continuously work with the Engineering discipline Manager/Director. to improve the footprint and performances.

JOIN OUR TEAM IF YOU HAVE:

• Proven experience in managing large teams (+15 employees).
• 10/15 years of experience in the related Engineering discipline in automotive engineering or relevant industries.
• Degree in mechanical engineering.
• Good English skills.

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