Manager, Engineering NPI

Team Leader, Engineering NPI

Location:

Veldhoven, NL

Job

Management Activities

Conduct performance and appraisal interviews

Facilitate team meetings with direct reports

Ensure employee development, including coordinating education/training and knowledge sharing

Lead and coach the Engineering sub‑department, including contracted resources (approximately 8–15 employees in total)

Maintain oversight of multiple projects, set priorities, and coordinate activities within the team

Provide support to the Director of Engineering in preparing reports and monitoring the development process and organizational planning, including expanding the IAI roadmap

Safeguard the quality and quantity of work within the Engineering sub‑department, ensuring activities are performed in accordance with guidelines and agreements

Organization

Ensure appropriate staffing levels within the Engineering department (number of resources, required competencies, etc.)

Ensure uniformity and standardization of work processes

Define and determine outsourcing assignments, specifying what contracted resources are expected to deliver

Maintain oversight of Engineering resource planning and, where necessary, engage support from resources in other teams

Technologies and System Design

Translate developments into new applications, market applications, or system specifications

Advise on potential new technologies, material applications, and/or innovations to company systems and machines

Co‑determine the system architecture for newly developed systems and machines

Together with a multidisciplinary team (Software, Mechanics, and Electronics), translate customer specifications into a conceptual design and functional specifications

Participate in and facilitate reviews to assess the functionality and quality of designs

Primary Duties – Communication

Communications occur in both Dutch and English

Promote information exchange within a multidisciplinary team to ensure functionalities are translated into design information

Discuss project planning, progress, and results with the Director of Engineering and/or Project Managers

Communicate technical information and malfunctions with (international) customers

Prepare presentations, project plans, work instructions, and test documents

Discuss technical content, solutions, specifications, process knowledge, system development, and innovations with internal stakeholders and customers

Represent the Engineering team during meetings with Operations, Project Managers, and Team Leaders

Support Sales with regard to new technical applications and process knowledge

Prepare reports for the Director of Engineering

Authorities

Set priorities for the allocation and distribution of work within the team, including outsourcing tasks where necessary

Initiate and follow up on system and unit development, taking customer and functional specifications into account

Make decisions regarding the deployment of people and resources

Prepare, implement, and monitor procedures and regulations

Make investment decisions within approved departmental budgets

Analyze, interpret, and resolve problems within the Engineering sub‑department

Responsibilities

Ensure the availability of appropriate resources within the team

Ensure availability and TPD of developed units and machines, taking specifications into account

Keep standard machines and technology knowledge up to date and apply new technologies in the field of control software

Build a solid knowledge infrastructure by promoting active knowledge transfer within the Engineering department

Bearing responsibility for validation and test steps within the PCP process

Establish and manage departmental budgets

Realise adequate departmental planning and achieve project and departmental objectives

Experience and Background

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field

Leadership and people‑management skills

Experience in system design

Strong communication skills

What We Can Offer

Competitive salary and rewards package

Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work‑life balance

Vibrant, welcoming and inclusive culture

Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximise your potential

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