Job Summary
As an Engineering Manager Mechanics, you are responsible for a team of Mechanical Engineers and report to the Engineering Director. The Mechanical Engineering Team’s main task is to transfer conceptual product designs from the European R&D team into high quality devices for mass production.
In this role, you will be providing person-focused support and guidance for our engineers and will be responsible for helping recruit, onboard and mentor new engineers.
You and your team are closely involved in the productdevelopment from the very beginning in order for your team to built a thourough knowledge of the products and their purposes. That way you are able to perfectly represent R&D towards internal stakeholders (Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain,etc...) as wel as external partners (suppliers, certifications instances,...)
Together with your team, you handle product improvements and cost reduction trajectories as well as research for new production processes and technologies.
The Engineering Manager Mechanics is responsible for the Mechanical Engineers and reports to Engineering Director. The Mechanical Engineering Team’s main focus is transferring from concept design of Belgian colleagues to high quality products in mass production. They know the products through and through to be able represent R&D towards internal departments such as Quality, Procurement, Industrialization, Project Managers,... as well as external partners such as suppliers, manufacturers, certification institutions,... The Engineers translate the feedback from the same departments/partners to the Belgian development team. They also organize testing of the products during beta and pilot run. Your team is also responsible for creating manuals and packaging.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES


61 Mechanical Engineering department management 81 Organization, approval limit, budget control, headcount plan, training & development plan, procedure setup & improvement…
61 Providing day-to-day people management and support for a talented team of in-house engineers, guiding and supporting their work.
61 Collaborate with the Belgian R&D team to translate business needs into technical solutions.
61 Liaise with external production partners to ensure products meet our stringent quality requirements and projects are delivered on time.
61 Encourage innovation and creative thinking in order to find the right solutions to meet the manufacturing demands
61 Grow the team through recruitment of new engineers and ensure rapid, effective onboarding of them
61 Perform Mechanical design reviews and Product function reviews
61 Perform new technology research design improvements and cost reduction trajectories
61 Organize Product testing evaluate and report the test results
61 Common communication & agreement with Belgium R&D team
61 Assist the sourcing team in supplier selection for newly developed components
61 Assisting the other departments in the organization with problems related to mechanics:



Required Skills and Qualifications

61 Master degree in Mechanical design, / Mechatronics design, / Mechanical manufacturing & automation or equivalent.
61 3+ years of hands-on experience managing a team of engineers
61 Clear and efficient communication in English
61 Good knowledge of different production processes such as plastic injection / Extrusion/ metal fabrication / surface treatments / CNC / stamping / castings
61 Good knowledge of materials, their properties and their application in function of outdoor usage
61 basic knowledge of typical engineering software such as CAD and simulation tools, Product lifecycle or data management, ...
61 Experience in cooperating with a European enterprise is a plus
61 A willingness to get hands on, solving problems and creating understanding and alignment
61 Good communication and organizational skills

LOCATiOIN PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
61 Position is in Shajing town, Shenzhen
OUR PROPOSAL
61 A challenging job in a fast-growing international and industry-leading company.
61 We are development products in a fast pace. We don’t steer away from investing and taking risks to create new and exciting quality products.
61 In a non-integrated manufacturing company, you’ll come across all possible technologies and production processes, ensuring a very varied and rewarding job environment
61 An attractive salary and compensation package.
61 100% on time payment of your salary.