Engineering Manager

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. Why You Should Join TE Connectivity’s R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams conceive original ideas for new products, introduce them into practice. They are responsible for product development, and qualification from market definition through production and release; assist in the qualification of suppliers for new products to ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services for new or improved manufacturing processes; conduct feasibility studies, testing on new and modified designs; direct and support detailed design, testing, prototype fabrication and manufacturing ramp. The R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams provide all required product documentation including, but not limited to, Digital Model, Performance Simulation, 2D/3D production drawings, product specifications, and testing requirements. They create and modify detailed drawings and drafting or conceptual models from layouts, rough sketches or notes and contribute to design modifications to facilitate manufacturing operation or quality of product. Typical fields of expertise include materials, mechanics and systems, electrical, optics, chemistry, software, automation systems, packaging, testing and measurement, and manufacturing of electrical, mechanical and electronic components, products, and their integration into systems. Your Main Tasks As ‘Manager RD&E’, the candidate is responsible for the future of our terminal block portfolio. In this capacity, he or she will be working closely with all relevant departments to ensure our platform-NPI’s are delivered on-time, on-budget and on-quality, including hitting our sustainability targets. As leader of the Product Development Engineering-teams; handling internal and external escalations, driving continues improvement of engineering-systems, ensure engineering knowledge- \ data-management, capacity and capability management though the identification of skill gaps and setting up individual development plans to close these, etc.. are all part of your activities. Beyond that, working closely with the production-location(s) to ensure quality-, delivery- and cost-performance meets TE-, customer- and general-market expectations -and- through cooperating with Product Management help to identifying future needs of our product-lines, ensuring the innovations are ready when need-be is part of your day-to-day role. Key Responsibilities Lead the bi-locational engineering activities with product development and product engineering teams in Den Bosch (Netherlands) and St. Priest (France) in the support of PRS innovation and new product effortsManagement of departmental G&Os, regular conversations with purpose, and year end evaluation processes, as well as ensuring continuous development of necessary and evolving skills in the product development functionLead Innovation-Projects, which contribute at least 15% of your team’s working hours, to be on-time, on-budget and ensure they generate the technology readiness level foreseen.Management of departmental competence, capability and capacity to allow your team-members to deliver on-time, on-cost, on-quality for NPI-projects you assign them to Continues Improvement of your department, to ensure effective and efficient executionEnforce the proper usage of advanced quality planning tools in the development, like DFMEA to identify design risk early on and mitigation strategies, as well as support in creation of PFMEA and prototype control plansEnsure close cooperation of PDE teams with prototyping- and test-laboratories early in the development process to enhance de-risking and time-to-marketEnsure close cooperation of PDE teams with manufacturing development engineers early in the development process to identify and address design for manufacturability challengesEngage in cross-functional business development for customer and project portfolio with the product management & system architect function(s)Refine platform vs. application engineering approaches to streamline development efforts and enable economies of scale via common design elements vs. customer specific designsHandle escalations with key OEM customers and ability to setup and drive task force activities for product performance resolutions in the case of escalationsResponsibility for engineering aspects in customer SOWsEngineering NPI representative in quality audits, ensuring that ISO9001 engineering requirements are met and can be demonstratedDrive compliance with raw material platforming and push for increased sustainability (resins & metals) Key Performance Indicators Launch on Time, on Cost & on Quality for project within responsibilityTimely execution of APQP deliverablesFirst-time-right for product verification testingEVC Engagement Survey Results Your Ideal Profile Must have a minimum of an academic degree in a discipline of EngineeringMinimum of 8 years’ experience within a Engineering / Manufacturing environment with project responsibilities associated with product or process development, and/or project managementMinimum 5 years’ experience in an product development environment is required, ideally with mechanical products in harsh environmentsA professional level of business acumenA good understanding of manufacturing processes combined with good technical awarenessKnow-How of quality tools in engineering (DFMEA, reliability engineering)Deep knowledge of product development processes in a stage-gate approachSystem understanding of (Industrial) Panel Architectures would be a benefit Particular Skills & Abilities Required Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, InnovationDemonstrated leadership skills with strong ability to successfully lead and develop a teamExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsClear, strategic thinker with the ability to execute on prioritiesAbility to work to schedule deadlines and budgetary targetsStrong influencing skills and awareness of key stakeholdersCreativity (with focus on innovation)Drive for Results (focus on perseverance & tenacity)Problem Solving (especially complex technical problems), using skills like SixSigma and ShaininVery good English language skills are a must .Dutch/German/French/Italian speaking would be a benefitFlexibility in working hours for global collaboration with maximum 20% travel as required #jobsEMEAIC Competencies SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers) About Te Connectivity TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). What Te Connectivity Offers We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority! Unlimited contract opportunityPleasant working environment fostering teamworkOpen and dynamic company cultureExtensive training initiatives and growth opportunitiesCompetitive salary packageComprehensive benefits including Group insurance, Hospitalization insurance, Meal vouchers etc. Convenient location at E40 and E403 motorway intersectionJoin a certified "TOP EMPLOYER" in a modern "FACTORY OF THE FUTURE" IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. 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