Mission

• Build up a strong R&D team for the development of mechanical / mechatronic HVAC controls devices (valves& actuators, damper actuators)
• Develop controls devices that can compete in the Chinese and Asian mid-market
• Become the global lead design centre for low-cost mechanical devices

 Responsibility

• Build up and manage a design team for mechanical devices with staff in the functions structural mechanical design, gear design, motor selection / design, motor drives electronics design, control valves design device design
• Recruit, train and support senior and junior engineers, jointly with specialist from our Development Centers in Europe and USA.
• Jointly with product managers design the detailed product specifications
• Support the project leader to define, set up and organize the individual development projects.
• Do resource-, capacity- and cost-planning for the mechanical R&D team.
• Support project leaders and engineers in project execution
• Hold regular project review and gate release meetings with the project leaders, engineers and with management
• Develop and maintain basic technologies and platforms needed for the design of low-cost/mid-market products
• Introduce/ maintain necessary R&D tools (eg.CAD) and R&D-processes (i.e. Siemens gate-release process “PEP”)
• Implement a quality engineering function for the mechanical device design department.
• Build up the necessary supporting infrastructure and equipment such as rapid-prototyping equipment, actuator performance tester, life tester, hydraulic flow tester, test benches, etc.
• Lead special quality and cost-improvement projects

Qualification

• Several years of R&D engineering/design experiences in the area of electro-mechanical components / actuators, ideally in the area of  HVAC control valves & actuators or damper actuators
• Experience in actuator design (structural design, gear/motor/drives design)
• Proven track-record in R&D project management. Has successfully lead several R&D-projects as responsible Project Leader.
• Good team-leadership skills. Has more than 3 years experience in leading a development team.
• Good command of English (spoken and written) as the team-leader will have close communication with our expert development teams in Europe and US