Engineering & Design Manager - Brisbane, Australia - OnTalent

OnTalent

Verified Company

Brisbane, Australia

4 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Product Design/Development management, NPD, Innovation

Electronic, Software and Mechanical disciplines
Leadership style empowerment, accountability, collaborative

This role is with an award-winning design and manufacturing partner with an extensive range of customers across the start-up, scale-up and corporate industries.

Their products are deployed globally in medical, transportation, defence, and industrial environments. They have successfully built the business on the core values of Innovation, Quality and Together.

Their mantra is "people are our most valuable resource". Their employees bring individual strengths to embrace challenges as a team and create a portfolio of advanced products.

They are invested in the success of their customers, partners and people, and there are regular opportunities for training, growth and advancement within the business.

Due to continued expansion and advancement for business employees, they seek an experienced Design & Engineering Manager to implement and support their growth strategy.

From an operational and delivery perspective, the Engineering & Design Manager will:

Oversee the key functions of the Engineering and Design department, including:
Product design and prototype manufacture
Engineering support for production, and;
Engineering support for customers.
Align the priorities of the Engineering and Design team with the priorities of the

- business

Contribute to the development of business strategy and objectives.

Implement transparent, data-driven reporting against objectives for each functional area and for production operations as a whole.

Lead, Coach and grow the Engineering team's capability and skillset
Ensure all stakeholders hold an appropriate level of competency in Design and
Engineering Processes by providing training and assessing competencies where

- required.

Identify risks relating to processes, and deliverables and work with stakeholders to define and implement riskmitigating actions.

To be successful in this role, you will have experience as an Engineering & Design Manager within a similar company.

You will have experience across the following:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Systems or relevant engineering field, or equivalent experience preferred.
Experience in the management and lead of an Engineering and Design department to meet business objectives.
Experience in the setup, development and continued adoption of processes, systems and procedures to drive the required outcomes for customers and partners.
Experience in the development and lead a culture of continuous improvement across an Engineering function.
A background in a Design Consultancy, OEM, or Product design business that delivers Product design and prototype manufacture.
Exceptional Team Lead and management experience, ability to drive a sense of role ownership and accountability within a team environment.
Experience in managing the performance of individuals by setting clear and reasonable

- expectations and providing appropriate training and support.

Background in highperformance team and individual development ensuring the teams are engaged, motivated and committed to continuous improvement.
Experience in industries that are highly regulated aerospace, defence, medical devices/technology, industrial safety electronics etc.
Selfdriven with good time management and prioritisation skills.

Ability to successfully collaborate with technical and non-technical staff.