Job description

R&D Product Technical Manager – Team Horizon

Team Horizon currently has an exciting opening for an R&D Product Technical Manager to work on our client’s site who is a leading automotive manufacturer in the West of Ireland.

Why you should apply:

• Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation
• Join a team who thrives on providing innovative products and automated services to the automotive industry
• Employees come first. Employees and their well-being are at the heart of their operations, and they believe in creating respectful and inclusive workplaces founded on these values.

What you will bedoing:

• The ProjectPlanning / organization

* Project Scope (R&D Scope)
* Project Risk Assessment (R&D Risk List)
* Product Quality
* Project Schedule and Supplier Status (R&D Level 2 plan ties to Project Level 1 plan and customer milestones)
* Ability to define appropriate measures for themselves and the team to achieve project goals, Prioritization and co-ordination of those measures
* Drives and manages project progress - Result driven
* Ability to forecast issues / delays - constant updating managing of the Project Plan
* Work effectively in tight deadlines regardless of possible setbacks / roadblocks
* Ability to circumvent roadblocks / find solutions
* Identifying cross-project issues in the next generation project pipeline and working with R&D management to identify and implement solutions

• End customer orientation

* Strong relationship with customer, being able to build / repair relationships, defuses escalations.
* Manage the customer and their timelines ensuring dates / deliveries are respected.
* Ability to develop the customer view. Understanding customer plans before formalization.

• Analytical skills / problem solving.
• Leadership

* Ability to motivate a team (cross functional & diverse), have them working together to achieve a common goal
* Ability to delegate
* Lead by example (attitude)
* Expected to coach and train R&D team members (e.g., Sw Leader, HW Leader, other Product Technical leads)

• Sensitivity - recognizes each person’s strengths, interests, problem and improves their weaknesses
• Manage budget

* Cost driven to improve project financials
* Ability to motivate team in generating improvement activity
* Ability to forecast changes
* Estimation of resource needs and development workload within R&D; Ensuring the monthly balancing of resources against needs

• Manage communication/reporting with Customers on Project development progress

* Keep customers/stakeholders updated on Project progress.
* Prepare/validate reports on Project development progress to DR/PVC/TSC and to all Governance stages when required
* Manage customer relationship (internal and external) and coordinate communication within their team for any R&D/Technical issues.
* Manage Technical relations with external resources participating in Project Activity
* Support Product Marketing and Business Development activities as required
* Ensure management of Escalation if any

• Promote Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) within the System/ Project teams and control their application

* Respect Code of ethics
* Respect health, safety and environment charts and requirements
* Ensure Project development in compliance with standards

What you need to apply:

• An Engineering Degree in a relevant area e.g., Electronics
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a Project/Product Management role
• Experience in the automotive Industry will be an advantage
• Manage Communication/reporting with customers
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget
• Good team player with proven leadership ability
• Excellent people management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Confident, articulate, self-motivated, determined, energetic
• The company reserves the right to request an employee to be flexible in his/her duties

Job Type: Fixed term
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: From €55,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Galway, County Galway: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have a background in Electronics/Mechanical/ Software?

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Project/Product Management: 6 years (preferred)
• Automotive Industry: 8 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Reference ID: #1002629

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