MGR II ENGINEERING

In this Manager RD&E role, you guide the terminal block product portfolio from design to production, aligning with cross-functional teams to hit time, cost, quality, and sustainability targets. You lead bi-locational engineering efforts in Europe, drive continuous improvement of engineering systems, and ensure knowledge and capacity development. You collaborate with production and product management to anticipate needs and ensure innovations are market-ready. You shape platform strategies and de-risk development to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

• Unlimited contract opportunity
• Pleasant working environment fostering teamwork
• Extensive training initiatives and growth opportunities
• Competitive salary package
• Group insurance
• Hospitalization insurance; Meal vouchers

• Lead bi-locational engineering activities in Den Bosch and St. Priest to support PRS innovation and new product efforts
• Manage departmental goals and development plans; conduct regular performance conversations
• Lead innovation projects to meet time and budget targets and achieve specified technology readiness levels
• Oversee competence, capability and capacity to ensure timely, cost-efficient, high-quality NPI delivery
• Drive continuous improvement of the department for efficient execution
• Enforce advanced quality planning tools (DFMEA) and support PFMEA and prototype control plans
• Coordinate with prototyping/test laboratories early to de-risk and speed time-to-market
• Work with manufacturing development engineers to address design-for-manufacturability issues
• Engage in cross-functional business development with product management and system architects
• Refine platform vs. application engineering to enable economies of scale
• Manage escalations with OEM customers and lead task forces for performance resolutions
• Be the engineering representative in quality audits to ensure ISO9001 requirements are met
• Drive sustainability initiatives in raw material platforming (resins & metals)

• Academic degree in Engineering (min)
• 8+ years in engineering/manufacturing with project responsibilities in product/process development or project management
• 5+ years in product development, preferably with mechanical products in harsh environments
• Strong business acumen and understanding of manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of quality tools (DFMEA, reliability engineering)
• Experience with stage-gate product development processes
• Helpful but not required: knowledge of Industrial Panel Architectures
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Fluency in English; Dutch/German/French/Italian a plus
• Willingness to travel up to 20% for global collaboration

• Leadership and people development
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strategic thinking with execution focus
• DFMEA
• reliability engineering
• Stage-gate product development processes