Senior Engineering Manager

The Role

The mission of the Engineering Manager is to provide R&D leadership for the product line and coordinate a multi-discipline product development team (electrical, mechanical, AME, & firmware disciplines). The incumbent will partner with the Drop on Demand (DoD) cross-functional leadership team to support the delivery of the business revenue and profitability targets included in business Annual Operating Plan and Strategic Plan. They will ensure that projects in the portfolio are properly staffed, efficiently executed and that the technical risks are managed successfully. They will partner with Global R&D discipline leaders to guarantee that discipline best practices are respected, and MI's platform strategy is successfully implemented.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure all R&D aspects of programs are carried out in accordance to MI's processes.
• Collaborate with the Discipline Leaders and project managers roles to define and execute projects to clear scope, on time, on budget and quality.
• Maintain customer satisfaction at acceptable levels by delivering the proposed hardware value and promptly resolve customer issues which involve product design.
• Collaborate with the cross-functional team to make adequate trade-offs between value creation, material cost, serviceability, testability, changeability, etc.
• Drive quality and efficiency within the embedded software team that is located in multiple sites across multiple time zones.
• Be the change management leader and demonstrate value from the agreed upon company-wide initiatives. Promote platform module adoption in DoD products.
• Contribute to the development of a solid DoD hardware and ink product line roadmaps.
• Build and maintain resource plans of appropriate granularity for the short/medium/long term and, using a skills matrix approach, coach and develop the team accordingly. This should include an active team development plan.
• Develop new vendors
• Establish/manage relationship with external engineering service partners.
• Direct R&D personnel from multiple engineering disciplines as an effective team that is committed to organizational goals and fosters collaboration.
• Collaborate with global R&D disciplines to build/recruit/further adjust the team to meet the needs of our programs
• Ensure that our products meet or exceed applicable regulations, certifications requirements and reliability requirements.
• Ensure that engineering discipline standard, methods and tools are developed with the needs of the programs in mind and effectively deployed.
• Promote improved quality levels with reliability engineering best practices and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Monitor operating and capital expense budgets to achieve company objectives.
• Assist and guide intellectual property experts.
• Ensure projects are kept on schedule and work to mitigate issues as they arise
• Train, Develop, Mentor Engineering Team through the use of a skills matrix and training plan.
• International travels: ~1 trips/quarter on average to visit customers and vendors; to other engineering facility in Salem, NH ~3 trips/month on average
• Mix of laboratory and office environment

Job Requirements:

• Masters' degree in a related science field with a minimum 7 years of experience in various R&D roles, including growth thru an organization as an engineering individual contributor.
• Minimum of 5 years, with a PhD, working on new product development projects
• Must demonstrate experience in cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Supply Chain, Quality, Technical Service, Finance, etc.
• Exposure to marking and coding equipment is a plus.
• Proven track record of managing technical teams to deliver products on time
• Promotes Markem-Imaje core values of integrity, innovation and respect for people.
• He/she will embrace fully the responsibility and accountability for the results of his/her team.
• Independent thinker, able to assess a variety of risks and to suggest appropriate mitigation plans. Does not hesitate to speak up when something is not right.
• Good leadership skills with experience in an international company.
• Strong rigor in all conducted activities.
• Able to build trust with colleagues and subordinates and capable of convincing people even without direct authority.
• Self-motivated and demonstrates an ability to motivate others.
• Maintains a safe & clean condition in all laboratories and properly manages necessary records and files

The right candidate if you are aligned to our values and culture:

• Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit
• Winning through customers
• High ethical standards, openness and trust

• Expectations for results
• Respect and value people

If you believe you match our values and have the experience we're looking for, apply! We can't wait to hear from you!

This position is eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan.We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position's responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, a candidate's education/training, the position's location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.