Job Description
As a R&D System Modules Manager you are responsible for the optimization of existing products as well as the development of new standard product groups within your System Modules team. Your tasks exist of:
* Responsible for designing new products and the optimization of existing products.
* Follow up a number of R&D projects in a very structured way, from brainstorming until handing them over to the product implementation department.
* Make a detailed planning and carefully document all ongoing R&D projects. You follow up on the different R&D steps and continuously monitor whether costs, timing and investments are still in line with the initially defined objectives.
* Check all designs against the current European and/or international guidelines and against all company and divisional agreements.
* Are in close consultation with the project engineering department. Here, existing products are questioned and continuously checked against the needs of the market.
* Coordinate the creation of prototypes and align the planning with the test engineer.
* Align with the IT engineer for the adjustment or development of new software applications.
* Keep yourself continuously up-to-date on the new trends within the logistics world.
* Together with your team, you set up innovation programs. For this, you work together with the logistics consultants. In this way, solutions are invented for new future logistic challenges.
Qualifications
You have a Master’s degree in Electromechanical, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field.
You have at least 5 years of Electromechanical engineering experience, preferably in the material handling, manufacturing, automation, machine, or aerospace industries.
Notions of functional safety, performance levels and risk analysis.
You have a keen interest in the full product picture, including electrical engineering, mechanical design and (PLC) software.
You are an autonomous team player and you have experience as a Manager for at least 5 years
Being innovative is a core topic for you.
English is a must (C1 or higher).
Knowledge of Dutch is highly recommended.
Additional Information
What do we offer you?
* You will work closely together with other rack stars in an open and enthusiastic environment.
* The necessary freedom and possibility to take initiative.
* An intensive training by experienced people.
* An attractive salary in an international environment with many benefits:
o Company car with fuel card/charging pass
o Group & health insurance
o Meal vouchers (8€)
o Net allowances
o CAO90 Bonus
o Laptop
o iPhone + subscription
o 20 days of vacation plus 12 extra days for working a full year on 40h-workweek instead of 38h (32 leave days in total)
* Satellite office in Berchem ( Antwerp )
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