Senior Program Manager / Engineering Operations Manager

Stryker Corporation; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power management company in Dubai is seeking an Engineering Operations Manager to lead and execute engineering programs in the Life Safety Division. This role requires strong project management skills, a degree in engineering, and experience in program management within the electronics industry. The ideal candidate will drive innovation and ensure alignment with business goals. Join a diverse team in a vibrant city known for its exceptional quality of life and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual mentoring program

Ongoing learning and career development opportunities

Hybrid worktime model

Detailed induction support and well-structured onboarding

Recognition system

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in program management in engineering or product development in the electronics industry.
• Proficiency knowledge of technologies in Life Safety or related product domains is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in NPI program management and VAVE functions across all Life Safety locations.
• Manage program scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate cross-functional team coordination across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.

Skills

Project management knowledge

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor or master's degree in Engineering

PMP or equivalent project management certification

Job description

Eaton has been a key player in the Middle East for 40 years. Last July, we announced the construction of a new sustainable campus in Dubai, which will bring together our commercial, manufacturing, and support functions, providing room for future growth.

About Eaton

Eaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

Eaton is seeking an Engineering Operations Manager for our Life Safety Division to be responsible for leading and executing engineering programmes focused on New Product Introduction (NPI) and Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) across the Life Safety product lines. The successful candidate will drive programme delivery, ensure alignment with business goals, and foster cross-functional collaboration across global teams.

What you'll do:

• Leads the team in the NPI program management and VAVE functions across all Life Safety locations
• Leads the planning and execution of NPI and VAVE programs from concept to launch.
• Manages program scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation using PROLaunch methodology.
• Responsible for ensuring high quality of new products and enhanced existing products for all product lines
• Ensures compliance with engineering standards and regulatory requirements.
• Bringing in standard processes, methods and models to project management
• Building strong project management capability within Life Safety
• Bringing in Strong Inter personal skills and a culture of on time delivery
• Bringing in engineering excellence to build discipline of on-time gates, and green metric culture to accelerate NPIs towards market launch
• Deployment of strong VAVE execution strategy, driving continuous improvement and cost optimisation
• Outside in perspective to driving innovation culture within Life Safety
• Collaborates with Product Line Managers to define technical roadmaps and prioritise engineering initiatives.
• Facilitates cross-functional team coordination across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.
• Liaise with global/EMEA Eaton program management, Engineering Functional excellence teams to ensure alignment
• Supervise (dotted) engineering teams present within the same site
• Establish and maintain an active and effective collaboration with other engineering leaders within Life Safety and within EATON.
• Encourage the teams to follow common processes of product development/Prolaunch across all developments

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or master's degree of Engineering and PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in program management in engineering or product development in the electronics industry.

Skills:

• Proficiency knowledge of technologies in Life Safety or related product domains would be beneficial.
• Proven success at delivering NPI and VAVE projects - understanding project management tools and methodologies.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to organize and prioritize the work, ability to work in team and to work under pressure.
• Communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills are important as well as working in a matrixed multi-site environment.

What We Offer You:

• Being part of a company that has been in business for more than 100 years, is well known in the industry, and has a major impact on the energy industry
• Annual mentoring program, Eaton University, a reward, and recognition system
• Ongoing Learning and Career Development Opportunities in a global company. Build your career and apply internally for our open positions worldwide
• Strong, agile and diverse team locally and globally
• Strong processes and state-of-the-art systems and tools
• Detailed induction support and well-structured onboarding
• Balance your work and life with a hybrid worktime model

Living and Working in Dubai

Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city known for its modern architecture, luxurious lifestyle, and rich cultural heritage. Living and working in Dubai offers an exceptional quality of life with world-class amenities, a safe environment, and a thriving expatriate community. Experience a dynamic blend of work and leisure in one of the world's most exciting cities.

Ready to make a difference? Join Eaton's Dubai Team and be part of a company shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing and power management!

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.