Mechanical Engineering Lead: Obsolescence & Improvements

Wärtsilä Corporation; Surgères; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wärtsilä Surgères site seeks a permanent Mechanical Engineer to oversee obsolescence projects and product improvements. You will manage surveys, prepare reports for customers, and handle technical requests from initiation to closure.

You will also lead a Mechanical Engineers team, coordinate workloads, and support the line manager while engaging with suppliers and customers to ensure Wärtsilä requirements are met.

Qualifications

• 5 years' higher education or equivalent in a technical field.
• Minimum 10 years in normative stringent industrial environment.
• Experience in management role.
• Knowledge in metallurgy processes (forged parts, molded parts, machining, surface and thermic treatments, etc.).
• Customer oriented.
• Excellent analytical and summarizing skills.
• Ability to work within a project team.
• Able to put forward suggestions for improving existing operating methods.
• Values and rigor to work in Nuclear environment and related processes.
• Available to travel and meet Customers and Suppliers (20%).
• Excellent level of French language (written and spoken).
• Excellent level of English language (written and spoken).
• Proficient in IT tools : Pack Office, Salesforce, SAP.

Responsabilités

• Manage obsolescence survey to identify obsolete parts and anticipate future obsolescence cases.
• Launch the projects for obsolescence resolution or products improvements.
• Prepare and present obsolescence survey reports to Customers.
• Manage Technical Requests from creation to closure to identify, register, track and solve obsolescence and product improvements cases.
• Write Technical Bulletins for obsolescence declaration and resolution to our Customers.
• Support the Sales Department with offers to Customers or our Strategic Purchasers Team for business investment cases.
• Manage return of experience before launching new projects.
• Manage minor obsolescence resolution projects and product improvements projects from initiation to closure.
• Coordinate resources to meet project milestones (Technical Service, Qualification Dept, Supply Dept, Quality Inspection, Workshop, Contract Management, Sales).
• Proactively manage obsolescence resolution with Supply Chain and Technical Department.
• Participate in technical meetings with Customers to capture needs and share progress.
• Assist Purchaser to cascade Wärtsilä requirements to suppliers.
• Monitor technical developments of our engines related to obsolescence management.
• Monitor nomenclature updates with Master Data Department.
• Monitor state of the art of manufacturing processes to propose new solutions.
• Synthesize and capitalize on customer feedback.
• Regularly report project progress to the Line Manager.
• Act as focal point for Mechanical Engineers and dispatch workload.
• Support Line Manager.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Project teamwork

Customer oriented

Travel willingness

French language

English language

Formation

Engineering degree

Outils

Pack Office

Salesforce

SAP

Description du poste

Wärtsilä Surgères site seeks a permanent Mechanical Engineer to oversee obsolescence projects and product improvements. You will manage surveys, prepare reports for customers, and handle technical requests from initiation to closure.

You will also lead a Mechanical Engineers team, coordinate workloads, and support the line manager while engaging with suppliers and customers to ensure Wärtsilä requirements are met.