Corporate R&D Director

1. Definition of the job : Corporate R&D Director oversees all R&D development centers and Corporate Design leaders. In charge of the product and process design concept and validation as a whole, plays an integral role in setting the company's strategic direction, development, and future growth.

2. What can employee experience and benefit from this position? : Employees will gain hands-on experience in driving the company's technology strategy and leading innovative projects that shape its future. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies, develop leadership skills, and have a direct impact on the company's growth.

• This position is open to candidates of all nationalities

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Lead the market research in the different regions in which the company operates and the product plan development and launch alongside sales and marketing.
• Represent the technological agenda in staff meetings and when making hiring decisions.
• Identify, compare, select, and implement technology solutions to meet current and future needs.
• Oversee, supervise, and control the Intellectual Property (IP) cycle, ensuring appropriate internal coordination with R&D centers, external IP partners (technical bureau / lawyer), and CFO. Ensure appropriate IP protection for company's products and inventions in appropriate markets. Keep company's Patent Book updated.
• Develop, track, and control the development of annual operating and capital budgets for R&D and Marketing.
• Create overall technology standards (product and process) and practices and ensure adherence.
• Consolidate technology platforms and create plans for each alongside sales and marketing (product plan generation).
• Track, analyze and monitor technology performance metrics alongside sales and marketing (product plan monitoring).
• Balance workload, and coordinate / supervise project technical development activities in each work center.
• Ensure, jointly with HR department, talent is properly identified, attracted, and developed.
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in the technology landscape.
• Take the initiative in thought leadership, innovation, and creativity.
• Lead with Marketing department and coordinate with Sales department, setting product market strategy and providing guidance on product plan strategy.
• Work closely with Marketing, Sales and Operations to define and deliver new products and enhancements.
• Lead the development of new products from concept to design validation jointly with customers and projects team with a value proposition attitude and quality oriented mindset.
• Perform other assigned tasks by direct leader.

REQUIREMENTS

• Education : University degree (engineering, electrical / electronic preferred). Having a certificate of MBA.
• Experience : at least 3 years in a similar position in a multinational company.

Specific requirements :

• DFMEA (SkillFMEA)
• SharePoint
• Analytical calculation (Excel)
• Analytical calculation (Mathcad / Matlab)
• Process knowledge (winding, soldering, assembling, testing, automation...)
• Plastic materials knowledge (injection, overmolding...)
• LPM & HPM (Low / High Pressure Molding) experience / knowledge
• Quality System (ISO-9001 / IATF / ISO-14001…)
• Analogic / signal / digital electronics
• Application of inductive components

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