Head of Design Layout

TRUMPF North America; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading high-tech manufacturer in Chicago seeks a Head of Design Layout to lead a team of Layout Engineers. This role involves ensuring the on-time delivery of engineering documentation and supporting project planning, coaching, and technical advice. Candidates should have 3-6 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree in an engineering field, and strong communication skills. The position includes up to 20% travel for customer projects and technical solutions, ultimately aiming to enhance customer experiences and improve processes.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in relevant fields is required.
• Strong understanding of TRUMPF machines and automated systems is beneficial.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Layout Engineers, providing daily coaching and project assistance.
• Ensure technical configuration meets customer requirements.
• Facilitate weekly project status meetings across departments.
• Identify and implement solutions for customer special requests.
• Define technical scope and review engineering packages.
• Proactively identify potential technical issues and lead resolution.

Skills

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Technical problem solving

Customer experience focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial/Business Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team. Our company culture, which values collaboration and mutual trust, creates the ideal framework for boldly trying new things and questioning the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and produce things that are currently unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics - TRUMPF is building technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?

The Head of Design Layout leads a team of Layout Engineers to ensure on-time delivery of the engineering documentation – Layout, Foundation drawings – within customer expectation. The Supervisor supports the department in the day-to-day project planning and execution, including coaching, technical advice and escalations, as well as support Service and Sales in all technical aspects of the customer project. A successful Supervisor is passionate about the customer experience, demonstrates excellent communication skills, effective personal/time management, employs strong personal initiative, and is effective at coping with competitive priorities.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads a team of Layout Engineers, responsible for daily coaching and project level assistance.
• Responsible for ensuring that the technical configuration meets the customer requirements.
• Facilitate weekly project status meetings and works closely with Sales, Contracts, Engineering, Service and Logistics to ensure clear communication of tasks and responsibilities.
• Work on solutions attending customer special requests balancing effort, cost and strategic importance. Communicates with the R&D departments among the TRUMPF group regarding special requests and its implementation. Follows existing processes, such as the Tuesday Meeting, etc.
• Define technical scope of automation systems.
• Define content of engineering layouts and foundation, Dispo plan. Review and release engineering package.
• Identifies opportunities for growth and innovation and creates culture for continuous process improvement to achieve a high degree of project execution excellence.
• Identify common customer requests for future standardization.
• Proactively identifies potential technical issues, drives resolution to avoid customer impact and facilitate continuous improvement.
• Travel requirement up to 20%, including overnight travel.

Experience

Three to six years previous experience in similar fields required. Project management and knowledge of TRUMPF machines and automated systems experience required. Experience with SAP will be helpful.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical / Electrical / Industrial / Business Engineering or similar fields. Master’s degree preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication.

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