ENGINEERING DIRECTOR - ELECTRICAL & ELECTROMECHANICAL SECTOR
Pubblicato il 11-08-2026 - Herbrooks Consulting in Milano
ENGINEERING DIRECTOR - ELECTRICAL & ELECTROMECHANICAL SECTOR
Milano
Categoria:
Engineering
Tipologia:
Tempo indeterminato
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ENG. MAN.
For our multinational client company specialized in the
production of electromechanical components and systems, we are looking for a Engineering Director.POSITION SUMMARY: The Engineering Director leads the Engineering function,
ensuring effective technical strategy, product development, engineering
governance, resource and budget management, compliance, and continuous
improvement. The role owns the Engineering processes and monitors their
consistent application across the organization, including Engineering Services
and Technical Support activities performed within the Business Segments, which
report functionally to the Engineering Director for engineering standards,
processes, and technical governance.MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:Define
and execute the Engineering strategy in alignment with business
objectives.Lead
the Engineering function and directly manage Engineering and R&D;
teams, ensuring the required skills, capabilities, and priorities.Define,
maintain, and improve Engineering and Product Lifecycle processes,
standards, tools, and best practices.Monitor
the application of Engineering processes across the organization,
including Technical Support activities through functional reporting lines.Manage
the Engineering budget, resources, capacity planning, KPIs, risks, and
project execution priorities.Lead
product development, innovation roadmaps, validation, certification,
industrialization, and lifecycle management.Ensure
compliance with applicable standards, regulations, environmental, safety,
and sustainability requirements.Provide
functional governance over Engineering Services activities, including
reliability analysis, FMEA methodologies, RAMS/EN50126 certification,
product safety, homologation,
and liaison with certification authorities.Provide
functional governance over Product/Business Segment Technical Support
activities, including technical support to sales and customers,
documentation alignment, drawing reviews, FAI participation, and technical
coaching.Oversee
product certification and technical compliance documentation, acting as
authorized signatory where required.Drive
Intellectual Property strategy, patent portfolio management, continuous
improvement, and audit follow-up actions.Represent
the company in relevant technical and standardization committees.QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s
or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.Strong
knowledge of electronic and electromechanical components and systems for industrial
applications.Extensive
leadership experience in Engineering, R&D;, Product Development, or
similar technical functions, including functional governance of
Engineering Services and Technical Support activities.Strong
knowledge of engineering governance, product development, reliability,
certification, lifecycle management, budgeting, capacity planning, and
technical support processes.Experience
with product safety, homologation, compliance documentation, and
international standards in industrial or transportation sectors.Experience
coordinating an international engineering network, including Engineering
staff in other locations, especially Best Cost Country Engineering
Centers.Fluent
written and spoken English.Experience
working with different cultures.Openness
to international travel.KEY COMPETENCIES:Strategic
leadershipEngineering
governanceStakeholder
managementFunctional
coordinationInnovationBudget
ownershipCompliancePeople
developmentContinuous
improvementProven
effectiveness in leading and collaborating across multicultural and
international organizationsThe compensation
package consists of: a gross annual salary of 90,000 + 15,000 MBO + a company
car for mixed use.