Senior R&D Expert – Excavator Development | Imola, Italy
Senior R&D; Expert – Excavator Development | Imola, Italy Imola, Italy | Hybrid Travel: Up to 50% across Europe, the UK and China I’m currently looking for a Senior R&D; Expert – Application-Focused Excavators to join the engineering team of a global leader in construction machinery. This is a newly created role connecting European customer requirements with global R&D; teams to develop and optimize excavators for demanding applications. Key Requirements
* Recent, hands-on experience in excavator development.
* 8+ years of experience in R&D;, product development or application engineering within construction machinery.
* Proven experience developing excavators, ideally with expertise in application-specific solutions.
* Strong professional communication skills in both Italian and English.
* A Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field. Your Responsibilities
* Translate customer requirements into engineering solutions.
* Define specifications for application-specific excavator variants.
* Develop concepts for attachments, hydraulic systems, reinforcements and machine adaptations.
* Lead testing, validation and customer field trials.
* Collaborate with global R&D; teams and technical partners.
* Provide market and competitor insights to support product strategy.
Your Profile
* Strong technical knowledge of excavators, hydraulics, machine integration and specialized attachments.
* Experience in at least two of the following application areas: demolition, material handling, waste and recycling, or civil engineering.
* Willingness to travel internationally. What’s on Offer?
* Hybrid working environment based in Imola, Italy.
* An international role with a global construction machinery leader.
* The opportunity to influence future excavator solutions for the European market.
* Close collaboration with global R&D; teams.
* Strong career development opportunities.
* Competitive salary, with flexibility to make a strong market-based offer. If you have recent excavator development experience and are interested in an international R&D; opportunity, I’d love to hear from you. #Hiring #ExcavatorDevelopment #R&D; #Engineering #MechanicalEngineering #Mechatronics #ConstructionMachinery #HeavyEquipment #Hydraulics #ProductDevelopment #ApplicationEngineering #Imola #Italy #J-18808-Ljbffr
* Recent, hands-on experience in excavator development.
* 8+ years of experience in R&D;, product development or application engineering within construction machinery.
* Proven experience developing excavators, ideally with expertise in application-specific solutions.
* Strong professional communication skills in both Italian and English.
* A Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field. Your Responsibilities
* Translate customer requirements into engineering solutions.
* Define specifications for application-specific excavator variants.
* Develop concepts for attachments, hydraulic systems, reinforcements and machine adaptations.
* Lead testing, validation and customer field trials.
* Collaborate with global R&D; teams and technical partners.
* Provide market and competitor insights to support product strategy.
Your Profile
* Strong technical knowledge of excavators, hydraulics, machine integration and specialized attachments.
* Experience in at least two of the following application areas: demolition, material handling, waste and recycling, or civil engineering.
* Willingness to travel internationally. What’s on Offer?
* Hybrid working environment based in Imola, Italy.
* An international role with a global construction machinery leader.
* The opportunity to influence future excavator solutions for the European market.
* Close collaboration with global R&D; teams.
* Strong career development opportunities.
* Competitive salary, with flexibility to make a strong market-based offer. If you have recent excavator development experience and are interested in an international R&D; opportunity, I’d love to hear from you. #Hiring #ExcavatorDevelopment #R&D; #Engineering #MechanicalEngineering #Mechatronics #ConstructionMachinery #HeavyEquipment #Hydraulics #ProductDevelopment #ApplicationEngineering #Imola #Italy #J-18808-Ljbffr