Project Manager - R&D Engineering

Main Tasks

- Plan, manage and coordinate one or more engineering projects within the R&D/Engineering department in the business unit AA or filter elements for other business units under the supervision of the Manager Project Management 
- Coordinate all engineering activities within the Production department to ensure the producibility of the products and optimization of the product cost 
- Develop the product assurance plans (PCF), project stages and deadlines as well as the product Quality Gates 
- Coordinate the relevant engineering activities within the development, design and application departments in the business unit AA or filter elements for other business units in North America region.
- Lead and coordinate a multi disciplinary project team, assign tasks to the team members, arrange regular team meetings and individual communication 
- Define, develop and evaluate the project requirements and conduct feasibility studies altogether with the project team 
- Ensure compliance with the technical standards, development process xSEP and further norms of M+H Group during the project to guarantee the product quality 
- Review the project status on a regular basis, initiate and steer corrective actions in case of deviations as regard Quality Gates
- Initiate and perform the risk analyses with regard to profitability, timing, technical and environmental requirements 
- Participate in/support the development of new project management tools, functions and process for global implementation 
- Arrange, participate in and conduct the kickoff meetings with the customers and the project teams to ensure that the project plan, resources and activities meet the customer requirements and expectations 
- Provide all technical documentation on the projects to the customers (technical descriptions and presentations, technical specifications, FMEA, design verification plans, etc.) 
- Maintain the master data in cProjects to ensure that all information as regards the tools, costs, prices, project deadlines, etc. is available and up-to-date 
- Plan, implement and control the cost budget in the area of responsibility as well as the internal/external resources for the project 
- Initiate and conduct profitability studies on the projects, review the expenditures on the customer demand 
- Participate in the meetings with the AA steering committee to report the project status, Quality Gates result, etc. and to ensure compliance with the project budget and the time plan, support the decision-making process of the AA steering committee in regards to the assigned projects and provide escalation support activities 

Educational Requirements

- Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field

Experience Requirements

- 5 years of relevant work experience in the field of Project Management in Research and Development or Engineering with interdisciplinary teams 
- Experience in product development processes

Skills Requirements

- Competence in quality systems
- Ability to work under pressure
- Communication skills and ability to work in team
- Posses knowledge in Filtration products is desired. 
- Possess detailed product know-how, system understanding (engine, flow,materials)
- Engineering-relevant IT tools (MS Office, cProjects, CDB, etc.)
- Less than 10% of domestical travel