Senior Manager, New Product Development Engineering

Designs, validates and brings new products to market. Specifies precise new product functional requirements. Designs, tests and integrates components to produce final designs. Evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety. Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans. Creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials. Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize designs for manufacturability. Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.

Nordson Electronic Solutions, a global leader in precision dispense, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team in Taiwan as a Sr Manager, Product Development Engineering. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role
As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

The Senior Manager, Product Development Engineering will successfully lead the innovation and execution of our NPD hardware development in Taiwan for the Electronics Solutions division of Nordson.  This includes leading the development and execution of our product development roadmaps while working closely with our customers to meet and exceed their expectations in regard to on-time delivery, performance, and quality.  The Senior Manager, Product Development Engineering will partner with the commercial and strategy teams to deepen our penetration of our Top customers and strategic partner accounts.   As part of the leadership team working on strategic growth and operating plan execution, the Senior Manager, Product Development Engineering will work to position the division, its capabilities and talent, to deliver innovation for our products and customers for many years to come.

Role and Responsibilities

• Plans the development activities for a new product development team. 
• Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. 
• Participates in development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people. 
• Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. 
• Regularly interacts with executives/senior managers and/or major customers. Interactions frequently involve special skills, such as negotiating with customers or management or attempting to influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization. 
• Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through other department managers and/or technical leads.
• Coordinates the system level analysis of interfaces, including mechanical, electrical, software and firmware.
• Typically, will also manage a specific engineering discipline team, in addition to leading a project or program.
• May also coordinate the delivery of customer requested customization ensuring overall system level performance of the modifications/custom features.
• Coordinates and leads resources across global teams as-needed for programs/projects
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required, Master’s University degree preferred in Engineering, plus 10 or more years of management experience.
• Demonstrated negotiation, relationship management, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain high level relationships with end customers.
• Broad experience and practical application of system level interface determination and specification
• Strategic and critical thinking abilities, strong analytical skills, and financial acumen.
• Proven leadership skills including team building, collaborating, accountability, strategic and innovative thinking.
• Strong decision-making skills in response to high pressure situations.
• Strong project management skills with ability to plan sequence of events, assess critical path, and actively develop mitigations
• Results oriented approach focused on developing and building high performance teams.
• Proven leadership skills including team building, collaborating, accountability, strategic and innovative thinking.
• Ability to manage effectively at all levels, communicate a clear and compelling vision and influence others to support timely achievement of initiatives and goals.

Office Environment

Manufacturing environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear, occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; requires close vision ability.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with assistance.  Noise level is usually moderate.  May require ear protection for comfort in some cases.  The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and some toxic or caustic chemicals.  The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. 

Travel

Estimated: 20%

About Nordson Electronics Solutions
Nordson Electronics Solutions is a trusted surface treatment and precision fluid dispensing equipment supplier within the global electronics manufacturing industry, working closely with semiconductor, printed circuit board, and precision assembly manufacturers. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson Electronics Solutions is a global team that works to create machines and systems that improve the electronics and semiconductor manufacturing process. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson Electronics Solutions. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career.