Responsibilities
该职位来源于猎聘 Mission The Design Manager is responsible for maximizing innovation, engineering productivity, and product quality by developing strong multidisciplinary engineering capabilities across mechanical design, mechatronics, embedded systems, and automation technologies. As the leader of the design function, you will foster an entrepreneurial culture that encourages innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement while ensuring the successful delivery of both strategic product developments and customer projects. You will transform engineering know-how into reusable platforms, technology bricks, and scalable solutions that accelerate business growth and strengthen the Shanghai Hub's position as a global competence center for fastening automation.
Major Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Engineering Competence Development
- Lead, coach and motivate a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, mechatronic and software engineers.
- Build and maintain a strong engineering competence center aligned with the long-term Automation Technology Vision.
- Define engineering competency roadmaps and development plans.
- Develop technical experts, senior engineers and future engineering leaders.
- Establish engineering standards, knowledge management and design best practices.
- Drive recruitment, succession planning and capability growth.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, technical curiosity and engineering excellence.
- Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across engineering disciplines and global teams. Innovation &
Build and maintain a strong innovation culture where new concepts, technologies and ideas are actively encouraged.
Lead technology exploration, proof-of-concept activities and technical feasibility studies.
Support the development of technology roadmaps, technology bricks and future product concepts.
Drive creation of reusable modules, platforms and engineering assets.
Encourage patent generation and intellectual property protection.
Collaborate closely with customers, marketing and global R&D teams to identify future opportunities and emerging technologies.
Transform innovative ideas into tangible business value and development opportunities.
Balance short-term business needs with long-term technology investments.
Product Development
Excellence:
Lead and coach the design team to successfully develop innovative products according to product roadmaps and development plans.
Manage the complete design process from concept generation, architecture definition, design realization, prototype validation and industrialization support.
Ensure products meet quality, reliability, cost, safety, certification and regulatory requirements.
Promote modularization, platform development and design reuse.
Drive improvements in product maturity, time-to-market and engineering efficiency.
Closely collaborate with Solution Owners, PMO, Operations and Marketing throughout the product lifecycle.
Ensure lessons learned are systematically captured and integrated into future developments.
Support product portfolio growth through technology leadership and engineering innovation.
Design
Excellence &
- Engineering Productivity:
Establish and continuously improve design methodologies, standards and review processes.
Ensure rigorous engineering verification, validation and risk management practices.
Improve design quality and reduce engineering rework through robust design processes.
Promote Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly and Design for Cost methodologies.
Drive standardization, automation and engineering tool improvements.
Improve engineering productivity through reuse, modularity and efficient development practices.
Continuously monitor and improve engineering KPIs related to quality, speed and productivity.
Build a quality-first engineering culture focused on long-term customer satisfaction.
Customer Project Engineering
Excellence:
Lead and coach the design team to successfully engineer customer-specific automation solutions and projects.
Ensure the best technical solution is proposed balancing customer value, quality, cost and lead time.
Support application studies, feasibility analysis and technical risk assessments.
Ensure customer project execution follows established engineering standards and processes.
Monitor project engineering activities and provide technical guidance on critical issues.
Support customer technical discussions and site visits when required.
Capture application know-how from customer projects and transform it into reusable standards, modules, products and future innovation opportunities.
Ensure customer projects contribute to strengthening the organization's technical knowledge and competitiveness.
Education &
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
Minimum 8 years of experience in product development and engineering environments.
Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing engineering teams.
Proven experience in mechanical and mechatronic product development.
Experience in industrial automation, assembly systems, robotics, tooling, or related industries is preferred.
Demonstrated track record in driving innovation and developing engineering organizations.
Experience managing complex cross-functional projects in international environments. Knowledge &
Strong understanding of mechanical design principles and engineering methodologies.
Good knowledge of mechatronics, automation systems, sensors, actuators, and embedded technologies.
Experience with product development processes, design reviews, risk management, and validation methodologies.
Understanding platform development, modular architecture, and engineering reuse strategies.
Strong project prioritization and resource management skills.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing abilities.
Good understanding of customer applications, market dynamics, and competitive technologies.
Fluent English communication skills. Personality &
Strong entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for building new capabilities and businesses.
Innovation-driven mindset with curiosity for new technologies and solutions.
Strategic thinker capable of balancing long-term capability building with short-term business needs.
Strong leadership and coaching skills with a commitment to developing people.
Customer-oriented and focused on delivering tangible business value.
Results-driven, hands-on, and execution-oriented.
Open-minded, collaborative, and effective in cross-functional environments.
Courage to challenge the status quo and drive organizational transformation.
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