Job Description
A fantastic opportunity for an engineer seeking to advance their career with an established Irish manufacturer as a Mechanical R&D Lead, within a successful R&D department.
The Company
Our client is an Irish manufacturer that has been established since the 1970s and through its commitment to innovation and development has grown into a household name on the international stage in the domestic appliance, heating, cooling and ventilation market sectors.
The Role
The successful Mechanical R&D Lead will oversee the full delivery of NPI and Value Improvement (VI) projects, ensuring they meet objectives, timelines, and budgets.
Driving innovation, maintaining technical expertise, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Contributing to continuous improvement by reviewing processes and implementing new initiatives.
Leadership includes delegating effectively, coaching the team, and fostering strong communication and collaboration.
The role also involves supplier management and improving customer service through market understanding.
The Person
For this Mechanical R&D Lead role, we are looking to speak to candidates that satisfy the following:
* Capable of leading and mentoring a team of engineers, with a focus on technology, performance optimization, and testing.
* The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of engineering principles, product research, development, and continuous improvement.
* They must possess excellent technical expertise, planning and design implementation experience, as well as strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
* The candidate should also be a team player with excellent communication, initiative, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
The candidate should be degree qualified in a relevant discipline: mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering or similar Any knowledge or experience in the following areas will be a distinct advantage: ventilation and heat recovery, heat pump systems, thermodynamics, thermal and electrical material properties, heat transfer, fluid flow, mass flow and fluid dynamics, functional concept development, hydronic circuit operation and control, hot water systems, heating and hot water regulation and approval, conformity, risk assessment, performance and reliability validation and testing programme design and delivery.
The Package
Salary: €65k-€80k DOE Pension Healthcare Laptop Phone