NDP Engineering Manager

Location: Parque Industrial Querétaro,Querétaro,Mexico

IMI plc
IMI plc is a sector focused organisation at the forefront of delivering motion and fluid control technologies that create a more sustainable world, improving the quality of life for our customers and communities and ultimately delivering our purpose of Breakthrough Engineering for a Better World.

The Automation platform leverages deep automation technology and applications expertise to improve productivity, safety and sustainability for our customers, Industrial Automation operates across many important industry sectors and is a world leader in supporting customers with motion and fluid control technology.

Our one big team work fairly and effectively but most importantly together to ensure we maintain the foundations that have enabled IMI’s success through over 150 years of heritage.

Role Overview:

Provides leadership and responsability for design aspects of short-terms program direction growth and profitability. Supervises and controls the interactions and desicions required to achieve strategic and operating plans through funtional implementations. Drive integration between different functions involved in Product Development, in order to deliver results for the assigned site, so that it is recognized as Design Center to provide specilized to out internal and external customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering required Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
• Advanced degree required (Master of Bussiness preferred)
• 10+years relevant industry experience including
• 5 years of experience managing functional groups directly
• Working knowledge of FEA, FMEA, industry and costing standards
• Establish strategies to manage resources, equipment and facilities to ensure work procedures and results to control costs, budget, and schedules for related functions.
• Ability to build and mentor a diverse team of engineering professionals into a cohesive engineering unit.
• Assure Functional Leaders maintain standar operating procedures including, but not limited to, new process and product development and APQP.
• Oversees key projects, porcesses and preformance reporting. Provides Leadership towards continuous improvement or enhacement data for analysis and documentations systems.
• Plan, assign, and direct the activities of NPD Process and product engineers, sustaining process and product engineers, laboratory engineers/technicians, tool designers, technicians, drafters, and support personnel within the department.
• Provide scientific and administrative guidance to customer-both external and internal-by consulting with process manager(s) and across-funtions engineers regarding engineering concepts, feasibility, and procedures.
• Reviews analyzes new process and product proposals submitted to determine if benefits derived and possible applications justified expenditures and or investment.
• Works with manufacturing, supply chain and quality management to review and monitor quality and process imprivements to mitigate risk associated with process and product liability aspects and legal ramifications.
• Lead the site and colaborate with global efforts, focused in IMI market competitiveness, through VAVE initiatives as well as both product and process (when applicable and available) benchmarking efforts.
• Develop professional assessment tools and initiatives for the engineering skills, to be updated with product, design, validation & processengineering practices. Lead training and development plans to enhance such skills according to assessment results.

Critical Competencies for Success

• Ability to desgin alternatives with the engineering group, using data and analysis.
• Project Management and leadership skills are expected
• Must have the ability to direct and coach individuals.
• Ability to assist in solving both product and Process design & development problems ans provide leadership and guidance to engineering team
• Positively communicate with customers internally and externally to adress their needs promptly and follow through on commitments 
• Develop and present information to customers and/or technical leaders.
• Ability to negotiate ans resolve any ambigous situation regarding resource, process
• Direct Experience leading an operational team with a P&L preferred
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook).
• Some demostrated experince with an ERP/PLM System (SAP,JDE,etc)
• Introductory level proficiency in Solid Works

Health & Safety

The physical demands described within the Key Duties & Responsibilities section of this job description are required to perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.  Please contact your local HR representative to discuss the specific Work Conditions and Physical Requirements of this role.  

Health, Safety, and Environmental Duties – At IMI we are all personally committed to protecting our people, minimizing our impact to the environment, the communities we operate in and our company. All members of our workforce have the duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of themselves, others, and the environment. Every employee is expected to follow all HSE operating procedures, also to challenge any observed behaviors or unsafe acts.

Code of Ethics

IMI requires the highest standard of ethics in all business dealings, particularly with customers, suppliers, advisors, employees, and the authorities. In accordance with the IMI Way: Our Code of Responsible Business.

Changes to This Job Description

IMI may amend this job description in whole or part at any time.

IMI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.