Principal Development Engineer - München - (M/F/D)

Job title: Principal Development Engineer

Position held by: Senior Director Inspection Technology

Place of work Location: Planegg

We are exclusively working with a client who are expanding their department in the area of R&D and look for a lead candidate to work on-site at the local branch.

The company are a leading supplier of equipment in the container industry and have broad expertise in the various processes of automation with high-level machines and systems being established globally. Their vision is to provide support to customers in a quest for sustainability, quality production and profitability within the packaging industry.

• Technical and personnel management of the systems engineering group

• Planning, development and supervision of development projects

• Close collaboration with other R&D teams in Munich, the US, and other locations

• Controlling and monitoring the design realization, from prototype to released product

• Assisting with the creation of functional and requirement specifications and challenging design tasks

• Advising on the technical and economic feasibility of customer or product management requests • Coordinating with affected departments, in particular international R&D groups, product management and production

• Identifying and implementing cost reduction measures in close collaboration with production

• Carrying out design reviews and presenting design results

• Preparing technical documents and documentation

• Recognizing development trends and deriving measures for the company

• Conducting employee appraisals and personnel development of employees

• Participating in and leading of project review meetings

• Willingness to travel to other locations or customers - minimal

• Degree in mechanical engineering, optics engineering, or equivalent

• Ideally broad technical background and understanding covering the different fields of activity in the systems engineering group (mechanics, electrics, electronics, optics)

• Multiple years of design experience in an industrial environment

• Knowledge of modern manufacturing methods

• Experience as a design manager or team leader

• Good knowledge of 3D CAD software (Inventor, Creo or similar) and PDM systems (Vault, Windchill or similar)

• Experience in using ERP systems and typical Windows applications (Office, Teams, etc.)

• Good knowledge of project management

• Communicative personality with high social skills

• Open to close cooperation with other locations in an international environment

• Fluent in written and spoken German and English

For any queries, please contact jrushman@optimussearch.com