Engineering Services (ES) Manager
Department:
Operations
Services Location:
Suresnes - France
Date Advertised:
July 27 2009
Principle Accountabilities:
- Manage local Engineering Services teams within SBU to deliver required services in support of SBU CATs and Operations CSTs (e,g, Mfg & Test ) meeting their objectives to deliver and support products to our Customers. These development teams include:
- NIF (Front End)
- PCB, Mechanical and PSU
- Component Engineering & Document Control
- Technical Publications
- Development Test
- In case of Development Test ensure Global strategies developed and supported for other SBU CATs.
- Host manage local SBU Approvals team that report directly to Global Approvals Manager
- Key member of Global Central Engineering Services team attending and supporting Global CES team meetings.
- Contribute to and support development of Global Engineering Services Strategies and ensure their successful implementation locally within SBU.
- Ensure appropriate use of Engineering Services resources in Pace India to provide cost effective support to SBU CAT projects.
- Direct accountability and management of local Engineering Services budget in SBU.
- Direct responsibility for local Engineering Services contractor support to CAT projects as justified with CAT needs.
- Support global JDM strategy to ensure engineering services in place to meet SBU development needs in support of CATs JDM projects and provide any required verification services.
- Ensure that key skills and abilities are developed and deployed within the local ES SBU team via communication, coaching, mentoring and performance assessment.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Minimum Degree in Engineering or Technology discipline.
- Have had a senior roll involved in the successful design, delivery and deployment of STB products with the depth of understanding of STB architectures that goes with such a role.
- Strong understanding of the Product Creation Process (PCP) and how to manage within it.
- Good understanding of Engineering Services functions
- Understanding of the balance between cost, time to market and reliability.
- Proven leadership skills and ability to operate in ‘matrix' environments
- Strong team building skills, setting positive tones, listening to and leading teams
- Pragmatic, constructive and structured approach to problem solving,
- Good interpersonal communication, presentation and reporting skills.
- Proven mentoring ability and experience in effective supervision of multi-disciplined engineering disciplines
- Sets and achieves clear stretching objectives and completes to agreed criteria
Competencies & Special Aptitudes:
- Understands and supports our objective of putting the customer at the heart of the business
- Listens to Customers; understands and manages expectations
- Does everything within their means to deliver to the agreed plan
- Challenges self and others to seek improvements
- Leads by example, inspiring and motivating others
- Willing to delegate, offering support and guidance as appropriate
- Delivers clear direct and relevant communications
- Communicates using appropriate methods of communication with colleagues and customers on a timely basis.
- Actively promotes collaboration across all levels, departments and regions
- Abides by and supports Pace strategies, principles and processes
- Takes ownership of decisions and actions.
- Challenges plans to ensure they are realistic
