John Crane
Energy and Process Industry
EngineeringManagerFiltrationR&D(m/w/d)
“Engineering Manager Filtration - R&D (m/w/d) at John Crane. Skills: Filtration Product Development, Team Leadership, Innovation Management. Technical and disciplinary leadership of an interdisciplinary innovation team in the field of filtration. Steering the development of new filtration products and systems from the concept phase through prototyping to handover into the new product development process”
Industry & Context.
Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as a structured approach to complex development tasks; Root Cause Analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences or comparable qualification, Several years of experience in product development, R&D or innovation environment, ideally in filtration, fluid technology or comparable industries, Experience in leading and developing technical teams (min. 3 years), Very good understanding of filtration principles, fluid mechanics, pressure systems and material science fundamentals, Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as a structured approach to complex development tasks, Experience in managing multiple innovation and development projects including prioritization and responsibility for results, Very good English skills in spoken and written form
Nice to Have
Master's degree, Experience in filtration, fluid technology or comparable industries, Experience in leading and developing technical teams (min. 3 years), Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as a structured approach to complex development tasks, Experience in managing multiple innovation and development projects including prioritization and responsibility for results, Strong communication and leadership skills
What You'll Do.
Technical and disciplinary leadership of an interdisciplinary innovation team in the field of filtration
Steering the development of new filtration products and systems from the concept phase through prototyping to handover into the new product development process
Responsibility for structured innovation and development processes
Technical leadership in the areas of filtration media
material selection and system design
monitoring and evaluation of laboratory experiments
prototype tests and validation programs
reproducible test results as well as deriving measures from root-cause analyses and technical findings
Building a strong innovation culture and continuous development of methods
processes and laboratory standards
Close collaboration with New Product Development
Quality as well as Sales and external partners
Identification of new technologies
materials and market trends for further development
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Close collaboration with New Product Development, Product Management, Production, Quality as well as Sales and external partners
Communication Scope
Very good English skills in spoken and written form; Strong communication skills
Process & Methodology
Management of multiple innovation and development projects including prioritization and result responsibility
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