• Leads development projects for both, European and Chinese, production sites, including co-development with local engineers.• Understand customer expectations on to-be manufactured product. • Actively searches for best-in-class technologies among competitors and develops innovation roadmap• Determine and execute improved technologies used by suppliers, competitors and customers. • Support Director to hire and develop R&D personnel. • Establish project goals and priorities by collaborating with Marketing and Operations.• Transfer new technologies, products and manufacturing process into and out of company. • Research, design and evaluate materials, assemblies, processes and equipment. • Develop concepts, products and solutions by working with company business units. • Monitor team metrics and objectives ensuring meeting of goals. • Document all phases of research and development.

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