R&D Manager
Chasseneuil, Vienne, Fr
In charge of Chasseneuil Electricity Metering R&D department (around 80 people) • Projects & Products development strategyParticipation to business projects reviews & influence Product development strategiesPropose Technical & Organisational options to compromise with market needs & TTM / TMC constraintsInfluence product specification and interact actively with product managementDefinition of projects priorities with Projects Manager and C&I Products ManagerParticipation to global R&D budget definition• Products Developments Follow UpC&I and Smart Meters design and development, respecting projects goals (milestones, TMC, devt costs)Support to other R&D departments for Residential products developmentResources allocation to projects following priorities, insuring consistency between design teamsTechnical choices validation for the new projects, ensure robustness and optimized design (TMC, quality, environment ..)• R&D Teams management (hw/fw/ mech., sw, validation, system)Budget follow-upControl project planning, quality and manage any project issuesDay to day people managementAssess permanently people skillsTraining and evaluation• ProcessRespect and improve development processesReview regularly projects (processes, technical contents, people skills, …) through projects review, audits (internal or external)• R&D Middle / Long term managementPromote technological bricks and common solution in all product rangePromote innovation in new products and state of the art surveyDefine recruitments plans (people profiles & skills) and implement accordinglyDefine make or buy strategy in R&D and establish partnership with strong / Flexible partners