Engineering Manager

Location: MHC | Department: Engineering / Operations

Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership and Standards

• Define and maintain Miba engineering standards in line with market requirements and company policies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, processes, and procedures.
• Lead and develop the engineering team, including workload distribution, capability development, training, and performance evaluation.
• Coordinate engineering roles, including designers, project engineers, product engineers, and SAP standards.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, engineering change notices, specifications, and technical reports.
• Act as the internal technical advisor to the MHC management team.
• Represent Miba as a technical spokesperson in discussions with customers and external partners.
• Drive technical solutions throughout the Miba organization and communicate them clearly to customers.

Product Development and Customer Support

• Act as the primary technical interface for customers during new product launches, prototype manufacturing, customer testing, and APQP activities.
• Work closely with customers to understand application requirements and develop appropriate technical solutions.
• Design and troubleshoot customer products and the associated Miba manufacturing processes.
• Support customer projects, product clinics, testing activities, and technical reviews.
• Provide technical support to sales and other internal departments.
• Keep management and sales teams informed about customer projects and technical developments.
• Develop knowledge of customers’ brake, clutch, and AWD friction systems.
• Travel to customers, suppliers, and other Miba locations as required.
• Communicate technical information clearly and at the appropriate level of detail, both verbally and in writing.

Technical Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with Frictec R&D and global technology engineering to resolve technical issues and address customer and plant requirements.
• Lead the MHC COC team, including activities, data collection, analysis, and conclusions.
• Lead PFMEA and DVP&R activities as required.
• Set DVP&R validation targets for new business development projects.
• Support APQP teams and manufacturing engineering activities.
• Set and monitor process parameters and define corrective actions where required.
• Support the Quality department with root-cause analysis, issue resolution, and technical information.
• Assist with the investigation of product failures and defects, including failures identified during customer testing or in the field.
• Lead product clinics internally and with customers.
• Develop and communicate cost-reduction opportunities in cooperation with customers and manufacturing teams.
• Provide design-to-cost leadership.
• Generate initial design layouts and technical input for Product Engineering.
• Scout system-level technology trends in relevant target business segments.
• Provide R&D with information about current and future technical requirements.
• Evaluate technical information and summarize facts in accurate, concise reports.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Several years of experience in engineering, product development, manufacturing, or a related industrial environment.
• Experience leading engineering teams and coordinating cross-functional technical activities.
• Strong knowledge of product development, APQP, PFMEA, DVP&R, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement methods.
• Experience working directly with customers on technical requirements, product launches, testing, and problem resolution.
• Knowledge of environmental management systems, environmental legislation, waste management, and audit processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear and concise conclusions.
• Confident communication skills with customers, management, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Proficiency in common business software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with CAD, Minitab, SAP, and other engineering software is an advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage.

Benefits

• A key leadership role with significant technical and organizational responsibility.
• The opportunity to shape engineering standards, product development, and environmental performance.
• Collaboration with international customers, suppliers, R&D teams, and Miba locations.
• A dynamic, technically challenging environment within a global technology company.
• The opportunity to contribute to Miba’s mission: Technologies for a cleaner planet.