R&D Manager

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Set the technology strategy & roadmap (3–5 years): Build and align North America’s product/technology roadmap with global strategy; translate into clear release plans and business outcomes.
• Prioritize programs, allocate resources, and drive on-time/on-budget delivery; improve development processes, tools, and quality standards to increase throughput and first-time-right results.
• Lead certification & compliance (UL & CSA): Define strategy, manage listings and test plans, interface with certification bodies, and control engineering changes to maintain compliance for NA products.
• Provide senior technical leadership: Guide design guidelines, documentation, and complex problem-solving in rotating machinery; act as the technical escalation point for internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner across the business: Convert voice-of-customer and North American market requirements into engineering targets; collaborate with Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and Sales; represent the company in relevant technical bodies and with universities.
• Build and develop teams (US + global sites): Define structure, roles, and competencies; coach and grow engineering talent; foster a culture of safety, integrity, and innovation across time zones.
• Manage budget, risk & IP: Own yearly & multi-year R&D budgets and KPI reporting; identify and mitigate technical/program risks; support protection of newly created IP.

Qualifications for the role

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or related; 10+ years in rotating electrical machines and 5+ years managing or leading engineering teams.
• Track record delivering compliant products; hands-on ownership of certification, audits, and sustaining changes.
• Strong portfolio/program management and process improvement; Lean/Six Sigma exposure preferred.
• Excellent communication, influence, and collaboration across functions and regions.

Preferred Qualifications for the role

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience managing global direct and indirect engineering reports.
• In-depth knowledge of electro-mechanical motor theory.
• Previous experience writing and presenting white/papers or technical demonstrations at related trade shows and events.