Principal Engineer Sensor Technology - Germany, United Kingdom - Kelly Services

Kelly Services

Verified Company

Germany, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Principal Engineer - Sensor Technology

Purpose of the Role:

Using your extensive knowledge of the sensor products and sensor technology in water treatment: you will be responsible to ensure the technical integrity of our customer's sensor offerings, across all phases of the product life-cycle.

You would be expectedto work collaboratively with product management to evaluate opportunities and identify the strategic direction for the product line.

There are 3 key dimensions to the role:

New product / Value Analysis and Value Engineering leadership.

Sustaining Engineering & Support

Leading others

Main responsibilities:

You will be accountable to review and sign off; new products and changes to existing product, to ensure that the required safety / compliance & business requirements are met. These changes can arise from NPI / VAVE / ECN or any other reason.
Provide technical steering for the product, for example: selection of key components, evaluation of identified risks, feedback on competitive products etc.
Build technical specifications for NPI/VAVE projects
Manage the ECN process: Evaluate and prioritize Incoming ECN's
Monthly report out on ECN status for the product range, including # Open ECNs, # Completed, Time spent, identify risks and opportunities
Identify resources required to execute the projects in the pipeline
Project manage / execute smaller NPI/VAVE/ECN/Support projects
Execute and/or utilise other resources to execute NPI/VAVE/ECN/Support in line with the business requirements.
Work closely with T&I project management to execute larger projects.
Provide 2nd line product support for the wider business for questions that cannot be answered by the 1st line support resources: inclined but not limited to: Sales, Ops, SCM, Aftersales.
Selecting and steering external companies for product / components developments

Main requirements:

Detailed knowledge and experience working with chemical sensor and measurement technologies in liquid and gas environments. Must have experience with Chlorine measurement technologies and ideally Ozone monitoring (2 Years essential, 5 years Desirable)
Experience in evaluation of technologies including desktop evaluation through to full scale implementation. Capable of making clear and reasoned recommendation that can be used to steer the product roadmap.
A good understanding of all other engineering disciplines as applied to disinfection products to interact with other specialists.
Good communication, reasoning, and presentation skills
Able to work in a team environment.
Prioritisation skills & time management.
Experience in all aspects of process design (conceptual engineering and design)
Be a point of reference for others for certain product groups
Experience of leading or managing small teams made up of a range of different disciplines (process, mechanical, electrical, civil).
Experienced in all aspects of water treatment technologies, within their specific area of expertise.
Degree level or HNC/HND qualification in a Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics discipline.

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