Director Engineering

There is an opportunity as Director Engineering within our Drive Control Systems business area in our Technical Center in Mullsjö, Sweden. We are looking for someone with a thorough understanding of both technology and business with passion and a can-do attitude. No workday will look the same and you thrive in an environment where your work has real impact.

Responsibilities

In this position you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• To develop, coach and mentor an efficient and skilled team organization with a clear assignment of responsibilities and to ensure the optimum use of all Engineering resources to secure successful execution of projects, following our processes
• Enhance capabilities within electronics and ensuring an efficient and successful organization with regards to Functional Safety ISO 26262, Automotive-SPICE and cyber security to comply with current and future customer requirements
• To ensure continuous improvement, define KPI’s and monitor / measure these to achieve targets and secure competitiveness
• Focus on Intellectual Property to protect inventions and avoid infringements
• Observe and make sure the Eng. department follows public law and regulations regarding health, environment, and safety

Requirements

• MSc/BSc of Engineering and experience with mechatronic/embedded systems; degree in Electronic Engineering is preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience from Automotive and lean principles both for development and production; powertrain/transmission experience and market knowledge is beneficial
• Experience with functional safety, ASpice and cyber security is preferred
• Experience with DFM (Design For Manufacturing) to achieve lowest cost possible and optimized manufacturability in close cooperation with Operations
• Strategic entrepreneurial thinker with ability to make clear plans for short, medium- and long-term strategies
• Excellent analytical skills and strong problem-solving skills with root cause analysis capabilities to take the right corrective actions
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. Must be self-motivated, passionate and have a strong drive
• Experience with finance, budgets, cost control and good understanding of the main state of the art IT tools used within product development
• Fluent in English, verbal and written. Swedish will be beneficial