Vice President Engineering

vor 3 Wochen


Morges, Schweiz Badrutt's Palace Hotel Vollzeit

Eaton's Corporate & Electrical Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) head office is seeking a VP Engineering Technology EMEA & Head of Eaton Europe Innovation Centre.

Reporting directly to the President, Corporate & Electrical EMEA and functionally to the EVP and Chief Technology Officer of the enterprise, this role will be based ideally in Morges, Switzerland or Prague, Czech Republic, responsible for partnering with the divisions/business groups to shape Eaton's Research, Development & Engineering (RD&E) strategy and roadmap.


What you'll do:


The Vice President Engineering & Technology EMEA & Head EEIC will be responsible for working with appropriate stakeholders to prioritize our RD&E portfolio for the region and optimize RD&E capability and footprint across EMEA to deliver organic growth, ensuring we are innovating with forward looking technologies, New Product Introduction (NPI), New Technology Introduction (NTI) and sustaining engineering solutions for our customers.

The role will be responsible for driving efficiencies both in terms of direct material productivity, Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE), and optimizing resources, as well driving continuous capability and process improvements to support and contribute to the Eaton Business System.

The Vice President Engineering & Technology EMEA & Head EEIC will design and implement procedures and processes to support the RD&E strategy for EMEA, including setting and measuring key performance indicators.


A key part of the role is the leadership of our best-in-class innovation center in Prague - the Eaton European Innovation Center (EEIC).

The center has completed more than a decade of growth and continues to emerge as a major technology research, new product development and sustaining engineering center for Eaton's global customers.


  • Act as regional champion of scientific thinking and provide stewardship to engineering science and sharing knowledge across the business and externally with partners, customers
  • Deliver through a variety of resources, leveraging global design centers and Innovation Centers to supplement local teams
  • Drive and develop a sustainable VAVE & LEAN culture across the region
  • Partner with stakeholders to ensure we develop roadmaps across the Region that drive consistent material and manufacturing cost out across our portfolio
  • You will champion continuous capability and process improvements to support and contribute to the Eaton Business System
  • Plan and monitor operational budget and bring a "Safety-First" mindset
  • Align product and portfolio strategy, design and development of current and new programs and executing roadmap to common global platforms
  • Be the brand ambassador for Eaton and the EEIC with university connect, industry forums and customer events
  • Collaborate with global engineering leaders to provide direction to identify market trends, develop appropriate strategy to respond those trends such as I-IoT, electrification, Grid Intelligence etc. with a clear understanding of Eaton products, functions and system interactions to facilitate digital transformation
  • Articulate clearly expectations and progress to the executive team and various stakeholders

Qualifications:

  • Prefer Master's Degree or Ph.
D. in Mechanical / Electrical / Systems / Controls Engineering / Computer science or equivalent technical field from accredited institutions.

  • 15+ years of engineering/technology development experience. 10 years of experience in leading people.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Agile, Stage Gate approach, Design for Six Sigma & Reliability methodologies.

Skills:

  • Build relationships with universities, government agencies, and development agencies/companies to seek insight into regulatory changes, industry trends and promote Eaton's capabilities.
  • Provide technical marketing strategies and communicate Eaton's technology strategy to various stakeholders
  • Possess strong business acumen and the ability to understand and formulate compelling value propositions and to understand and drive through value and adoption chain.
  • Experience in leading projects with multiple stakeholders in matrix organization and strong project management experience is required.
  • Some experience of working in an international environment leading technology / innovation mgmt.
  • Experience in effectively coaching and mentoring senior leaders/direct reports,
  • Experience in developing a high performing, empowered and accountable leadership team to support business growth and to build organizational capability. Possess a deep understanding of how culture and team dynamics create exceptional teams.
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