Our Client is a very successful producer of high-tech products in the field of electrical engineering. With a turn-over of approx. 500 Million US-$, 11 locations around the globe and about 4000 employees it is one of the major global producers of switches and sensor systems. For our client we are looking for a

Chief Development Engineer Asia (m/f) – P.R. China 

Your tasks

As Chief Development Engineer (m/f) – China you will be responsible for all aspects of development activities within the company in China and therefore responsibly manage projects and initiatives concerning all high-tech products as switches, panels and sensor-systems. That includes research, strategy planning, supervision and advisory services. Thereby your tasks cover:

- Direct management and supervision of the whole R&D team including engineers and engineering tracers (eight members)

- Mentoring and supervision of industrial engineering team including seven electrical and sales engineers

- Development and implementation of a R&D structure to the benefit of the company’s site and division

- Improvement of Engineering capacities in process design, process development, product application, product development

- Achieve the set goals by leading the precision engineering team and organizing additional engineering resources

- Creation and implementation of new engineering processes

- Documentation and improvement of implemented methods to ensure the high quality and efficiency

- Tight cooperation with all other R&D departments around the world

- Cooperation with other business functions, such as Management, Sales and Business Development to design and set up customer oriented solutions

- Technical support for other departments to ensure accurate definition and development

As Chief Development Engineer (m/f) – China you will also provide Special and ad-hoc analyses for other divisions and headquarters.

Your profile

The Position as Chief Development Engineer (m/f) – China demands a high level of professional engineering and R&D knowledge and a high degree of analytical flexibility. To perform successfully you should have:

- A Masters degree or PhD in engineering or science preferably with main focus on mechatronics or engineering mechanics
- At least 5 years of professional experience in the fields laser and sensor technology, mechatronics and microprocessor technology in a multinational company
- Preferentially with about 2 years experience in a R&D and managerial position
- Diversified coordination and project management skills
- Highly analytical skills and creative thinking with a result-oriented attitude
- Outstanding leadership and people management skills as well as intercultural competency
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- Self independent, responsible and motivated
- English business fluent / Chinese language skills of advantage / proficiency of the German language

As Chief Development Engineer (m/f) – China you will be located in Shanghai, PR China

Your contact

For further information please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Martin Tjan in Dusseldorf or Ms. Christine Zhang in Shanghai. We are looking forward to receiving your application by E-Mail: contact@de.coni-partner.com or zhang@coni-partner-asia.com. Please also feel free to forward your documents on the postal way. We will get in touch with you!