Group Lead Product Development

Overview

HARTING stands for strong connections – across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarter in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence. In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high-tech. Here’s to your unique future with us: Yours!

In this responsible leadership role, you will guide a dedicated development team and shape the future of our high-performance circular connectors as well as connectors with overmolded technology. Technological challenges and innovative processes are what drive you every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and continuously develop the employees within your area of responsibility
• Define the strategic direction and continuously advance the product development group
• Manage and coordinate all development activities across the entire product life cycle
• Ensure the achievement of objectives while considering key performance indicators, cost targets, and development budgets
• Collaborate closely with international development sites as well as internal interfaces such as Industrial Engineering, Project Management, and Quality to ensure optimal results

Your Profile

• Completed technical degree (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable discipline) and several years of professional experience in the development of electromechanical components
• Proven experience in leading and motivating teams
• Strong expertise in design for manufacturing, including plastic, turned, stamped and bent, aluminium and zinc die-cast components, as well as in the production of overmolded components
• Confident user of CAD systems (preferably Siemens NX), Teamcenter, and MS Office, along with solid know-how in creating and maintaining complex product and design platforms
• Excellent communication and consulting skills combined with a strong cost awareness
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills and willingness to travel on business for several days at a time

Benefits

Benefits: Jobbike (DE), Health management (DE), Employee discounts (DE), Work-Life Balance (DE)