system-administration

Bosch Group

<div><section><div><p></p><h2>Company Description</h2></div><div><p><strong>Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.</strong></p><p><strong>Bosch Building Technologies provides intelligent products and solutions to protect lives, buildings and assets. The product portfolio includes video surveillance, intrusion detection, </strong><strong>ﬁ</strong><strong>re detection and voice evacuation systems as well as access control and management systems. Professional audio and conference systems for communication of voice, sound and music complete the range. </strong></p><p>The <em>EVI Audio GmbH in Straubing </em>is looking forward to your application!</p></div></section><section><div><p></p><h2>Job Description</h2></div><div><p>The Director Engineering, Audio Systems directs and coordinates activities of the Audio engineering departments including:</p><ul><li>Responsibility for electroacoustic technology and audio electronics across the entire BU portfolio including speakers, microphones, headsets, amplifiers, signal processors and related equipment</li><li>Perform required R&amp;D in support of new product development and maintenance activities</li><li>Accelerate and manage new product development to enable faster and broader penetration of the market. </li><li>Provide leadership and work direction to the Engineering Managers and staff to ensure that Bosch establishes and maintains required technological leadership in support of market requirements.</li><li>Accountable for cost and schedule execution for projects within portfolio</li><li>Understand and deploy Bosch development processes and standards across Engineering departments</li><li>Assure effective interface with other Bosch organizations. </li><li>Identify opportunities to provide superior solutions. </li><li>Envision where technology is headed and create a plan to arrive there first </li><li>Manage the technology portfolio for multiple business lines. </li><li>Direct Reports: 5 Managers, 2 Directors, Team size: 70, Location of Position: Straubing Germany and other key Location: Burnsville, Minnesota, USA</li></ul><p>Specific Responsibilities:</p><p><u>Engineering and Product Development</u></p><ul><li>Supports all engineering and product development related activities for assigned product areas.</li><li>Thinks creatively alongside product management to identify technologies and solutions to serve customer needs.</li><li>Interfaces with product management in the new product development process from conception through market launch using Bosch PEP stage-gate process. </li><li>Confers with management, production, and logistics staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.</li><li>Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.</li><li>Integrates design team with supply chain and manufacturing.</li><li>Builds the technical capabilities, knowledge, and skills of this engineering function to be recognized and valued as a source of competitive advantage by customers and other functions within the organization. </li></ul><p> </p><p><u>Manage Budget and Operating Costs</u></p><ul><li>Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.</li><li>Conceives, understands and defends the financial justification of new product development programs such as cost estimation, ROI, make-vs-buy, and capital equipment justification.</li><li>Fosters outside relationships with technology providers and vendors.</li><li>Works closely with Business Line and Product Managers to determine R&amp;D priorities and initiatives.</li></ul><p> </p><p><u>Management Activities</u></p><ul><li>Supervises, coordinates and reviews the work of a staff of engineers and technicians.</li><li>Estimates personnel needs, recruits and develops top talent.</li><li>Helps define and assign work duties.</li><li>Analyzes technology trends, and market demand to plan projects.</li><li>Constantly seeks to build world class Engineering Centers of Excellence.</li><li>Maps critical skills necessary to achieve world-class status. </li></ul></div></section><section><div><p></p><h2>Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>A Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Physics, with a minimum of 10 years design experience, and 5 years management experience or equivalent blend of education and experience.</li><li>Solid working knowledge of acoustics and electroacoustic product design and professional audio systems development including hardware, firmware and software design</li><li>Specific knowledge of professional audio speaker design and construction is preferred</li><li>Specific knowledge of transducer design is preferred</li><li>Specific knowledge of professional audio product design including amplifiers and signal processors is preferred</li><li>Proven track record of employing rapid product development techniques to optimize project implementation timelines within budget. </li><li>Knowledge and successful use of lean principles, manufacturing engineering, and engineering process control methods and techniques.</li><li>Ability to identify and assign resources toward specific product initiatives.</li><li>Outstanding team leadership skills.</li><li>Exceptional ability to present and communicate to customers/prospects.</li><li>Thorough knowledge of financial and managerial accounting principles as related to product development and engineering initiatives.</li><li>Proven experience in personnel supervision and budget preparation and management.</li><li>Willing to travel between company locations and to and customer locations, including international</li></ul><p> </p></div></section></div>

Director of Engineering Audio Systems (f/m/div.)