The New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering Manager is a member of the ATL Engineering leadership team reporting to the site head of R&D. At the Manager level, this individual will manage projects and supervise people. They will function mainly within Business Units which have a focus on a particular market segment. Their primary responsibility is to lead their team to successfully execute projects chosen and prioritized by the global engineering leadership team and business unit leaders. The NPI Engineering Manager’s team will primarily consist of people from disciplines such as Design Engineering, Process Engineering and Project Management.
- Accountable for project teams executing projects on time, on scope, and on budget while maintaining ATL values with the customer and throughout the ATL organization.
- Leveraging engineers to take the lead on delivering the technical solutions for the project(s).
- Leveraging project managers to lead out on project execution with activities such as planning, monitoring and control, executing projects, closing projects and risk management.
- Resource planning and allocation to projects. This includes identifying when new resources are needed and hiring the right person to fill the requirement.
- Work interdepartmentally to remove roadblocks for project teams.
- Monitor and report on the performance of projects and employees to management.
- Supports internal company initiatives such as continuous improvement projects and business process development.
- Compiling, reporting, and presenting on BU project execution performance and status to varying levels of leadership, both internally and externally.
- Coordinate with other Managers and the Functional team to ensure consistency in role expectations of direct reports.
- Be an advocate in representing the business unit for escalations, resource additions, etc. to ensure business unit team members have the support, information, training, and resources needed to be successful in their appointed tasks.
- Be an avid learner to ensure regular training for the team in topics pertinent to new and developing technologies, topics of interest, etc. related to the business unit customer base and market use cases.
- Regular proactive monitoring and reporting of business unit performance of KPIs to ensure deviations are identified early and addressed and to ensure successes are recognized and celebrated.
- Familiarity with the tools and processes used by subordinates to increase understanding of day-to-day expectations and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Communicating with global resources – flexible work schedule to accommodate early morning and or evening meetings.
- Launch projects with <5% defect rate in the first year of production.
- Using ATL resources, and with support from the engineering management team and BUL, identify technology and competency gaps in ATL to the market needs and outline:
- Personnel training plans (including knowledge of surgical procedures, devices, and industry leaders in the BU focused market)
- IR&D roadmap
- Proactively and effectively participate in external facing communications including resolution of escalated and difficult conflicts to all levels of organizations to build and maintain lasting trust based ethical relationships.
- Comply with and work within all current Health & Safety rules and guidelines.
- Work in accordance with Company Quality Standards, procedures, processes and comply with the requirements of GMP and GDP.
- Adhere to and implement the behaviours, policies and procedure of the company as laid out in the Employee Handbook.
- All other essential related duties as required.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyse and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Has familiarity with solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Able to read and interpret business charts, spreadsheets, etc.
Appropriate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Excellent computer skills, including, but not limited to: Windows, Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project or other scheduling or project management software. Basics in CAD/CAE software tools is a plus.
Practical skills in project management strategies such as PMBOK, Agile, SCRUM, etc.
Clear understanding of the elements of a product development processes.
Familiarity with manufacturing process.
Familiarity with engineering change control.
Comfortable reading engineering documents such as drawings.
Strong Interpersonal and team building skills required.
What you should know about us:
ATL Technology is a fast-growing provider of outsourced design, development and manufacturing services to the medical device market, and its UK site (GML Medical Ltd - an ATL Technology owned Company) is based in St Mellons, Cardiff, UK.
We believe there is a better way to bring medical devices to market. We use an engineer-to-engineer approach to develop custom interconnect solutions for medical devices that improve the quality of one's life'. It is our mission to be the leading provider of custom engineered solutions for top medical device manufacturers.
ATL has operations in the UK, China, Costa Rica, Taiwan, UT-USA, plus remote staff in strategic global locations and we're growing!
Other information
You will be required to provide evidence of your eligibility to work and reside in the UK, in accordance with the requirements of Section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. The role that you are applying for may require you to undertake a basic/standard/enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
At Gyrus Medical Ltd (An ATL Technology Company), we have a dedicated in-house recruitment team that cover all areas of the business. As a backup, we have a preferred supplier list (PSL) of vetted suppliers and as such, are unable to accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies or search firms outside of our PSL (which is now closed to new suppliers). Please note that Gyrus or ATL will not be responsible for any fees, charges or terms associated with any such CVs. CVs will only be accepted from approved agencies where terms and conditions have been agreed and we have instructed them to work on specific positions. Agencies will be contacted by the recruitment team should we wish to engage their services. We do not take sales calls and politely request that you refrain from directly approaching the recruitment team or line managers and remove Gyrus Medical Ltd from your mailing list. Thank you for your understanding.
Gyrus Medical Ltd (an ATL Technology Company) is an equal opportunity employer.
