Miba: Where team spirit meets innovative spirit.
Our mission “Technologies for a cleaner planet” is more than just a motto – it is something we live and breathe. With our team spirit and innovative spirit, together with our customers we develop technologies for the more efficient and more sustainable generation, transmission, storage and use of energy. This requires one thing above all: people with the motivation to contribute and the passion to make a difference.
Together we are creating a cleaner future.
Together we are brilliant.
Miba is one of the leading strategic partners to the international engine and automotive industry.
Engineering Manager
# Engineering & Environmental Manager
**Location:** MHC
**Department:** Engineering / Operations
**Company:** Miba
Miba is looking for an experienced **Engineering & Environmental Manager** to lead engineering activities, ensure the highest technical standards at competitive cost, and coordinate environmental compliance across MHC.
In this role, you will provide technical leadership to engineering, manufacturing, quality, R&D, sales, and management teams while acting as a key interface to customers and external partners.
## Your Responsibilities
### Engineering Leadership and Standards
- Define and maintain Miba engineering standards in line with market requirements and company policies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, processes, and procedures.
- Lead and develop the engineering team, including workload distribution, capability development, training, and performance evaluation.
- Coordinate engineering roles, including designers, project engineers, product engineers, and SAP standards.
- Review and approve engineering drawings, engineering change notices, specifications, and technical reports.
- Act as the internal technical advisor to the MHC management team.
- Represent Miba as a technical spokesperson in discussions with customers and external partners.
- Drive technical solutions throughout the Miba organization and communicate them clearly to customers.
### Product Development and Customer Support
- Act as the primary technical interface for customers during new product launches, prototype manufacturing, customer testing, and APQP activities.
- Work closely with customers to understand application requirements and develop appropriate technical solutions.
- Design and troubleshoot customer products and the associated Miba manufacturing processes.
- Support customer projects, product clinics, testing activities, and technical reviews.
- Provide technical support to sales and other internal departments.
- Keep management and sales teams informed about customer projects and technical developments.
- Develop knowledge of customers’ brake, clutch, and AWD friction systems.
- Travel to customers, suppliers, and other Miba locations as required.
- Communicate technical information clearly and at the appropriate level of detail, both verbally and in writing.
### Technical Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement
- Work closely with Frictec R&D and global technology engineering to resolve technical issues and address customer and plant requirements.
- Lead the MHC COC team, including activities, data collection, analysis, and conclusions.
- Lead PFMEA and DVP&R activities as required.
- Set DVP&R validation targets for new business development projects.
- Support APQP teams and manufacturing engineering activities.
- Set and monitor process parameters and define corrective actions where required.
- Support the Quality department with root-cause analysis, issue resolution, and technical information.
- Assist with the investigation of product failures and defects, including failures identified during customer testing or in the field.
- Lead product clinics internally and with customers.
- Develop and communicate cost-reduction opportunities in cooperation with customers and manufacturing teams.
- Provide design-to-cost leadership.
- Generate initial design layouts and technical input for Product Engineering.
- Scout system-level technology trends in relevant target business segments.
- Provide R&D with information about current and future technical requirements.
- Evaluate technical information and summarize facts in accurate, concise reports.
## Your Profile
- Degree in engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
- Several years of experience in engineering, product development, manufacturing, or a related industrial environment.
- Experience leading engineering teams and coordinating cross-functional technical activities.
- Strong knowledge of product development, APQP, PFMEA, DVP&R, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement methods.
- Experience working directly with customers on technical requirements, product launches, testing, and problem resolution.
- Knowledge of environmental management systems, environmental legislation, waste management, and audit processes.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical information into clear and concise conclusions.
- Confident communication skills with customers, management, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Willingness to travel as required.
- Proficiency in common business software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with CAD, Minitab, SAP, and other engineering software is an advantage.
- Fluent written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage.
## What We Offer
- A key leadership role with significant technical and organizational responsibility.
- The opportunity to shape engineering standards, product development, and environmental performance.
- Collaboration with international customers, suppliers, R&D teams, and Miba locations.
- A dynamic, technically challenging environment within a global technology company.
- The opportunity to contribute to Miba’s mission: **Technologies for a cleaner planet**.
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