Bissell

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Lead Engineer works in BMA Engineering Teams, reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, and owns the design and development activities for the floorcare appliances to their specification together with BISSELL’s suppliers. This position requires deep technical leadership across projects. The ideal candidate should have extensive electromechanical product design experience within consumer appliances, preferably floorcare, as well as extensive technical leadership experience, and proven capability in driving innovation and new products to market. Key responsibility is to lead innovation, product design, development and deliver project from early development phase to integrate in BISSELL new generation product. Key areas of expertise needed as BISSELL’s expansion in Southeast Asia, transformation to a technology company, as well as product development driven by high Star Ratings and best Consumer Experience.

Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Products:

• As an Innovation Team Lead, own the design, engineering and technical maturity of our new products and features through detailed innovation process, rigorous specifications, requirements, testing, safety and compliance standards, performance results, quality, predictive star ratings, planning and clear communication with main stakeholders.
• Responsible for driving the advanced development of innovative floorcare products and collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, prototype, and test new technologies and features. Your expertise in engineering, project management, innovation and creative problem-solving will be essential in bringing groundbreaking products to market.
• Manage technical development activities on new products in innovation process are well communicated, understood, and executed in a timely manner as outlined by the BISSELL Global Product Development process, and other relevant R&D processes.
• Assure complete requirements and technical specifications are defined for new products at the appropriate time during the development process. Manage proper documentation of the requirements and specifications.
• Design quality into the product by working collectively with the BISSELL Quality Team.
• Ensure the satisfactory completion of development aspects of work contracted by outside firms or suppliers, both from specification upfront to full evaluation afterwards.
• Project communications with BISSELL US, Singapore and China will be required regularly.
• Review and provide guidance to reporting engineers for 3D CAD, engineering drawing, prototype build, engineering build and product evaluation.
• Familiar with 3D CAD, engineering drawing and design experience in processes such as plastic injection molding, machining and consumer product assembly.
• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously and travel if required.
• Prepare and present project updates, findings, and recommendations for innovation phase review.
• Conduct research on new technologies, components, materials, and market.

1. Process and planning:

• Facilitate the use of BISSELL Innovation and Global Product Development Process on all innovations and product development projects, on appropriate major changes to existing products, as well as the transfer of innovation project to Global Product Development Team.
• Propose and organize the development resources to support the approved projects, making most efficient use of the resources across multiple BISSELL development sites across the region.
• Collaborate with our suppliers throughout the region to support and drive them to deliver all aspects of our innovation and product development program.
• Cooperate in the mutual setting and implementation of department goals.
• Plan and maintain budgets as assigned.
• Manage continues improvement program, drive design and development efficiency by accelerate development time, increase quality and reliability, and cost reduction.

1. People:

• Plan the organization to best meet the business needs. Work collectively with BISSELL Program Management to staff all projects with the required resources.
• Work collectively with HR to continuously recruit the best local talent for your team across the various BISSELL development sites across the region.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members.
• Improve and maintain the image of development engineering at BISSELL as an effective, efficient and reliable function in the company. Develop efficiency and reliability measurements. Improve and maintain the morale of those in development engineering.
• Assist in management and administrative duties for the day-to-day activities of BMA.
• Create & foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration within the team.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND TRAITS:

• Technical team builder and motivator
• Coaching and mentoring
• Strategic thinking and drive the implementation.
• Continues improvement.
• Engineering fundamental, technical & technology focus
• Consumer focus, business and financial acumen
• Leadership and management
• Soft skills – communication, presentation, technical writing, influential and convincing
• Interpersonal, collaborative and inclusive
• Design of Experiments, SPC, MSA & process capability
• Standard and compliance knowledge (ASTM, UL and IEC)

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering required, preferably in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, industrial or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience level: 8 to 15+ years of work experience in a technical environment with a minimum of 3 to 8+ years of demonstrated experience leading technical and engineering teams in an intensive consumer appliance product design and development, preferably floorcare products with a focus on advanced development and innovation.
• Strength in engineering fundamental and technical project management. Demonstrated hands-on leadership skills in mentoring and supervising of technical staff.
• Proven projects success in multiple locations, preferably within international company. Excellent communications skills. Proven ability to communicate with global environment and multi-site people from various country.
• Familiar with 3D CAD, engineering drawing standard, prototype and engineering build.
• Proven ability to work with all levels of people in organization.
• Excellence in problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience in TRIZ, DFSS, or other structured innovation methodologies will be an advantage.
• Experience with data analytic and AI applications in product development will be an advantage.
• Strong communicator to motivate, operate, influence and convince engineers, peers and leaders.
• Excellence communication skills to present and report of project technical status, risk and issues appropriately. Good command of English speaking and writing.

Note: Candidate may email your CV to irene.low@bissell.com or lisha.karsnan@bissell.com