R&D Manager

İmpo Motor Pompa San. Tic. A.Ş.

Franklin Electric, one of the leading manufacturers of international water and fueling systems, is looking for a R&D Manager (Experienced in Mechanical Design). The position will be based at Impo Motor Pompa San. Tic. A.S. Izmir site, which is the leader of Turkish submersible pump industry.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the R&D team including design office, toolshop and test laboratory,
  
• Manage the projects, engineering design and release activities to meet cost, performance, and timing commitments,
• Act as a product design, development and validation liaison engineer between local and international engineering staff,
• Provide technical support for existing product range to other functional areas,
• Use after sales service statistics in product design and improvement studies,
• Ability to define a complete product specification according to the market requirements and cost analysis,
• Prepare material procurement specification,
• Coordinate product design implementations to engineering standard practices as defined by the Franklin Electric Product Development Process,
  
• Work with the global engineering organization and ensure coordination with design and development activities,
• Apply and follow relevant R&D incentives provided by various government bodies,
• Maintains confidentiality and uses discretion with business information.

Qualifications:

• Required Degree in Mechanical Engineering,
  
• Min 5 years of engineering experience, preferably in automotive and/or machine industry,
• Design Engineering experience with electromechanical and/or hydraulic products,
• Understanding of mechanical designs and manufacturing processes, in particular what is called DFM (Design For Manufacturing),
• Having basic knowhow on fluid dynamics and/or asynchronous motors,
• Analytical ability for difficult / complex technical problems, with a specific approach towards the modular design platform and components variety reduction,
• Experience or familiarity in the following areas desired:

                Computer Aided Design (CAD), 2/3D, Creo (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)

                Computer simulation tools

                Design validation planning

                Production and new product introductions

• Gasps quickly the essence of a complex situation, without having to master it first,
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others,
  
• MS Office skills,
• Presentation skills,
• Fluent English language verbal and written communications skills,
• To put a long term career into perspective at Impo Ayrancilar factory,
• No military obligation for male candidates,
• Availability to travel abroad in case of need (availability to spend sometime in other companies of the group, to share ideas, knowledge within an integrated teamwork).