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HydronicS China RD&E Director

Requisition ID: 39252

Job Location(s):

Wuqing, CNAnshan, CN

Job Description

This position will report to the GM of HydronicS China.​Does leading a team of engineers securing product design changes, cost, and quality improvement processes appeal to you? Do you have the technical and leadership skills to ensure fast execution of product design changes? And can you secure resolvent of product design quality issues through proactive leadership and performance management? Then you could be the RD&E Head of China, we are looking for within Danfoss HydronicS, China; Wuqing and Anshan locations. In this role, you will be an influential member of HydronicS China and a representor of RD&E in cross-divisional and segment activities. Finally, you will be leading and developing a team of RD&E experts and designers, and further develop our HydronicS products- and solutions. This position will report to the GM of HydronicS China.

Job Responsibilities

​· Drive development and engineering product- & solution designs incl. changes related to customer needs incl. continuous improvement, quality, carbon out and cost improvements, securing right priorities and business impact, running within budget frames.

· Actively support development and execution of BU product areas strategies, and contribute to an increased innovation level through the global Heartbeat process

· Secure team engagement and stakeholder management across the organization locally, as well as globally. Thriving in a matrix is a must.

· Be an active member of both local China HydronicS Leadership team, as well as HydronicS RD&E Leadership team.

· Lead, developing and maintaining people competences through a Growth Mindset approach.

· Secure a common HydronicS product- and solutions knowledge according to product- & solutions road maps, new customer needs and existing portfolio.

· Manage temporary deviations for management approvals when necessary.

· Lead design, engineering and development issues and efforts related to quality issues affecting customers, manufacturing, or originating from suppliers.

· Support to perform root cause analysis for product designs based on quality issues.

· Secure steering of prioritization of customer requests, variants and change controls, ensuring the right balance between available resources and decided activities.

· Coordination of global RD&E activities, must-win-battles and networks with other RD&E and ETO locations e.g. Silkeborg, Kolding and Nordborg in Denmark, Trata in Slovenia, and Tuchom in Poland.

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Background & Skills

​To qualify for this role, you should have developed and demonstrated solid and effective leadership skills. You do well both as a people manager as well as in providing strategic leadership in a matrix with the ability to translate strategies into concrete actions and execution. To take our China RD&E organization to the next step on our transformational HydronicS journey, you need to be a good networker, and you actively utilize your internal network to move forward towards reaching our ambitions. You navigate well in the political aspects internally in HydronicS China, towards global peers and other stakeholders. This with a holistic mindset working across the value chain.

​We are looking for an accomplished communicator with good presentation skills capable of distilling and communicating high-level topics towards all parts of the organization, as well as towards customers, securing a clear focus on the value we bring in the organization of RD&E.

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Additionally, we would like to see:

· Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electronic or mechanical engineering or similar education

· A true collaborative mindset as this role requires effective collaboration with the individual business units, manufacturing, procurement and experts in the greater organization of HydronicS (leading without formal power)

· A confident leader who feels comfortable in working with global teams and reporting into high-level leadership teams

· A passionate, motivated and fast-learning mind-set

· A goal-oriented, well-structured and independent working style

· A collaborator with effective communication as well as mitigation and problem-solving skills

· Proven record of international leadership & team engagement

· Solid experience in Product Design including managerial & leadership responsibility

· In-depth experience with development, verification and validation of mechanical & electronic control products and holds a track record in utilizing quality tools

· Familiar with cross functional teams in multiple locations and global relationships

· Willingness to travel within China and to some degree abroad

· Fluency (in word and writing) for the English language.

Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 42.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 42.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.