Manager of Automation Development Engineering

at  The Raymond Corporation

ABOUT THE POSITION:

We are looking for a Engineering Manager to lead our Automation Development team. In this role, you will be responsible for overall leadership and development support of high quality products for Raymond material handling equipment. This you will provide leadership in the areas of Automation, New Technologies, and help bridge the Research and New Product Development teams. You will also manage and lead R&D and technical programs which result in new and/or improved product, increased output and/or reduced costs. We are seeking a leader with the right balance of creativity, initiative, and drive to move solutions quickly from concept to realization. This role will require you to actively collaborate with Toyota Material Handling’s world class technical staff to solve challenging problems. You will:

• Work closely with Management, support development of the Strategic Technology Plan and corporate goals/objectives with regards to developing new products within the overall NPD group.
• Leverage innovative conceptual ideas born from various parts of the business including Research, Development, Marketing, Operations, etc and assist in implementing them into new products.
• Coordinate a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, software, and systems technical resources.
• Provide overall coordination of implementing new development engineering and production strategies.
• Champion development methodologies and tools required to release products in support of overall business objectives, improve quality, and reduced time to market.
• Guide and coach the team through adoption and transitional phases of platform development, design practice, risk analysis (technical and commercial), testing and validation, performance trade-off studies, cost studies, supplier selections, and engineering process development.
• Collaborate with outside partners to gain access to technology solutions for further development and commercialization.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a world class Advanced Development engineering organization.
• Instill overall accountability by setting expectations, putting in place robust team management disciplines, and providing direct feedback.
• Manage staffing levels to match budgets and meet the approved new product development roadmap needs, including full-time, temporary employees, and independent contractors.
• Foster and generate advanced Intellectual Property, position Raymond Corporation to continue our history of technical leadership in all aspects of material handling.
• Interface with Toyota Industries global members in working groups and other collaboration sessions.

• Work closely with Management, support development of the Strategic Technology Plan and corporate goals/objectives with regards to developing new products within the overall NPD group.
• Leverage innovative conceptual ideas born from various parts of the business including Research, Development, Marketing, Operations, etc and assist in implementing them into new products.
• Coordinate a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, software, and systems technical resources.
• Provide overall coordination of implementing new development engineering and production strategies.
• Champion development methodologies and tools required to release products in support of overall business objectives, improve quality, and reduced time to market.
• Guide and coach the team through adoption and transitional phases of platform development, design practice, risk analysis (technical and commercial), testing and validation, performance trade-off studies, cost studies, supplier selections, and engineering process development.
• Collaborate with outside partners to gain access to technology solutions for further development and commercialization.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a world class Advanced Development engineering organization.
• Instill overall accountability by setting expectations, putting in place robust team management disciplines, and providing direct feedback.
• Manage staffing levels to match budgets and meet the approved new product development roadmap needs, including full-time, temporary employees, and independent contractors.
• Foster and generate advanced Intellectual Property, position Raymond Corporation to continue our history of technical leadership in all aspects of material handling.
• Interface with Toyota Industries global members in working groups and other collaboration sessions