Mechanical R&D Lead

at  BMS Performance

MECHANICAL R&D LEAD

Fantastic opportunity for an engineer who is looking to grow their career with an established Irish manufacturer as a Mechanical R&D Lead, within a successful R&D department!

THE ROLE:

The successful Mechanical R&D Lead will be based in Louth and will be responsible for the following:

• The Mechanical R&D Lead will oversee the full delivery of NPI and Value Improvement (VI) projects, ensuring they meet objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Driving innovation, maintaining technical expertise, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• You will contribute to continuous improvement by reviewing processes and implementing new initiatives.
• You will also manage third-party contractors, promote professional development within the team, and ensure efficient resource utilization.
• Leadership includes delegating effectively, coaching the team, and fostering strong communication and collaboration.
• The role also involves supplier management and improving customer service through market understanding.

For this Mechanical R&D Lead role, we are looking to speak to candidates that satisfy the following:

• Capable of leading and mentoring a team of engineers, with a focus on technology, performance optimization, and testing.
• The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of engineering principles, product research, development, and continuous improvement.
• They must possess excellent technical expertise, planning and design implementation experience, as well as strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• The candidate should also be a team player with excellent communication, initiative, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• The candidate should be degree qualified in a relevant discipline: mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering or similar
• Any knowledge or experience in the following areas will be a distinct advantage: ventilation and heat recovery, heat pump systems, thermodynamics, thermal and electrical material properties, heat transfer, fluid flow, mass flow and fluid dynamics, functional concept development, hydronic circuit operation and control, hot water systems, heating and hot water regulation and approval, conformity, risk assessment, performance and reliability validation and testing programme design and delivery