Director of Controls and Automation

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Aligns and organizes, steers and controls all products and solutions development activities in the assigned part of the R&D organization with the objective of maximizing the performance of the business organization.

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career. As a R&D Controls and Automation Director, you will be responsible for: 
 

Leading the Controls and Automation Team best practices, controls and automation activities and development of new or existing products from inception to commercialization. You will provide management, leadership, technical and project management expertise to support the development of medical robots. You are highly proficient with current development tools, best practices, processes and experienced in system integration. You are highly experienced in controls and automation design, including designing and/or selecting sensors and actuators, control systems in general and motion systems in particular, servo-systems modeling, analysis, testing, and implementation. This is a player-coach role in which you have the opportunity to both coach a team of talented engineers and also have technical contribution individually.  

Ideal candidates have prior management experience including hiring, coaching, training and building high-performing teams and have designed, implemented, and launched complex electro-mechanical or medical robotic systems comprised of electronics hardware and real-time control software for a medical robotics technology platform.  

This is a collaborative opportunity where the individual will work with other engineering disciplines, product management, quality assurance, and manufacturing. 

This position may suit you best if you are familiar with what is below, and would like to do develop your career with Healthineers 

• Team Leadership:  

• Hire, lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers, providing guidance, support, and professional development to ensure high performance and innovation. 

• Assess the growth needs of each team member, set individual goals, and support them through to achieve those goals. Contribute to the performance reviews. 

• Design and Development:  

• Lead/contribute to the system architecture through design tradeoffs and down-selection between mechanical, electrical, and control domains. 

• Direct the design and development of controls and automation systems, including the integration of mechanical, electrical, and control systems. Ensure designs meet regulatory standards and are optimized for performance, reliability, and safety through ownership of verification and validation activities. 

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including software developers, and clinical experts to integrate solutions into medical robotic systems. 

• Implement and oversee testing and validation processes to ensure the reliability and accuracy of controls and automation systems. Address and resolve any issues related to system performance or safety. 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to address complex technical challenges and provide innovative solutions. 

• Use of systems engineering approach, implement best practices in model-based design methodologies, development processes and tools. 
• Work closely with the systems engineering team to ensure clear design inputs and risk analysis/risk based design.
• Ensure the completeness of design inputs, requirements, risk management (e.g., dFMEA), and traceability, create design descriptions and specifications, author testing protocols, conduct and/or oversee testing, and issue resolution.

• Leads/Supports any multi-disciplinary issue resolution activities. 

• Ensure thorough documentation of design specifications, testing protocols, and development processes. Maintain accurate records for compliance and future reference. 

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