Johnson Outdoors · 2 months ago
Manager Engineering/Research & Development
Old Town, Maine, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelJohnson Outdoors is a company passionate about creating value through innovative products for outdoor enthusiasts. They are seeking a Manager of Engineering/Research & Development to lead the design and development of new products while ensuring alignment with the organization's strategy and market demands.
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Responsibilities
Collaborates with senior leadership on the development of the overall R&D strategy for assigned products and/or locations while ensuring that the strategy directly aligns and supports the organization’s mission, vision and values
Ensures new product development and changes to existing products align with the organization’s brand initiatives
Partners with marketing teams to ensure developed strategies are based on solid market and consumer trends to stay ahead of ever changing consumer demands
Directs the research and development of new, innovative, significant and complex product designs based on market/consumer research to ensure results exceed market projections, generate a competitive advantage against competition and profitability grow the business
Ensures developments meet design, quality and budgetary requirements
Oversees the development of updates and improvements to existing products based on the market and consumer demands
Establishes a culture of continuous improvement and best practice sharing that results in the most effective use of resources, cost-reduction and quality improvement
Identifies R&D financial risks and opportunities, including contingency planning, spending controls, cost targets, and investment to fill any identified gaps between projected performance and targets
Establishes effective partnerships and relationships to remain current and competitive with the latest technologies and best practices to drive continuous improvement efforts
Directs mechanical design activities including component-level part design/analysis, and integration of complex assemblies; supports electrical design as required
Sets design objectives and collaborates across the entire product development team (Marketing, R & D, QA, Operations, Sourcing, & CS) to integrate and commercialize technologies in new and existing products
Manages projects from inception to completion including major milestones and detailed assignments
Reviews designs for compliance with internal guidelines and external standards
Prepares and approves department budgets while ensuring budgets are managed within approved guidelines
Develops and approves departmental policies, procedures and guidelines to meet business needs
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Experience in championing the design and development of new and assigned products in a very busy, challenging environment
Collaborates with senior leadership on the development of the overall R&D strategy for assigned products and/or locations
Ensures new product development and changes to existing products align with the organization's brand initiatives
Partners with marketing teams to ensure developed strategies are based on solid market and consumer trends
Directs the research and development of new, innovative, significant and complex product designs based on market/consumer research
Ensures developments meet design, quality and budgetary requirements
Oversees the development of updates and improvements to existing products based on the market and consumer demands
Establishes a culture of continuous improvement and best practice sharing
Identifies R&D financial risks and opportunities, including contingency planning, spending controls, cost targets, and investment
Establishes effective partnerships and relationships to remain current and competitive with the latest technologies and best practices
Directs mechanical design activities including component-level part design/analysis, and integration of complex assemblies
Sets design objectives and collaborates across the entire product development team
Manages projects from inception to completion including major milestones and detailed assignments
Reviews designs for compliance with internal guidelines and external standards
Prepares and approves department budgets while ensuring budgets are managed within approved guidelines
Develops and approves departmental policies, procedures and guidelines to meet business needs
Company
Johnson Outdoors
It Starts With the Pursuit of Fun
Founded in 1970
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1987-10-16IPO
Leadership Team
John Moon
VP & CIO
Amy Helvick
Executive Assistant to the Chairman/CEO
Recent News
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