Mechanical Test Manager (R&D)

Would you like to work for a company who has made it its mission to make a contribution to improving human living conditions? With around 4,500 employees worldwide Eppendorf is a leading Life Sciences company. We develop and distribute devices, consumables and services for use in laboratories worldwide. Our daily work is characterized by our principle: Collaborate on new ideas. You would like to take responsibility and help to make a difference in an experienced international company? Exciting tasks combined with a positive and affirmative working environment await you at Eppendorf. You are also motivated by technical challenges? Then apply now!

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Your challenges

• Work closely with Project Managers and R&D Engineers, as well a variety of business stakeholders to ensure expectations (scope, data quality and delivery time) of testing can be achieved.
• Effective management of the testing demands and progress in the test team by also ensuring business requirements are meet always.
• Plan in advance the test workload, identify risks and opportunities of improvement of the testing through different techniques.
• Analise and approve test results and reports accordingly.
• Deploy and manage test engineers to the success of every single project.
• Manage inventory of tools, equipment and test freezers to meet corporate and ISO 9001 compliance.
• Delivery of up to date test progress report.

Your expertise

• Degree (diploma / master's) in mechanical, electric or electronics engineering.
• Proven track of record as a test manager, managing test teams, executing and troubleshooting test, test analyses and reporting.
• 6 Sigma Certification is desirable.
• Professional competencies, special knowledge:
• Proven track of record as Test manager, managing Test teams, executing and troubleshooting test, test analyses and reporting.
• Personal Skills:
• Possess R&D capability to drive forward new ideas, demonstrate successful links with research centres, academia and other external partners.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving approach.
• Ownership and ability to provide necessary focus and priority on projects.
• Highly collaborative approach, "Hands on", team orientated and able to work across different departments and cross-functionally.
• Outstanding communication, both verbal and written.
• Capacity to capture and develop over end-user requirements.
• Comfortable working under time constraints to meet agreed deadlines.

Your benefits at Eppendorf

• Working for an international company renowned for its scientific products
• Opportunity to career progress within a fast pace growing business
• Drive innovation and collaboration into Eppendorf Research & Development organization
• 25 days Holiday
• 5% Employer Pension contribution.
• Unlimited training opportunities.
• On-site parking
• Flexible working
• Free Employee Welfare services and Social events.

Would you like to work for a company who has made it its mission to make a contribution to improving human living conditions? Our daily work is characterized by our principle: Collaborate on new ideas. You would like to be in an environment in which you can work in a team in a collaborative and respectful manner? At Eppendorf you will be working, together with your team, on products that really make a difference. You are also motivated by practical work? Then apply now!

This position is office-based.

Please note that we can only consider applications that are submitted online via our application management tool.

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