The Opportunity
Do you want to
actively drive
the development of new products and
significantly influence
our product roadmap? As a
Senior
member of our
Innovation Team
, you have the opportunity to be part of the
heart of Engineering
. You'll take on the
overall technical responsibility
for complex projects and contribute directly to our product success with your
extensive Product Engineering expertise
.
Your Mission
As a Senior Product Engineer at woom, you will act
largely independently
and assume the
technical lead
for
large, complex, and/or numerous projects
. You will be the sole Engineering representative in many interdisciplinary teams.
Your primary responsibility is ensuring the
technical viability
of projects, particularly during the
early innovation and concept development phases
. You will
lead the technical
product development cycle from initial concept, through development and validation, to industrialisation.
* Engineering Project Coordination:
You
align regularly with Project Management
to organise and moderate interdisciplinary project meetings. You
define and coordinate Engineering work packages
,
delegating
these to assigned Product Engineers and/or external engineers where necessary. You are responsible for
tracking the timely delivery
of these work packages and reporting on their progress to the Engineering team.
* In-Depth Design Validation:
You
pre-qualify your designs
using advanced methods, including
Tolerance Stack Analyses
,
Bolted Joint Calculations
,
Collision & Wall Thickness Checks
, and conducting
Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
.
* Comprehensive 3D Design & Industrialisation:
You
own the CAD data
for your project(s). You give due consideration to
Design for Manufacture (DFM)
and
Design for Assembly (DFA)
throughout the development process and create
complete 2D manufacturing drawings
according to current standards. You are
responsible for the accurate storage and release
of your technical documentation through the
PDM system
.
Your skills
* A proven track record
in the
bicycle or consumer goods industries
is essential. A passionate,
hands-on
mentality – your readiness to 'get your hands dirty' with practical tasks – is also a big plus we value generally
* Familiarity with plastic product engineering is an extra plus ;)
* You have
experience
in working and
steering external engineers
.
* Excellent proficiency in SolidWorks (3D CAD)
is an absolute must. Additionally, you should be well-versed in and keep up-to-date with
Product Data Management tools
.
* Your self-motivation, independence and
proactiveness
drives you to find
new ways, to solve problems
and provides you
new perspectives
.
* You are known to work
independently
on your
own projects
and guiding different stakeholders or teams through the process.
* You enjoy
hands-on prototyping
, but are equally comfortable creating
complete 2D manufacturing drawings
according to current standards.
* You are fluent in
English
. German is a definite plus.
Your Profile
For this Senior role,
pronounced independence, proactiveness, and a disciplined work approach
are essential.
* Extensive Experience:
You have a
proven track record
in the
bicycle or consumer goods industries
and possess the ability to
thoroughly analyse technical problem statements
and
define and execute appropriate methods for solving them
.
* Leadership & Steering:
You have
demonstrable experience in steering external engineers
and understand how to
guide various stakeholders and teams through the process
.
* Technical Know-how:
Excellent proficiency in SolidWorks
is an absolute must. You should be
well-versed in and up to date
with
Product Data Management (PDM) tools
.
* Hands-on & Prototyping:
You value
"analogue" techniques
like hand calculations and sketches for clarifying problems and bring a
passionate, hands-on mentality
to
prototyping
. Familiarity with
plastic product engineering
is a big plus.
* Language Skills:
You are
fluent in English
.
German
is a definite plus.
Who we are
Our sustainable and lightweight bikes have won awards and created a loyal customer base all over the world
We are an international, multicultural team with more than 10 nationalities. Our working environment is flexible: in our cool office you sit in the middle of the team for optimal exchange, but you also have enough space to work in peace and the possibility to use home office. With over 180 employees it can be difficult to maintain the startup atmosphere, so we place a lot of emphasis on a friendly working atmosphere and extensive onboarding.
For this position, we offer you a gross monthly salary starting at
EUR 3.700
on a full-time basis. Of course, we take into account your individual qualifications and experience and are willing to pay an appropriate overpayment. We will be happy to discuss details in person.
We focus on diversity and celebrate it. Equal opportunities for everyone and an anti-discriminatory personnel policy are particularly important to us.