The group AluK is a global leader in the design and engineering of aluminium profiles and accessories for window, door and curtain walling systems. With more than sixty years of expertise and operations in major countries around the globe, our building systems have been specified for many of the world's most advanced and prestigious buildings.

Senior Hardware Manager / Senior Hardware Production + Designer, Based in Verona (ITALY)

The company:

The group AluK is a global leader in the design and engineering of aluminium profiles and accessories for window, door and curtain walling systems. With more than sixty years of expertise and operations in major countries around the globe, our building systems have been specified for many of the world's most advanced and prestigious buildings.

The job and missions:

Senior Accessories industrialization expert and R&D designer (m/f)

AluK is looking for an experienced accessories design engineer and industrialization manager for the development and production of locking hardware devices for its aluminium systems for windows, doors and curtain walls, such has hinges, handles, locking devices, rollers, etc…

The candidate is responsible for all aspects of the development process, by taking responsibility of the initial design of the components, and the industrialization of the product at AluK suppliers (internally and externally) through prototyping, validation, costing, production, testing and release of the accessories.

The candidate may have already an experience in the same field of accessories production for windows and doors both in designing and production.

The candidate will be in charge of coordinating the activity of the other designers of the AluK accessories and hardware team and be the contact person for the management. The candidate will be in charge of the industrialization process at the AluK production plants in Italy and China and at external suppliers. He/She will be in charge also of the costing and relations with all the suppliers.

The candidate will report to the R&D manager and will interact both with the R&D system teams, with the quality and production departments, and with the other AluK's business units all around the world.

The working place is in the AluK Italy headquarter in San Giovanni Lupatoto (VR), with the need to travel abroad when required and visiting other AluK's Business Units and suppliers.

We are looking for someone who is able to work autonomously as a remote part of a team, able to coordinate the activity of a designers' team, with a good knowledge of accessory development, material and production process and with an experience in an similar business company.


Responsibilities:

- Report to the to the Head of Research and Development
- Design and development of AluK's accessories
- In charge of the industrialization of the AluK's accessories
- Coordinate the local accessories R&D designers' team
- Manage the testing and validation process of the prototypes and mass production
- Take care of production, quality and costing with suppliers all around the world
- Ability to make cost analysis and review design for cost optimization
- Ability to understand technical drawings, the specifications and the standards, and translate them into a project and drive documentation for quality insurance
- Able to work in a team environment and deliver results on time, with flexibility to manage several projects in the same time
- Attend and provide weekly reports to the supervisor

Profile:

Education & Work Experience:

Degree in mechanical, industrial or material engineering, or a similar technical discipline
Preferably having consolidated experience as accessories R&D designer and industrialization expert

Skills & Qualifications:

Experience in accessories design and knowledge aluminium windows and doors market.
Knowledge of production processes
Experienced in material engineering, including failure analysis
Knowledge in the Quality control
Management of suppliers
Deep knowledge of AutoCAD and Inventor or other CAD software
Ability to make FEM structural simulations
Ability to read technical drawings and specifications


Language:
Fluent in English and Italian. Knowledge of French and Chinese is a plus

Rémunération : K € /an

Date limite de candidature: 13/12/2020

Télétravail: Non spécifié