Chapter Leader Hardware China

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This position reports to

R&D Global Unit Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of Research and Development (R&D) employees and support them in achieving the agreed R&D targets. Each day, you will coach and develop the team. You will also showcase your expertise by helping in managing technologies, platforms, and Intellectual Property.
Sharing best practice and know-how and developing standards and guidelines on how to develop and optimize electronics hardware for the smart power prodcuts and hone hardware design capabilities.
Acting as a coach with deep expertise related to the chapter and ensuring that chapter members have appropriate competencies and skills and receive regular updates on new developments during alignment meetings on chapter specific topics, both on technical and R&D processes-related topics.
Developing the following skills inside the team: hardware development for power supply, magnetic component, embedded system, high accuracy monitoring, drive and control, communication and related hardware architecture.
Build competencies in the team about standardized design, simulation, high quality PCB layout, and modularization design.
Leading the recruitment process of new chapter members and support appropriate staffing across agile units in accordance with relevant stakeholders
Conducting performance review of chapter members collecting input from relevant stakeholders

Qualifications for the role

• Preferred more than 5 years of experience in R&D hardware development as well as 2 or more years of experience in leading or mentoring teams in R&D development
• Bachelor degree or above.
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
• Preferred experience with hardware products, on site commissioning, test setting and test equipment.
• Strong consultancy, analytical and communication skills demonstrated in a good servant leadership practice.
• Proven stakeholder management ability preferably in a multicultural environment.

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