Senior R&D Manager (m/w/d)
waynice GmbH
Ansprechpartner: Lea Bieber
Hamburg, Deutschland
Anlagen- und MaschinenbauInnovationAltmetallenMetallbauAluminiumAluminiumbauMetallkundeMetallographie
Beschreibung
Your responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise and collaborate with research and development teams.
- Support employees through technical coaching, individual development planning, and contributions to fair and transparent performance management.
- Plan departmental resources and technical capabilities, including laboratories, testing infrastructure, and workshop facilities.
- Develop and continuously improve characterization, testing, simulation, and development methods.
- Identify and prioritize investment needs for scientific and technical equipment and coordinate implementation in accordance with applicable approval processes.
- Develop the technical aspects of technology and innovation projects and support materials and product development through characterization, data analysis, and modelling.
- Analyse the relationships between metal processing, microstructure, and material properties in collaboration with development and application teams.
- Coordinate the technical aspects of cross-functional projects and align priorities with R&D, production, commercial functions, and other relevant departments.
- Define technical requirements and standards for materials and products together with customers and internal partners.
- Build and maintain professional networks with internal and external technical experts and research partners.
- Provide technical support during organizational changes, particularly the department’s relocation to Troisdorf and the introduction of digitally supported ways of working.
- Contribute to reviewing and developing departmental structures, responsibilities, and collaboration practices in line with business requirements and applicable internal processes.
Required experience and qualifications:
- Strong expertise or a PhD in materials science, metallurgy, or another technical or engineering discipline relevant to the role.
- Extensive project experience in the metals industry, including team leadership, alongside a sound understanding of production and processing.
- Proven ability to lead and develop people.
- Knowledge of aluminium processing, microstructure, and material properties is desirable. Relevant expertise in other metals, including steel or copper, is also welcome.
- Experience with data analysis, statistics, modelling, or digital and AI-supported methods is an advantage.
- Ability to communicate technical and organizational topics clearly and collaborate effectively across different functions.
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Ability to support teams through organizational and technological change.
- German language skills sufficient for day-to-day workplace communication, alongside very good English skills for technical discussions and collaboration with international stakeholders.
- Willingness to undertake occasional business travel.
What you can expect:
- Workload: 4-5 days a week
- Initial contract: 5 months
- Project location: 3 days per week on-site and 1–2 days remote; on-site location to be discussed
- Hourly rate: To be discussed