Engineering and Technical Office Director

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Job Summary: We are seeking an Engineering and Technical Office Director to lead product development and technological innovation within an international industrial group. Key Highlights: 1. Lead R&D+i projects and development of new products. 2. Strategic position with high responsibility and autonomy. 3. Integration into a global industrial group with a transformation project. A major industrial group located in the Tolosaldea region (province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country\-Euskadi), with over 100 years of history and specializing in rotary cutting machines, has an international presence with production facilities distributed across several countries. With a strategic focus on technological transformation in high\-value sectors, the company requires, for its team, a person to assume the ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL OFFICE DIRECTOR role: an individual holding a higher engineering degree with an industrial specialization, possessing strong technical capability, leadership skills, and problem\-solving ability. As a strategic figure in the group's transformation project, this person will assume leadership of the Engineering and Technical Office area, and, in addition to projects related to rotary cutting and sealing machines, will be responsible for: * Leading, designing, and coordinating new product development projects. * Coordinating improvement projects for existing products. * Ensuring technological supervision and management of the area's technical team. * Supporting production, product launch, and validation. * Providing technical\-commercial assistance. Reporting directly to the General Management, the selected candidate will assume overall responsibility for the Engineering and Technical Office area. They will lead the technical team, serve as the key figure in managing the company's R&D+i projects, and act as the technical\-commercial liaison in developing customer offers and proposals. Their primary mission will be to drive innovation, lead new product development, provide technical support to production and CAD\-CAM, and ensure the company's technological evolution—anticipating market trends, competitor developments, and new collaboration opportunities. Responsibilities: * Manage the area to optimize personnel performance by planning resources, prioritizing activities, aligning efforts toward objectives, and motivating staff toward achievement. * Lead technical feasibility analysis and defense of offers and strategic projects. * Direct product development and promote technological innovation (R&D+i). * Supervise technical studies and 3D design of assemblies, as well as drafting of manufacturing construction drawings (design of components, mechanisms, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems). * Coordinate and ensure correct commissioning of new products and processes. * Implement the departmental management plan and technical area strategy. * Establish and monitor key departmental performance indicators. * Actively participate in the Executive Committee, contributing technical insight. * Ensure clear orientation toward products, production, and industrial processes. * Manage and lead projects from order placement through final implementation. REQUIREMENTS: * Higher or Technical Industrial Engineering degree. * Solid experience, minimum 5 years; * Technical Office and/or Engineering roles * Innovation and New Product Development * Design of transmission systems (pulleys and gears) * 3D design of capital equipment * Team management and people leadership Mandatory: * Advanced 3D design skills (preferably SolidWorks) and office software proficiency. * Manufacturing processes: machining * Hydraulics and pneumatics * High conversational and written English proficiency. Desirable competencies: * Leadership and team management. * Interpersonal communication. * Teamwork and initiative. * Critical thinking. * Customer orientation. OFFER: ¬ Opportunity to join a major industrial group with over 100 years of history, multiple international operations, and a strategic growth and technological transformation project focused on high\-value sectors. ¬ Highly responsible position with significant autonomy. ¬ Join a dynamic, established, and expanding company. ¬ Direct reporting line to General Management. ¬ Professional development supported by company\-funded training programs in advanced design and manufacturing technologies, aligned with the strategic transformation plan. ¬ Permanent full\-time contract after a 6\-month probationary period. ¬ Compensation package: Annual gross base salary between 57\.000 \- 63\.000, plus a variable component based on achievement of objectives—negotiable according to candidate’s profile—with projected annual salary growth. ¬ Flexible working hours: Split shift Monday to Thursday (8:00\-13:00 and 14:00\-17:00), and intensive Friday schedule (8:00\-14:00).