Position Summary: We are seeking an Engineering and Technical Office Director to lead technological transformation and new product development within an international industrial group. Key Highlights: 1. Lead product development and innovation projects. 2. Strategic position with high responsibility and autonomy. 3. Professional development in design and manufacturing technologies. A major industrial group based in the Tolosaldea area (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 located across several countries. With a strategic focus on technological transformation in high-value sectors, the group requires, for its team, a person to assume the ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL OFFICE DIRECTOR role: an individual holding a degree in Industrial Engineering (Senior or Technical) possessing strong technical capability, leadership skills, and problem-solving aptitude. As a strategic figure in the group’s transformation project, this person will assume overall responsibility for the Engineering and Technical Office area, as well as projects related to rotary cutting and sealing machines, and will be responsible for: * Leading, designing, and coordinating new product development projects. * Coordinating projects for improvement of existing products. * Ensuring technological supervision and management of the technical team within the area. * Supporting production, product launch, and validation. * Providing technical-commercial assistance. Reporting directly to the General Management, the selected candidate will assume global 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 during the development of 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 by anticipating market trends, competitive developments, and new collaboration opportunities. Responsibilities: * Manage the department to optimize personnel performance by planning resources, prioritizing activities, aligning efforts toward objectives, and motivating staff toward achievement. * Lead the technical defense and feasibility analysis of offers and strategic projects. * Direct product development and promote technological innovation (R&D&i). * Supervise technical studies and 3D design of complete systems, as well as drafting of manufacturing construction drawings (design of parts, components, mechanisms, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems). * Coordinate and ensure proper commissioning of new products and processes. * Implement the department’s management plan and technical 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: * Degree in Industrial Engineering (Senior or Technical). * 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-level conversational and written English. Desirable capabilities: * 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 plan focused on technological transformation in high-value sectors. ¬ Highly responsible position with significant autonomy. ¬ Integration into a dynamic, established, and expanding company. ¬ Direct reporting line to General Management. ¬ Professional development supported by company-provided 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: Fixed annual gross salary between 57,000 - 63,000, plus variable compensation based on achievement of objectives, to be agreed upon according to candidate’s profile, and with projected annual salary growth. ¬ Flexible working hours: Split shift Monday to Thursday (8:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00) and intensive Friday (8:00–14:00).