R&D Engineer / Technical Product Responsible

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As a Technical Product Responsible, you will become the technical owner of a portfolio of products after market launch. You will ensure their long-term technical integrity, compliance, reliability, and competitiveness while balancing the requirements of customers, manufacturing, quality, procurement, and product management.

This role provides a unique opportunity to influence strategic product decisions, manage technical risks, and drive continuous improvement across the entire product lifecycle.

Your responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of assigned products throughout their lifecycle.
• Evaluate, approve, and implement product changes and engineering change requests.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, specifications, and certification requirements.
• Identify lifecycle, obsolescence, and supply chain risks and initiate appropriate mitigation measures.
• Drive product improvements related to quality, reliability, manufacturability, and cost optimization.
• Qualify alternative materials and second sources, including coordination of testing and validation activities.
• Assess technical feasibility and risks related to customer-specific variants and new business opportunities.
• Maintain accurate technical product data, specifications, and documentation within PLM systems.
• Lead technical root-cause investigations and collaborate closely with Product Management, Process Engineering, Quality, Approval, and Procurement functions.

Your profile

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Several years of experience in Product Engineering, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, or a comparable technical role.
• Experience with engineering changes, product qualification, testing, and technical risk assessment.
• Good understanding of industrial products, manufacturing processes, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of product conformity, standards, and certification requirements is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with a proactive mindset.
• Good knowledge of 3D CAD systems; experience with SolidWorks is a strong advantage.
• Good English language skills

What do we offer?

• A key role with direct influence on the performance and success of established products.
• The opportunity to contribute to the expansion of engineering capabilities at an important SCHURTER site.
• Close collaboration with experts from Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and R&D.
• A diverse role combining engineering, lifecycle management, compliance, risk management, and product optimization.
• High visibility and ownership across the entire product lifecycle.
• Professional growth opportunities in an internationally active technology organization.
• A culture that values expertise, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Join our team and play a key role in driving operational excellence and innovation across our manufacturing operations. Are you looking for a challenge and the next step in your career? Do not hesitate to send your CV in English and Czech.

For more information about SCHURTER and our products, please visit schurter.com.