Head of Audio Engineering

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Straubing, Bayern, Deutschland Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Vollzeit
Senior Director of Audio Engineering (f/m/div.)

Full-time

Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH

Company Overview

Are you passionate about innovative technologies that enhance lives? At Bosch, we provide opportunities to influence quality of life globally across various sectors including mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology, and energy and building technology.

Bosch Building Technologies offers intelligent solutions to safeguard lives, properties, and assets. Our product range encompasses video surveillance, intrusion detection, fire safety, and voice evacuation systems, along with access control and management systems. Additionally, we provide professional audio and conferencing systems for effective communication.

Role Overview

The Senior Director of Audio Engineering is responsible for leading and coordinating the activities of the Audio Engineering departments, including:

  • Overseeing electroacoustic technology and audio electronics across the entire business unit portfolio, which includes speakers, microphones, headsets, amplifiers, signal processors, and related equipment.
  • Conducting necessary research and development to support new product innovation and maintenance efforts.
  • Driving and managing new product initiatives to facilitate quicker and broader market entry.
  • Providing strategic leadership and direction to Engineering Managers and teams to ensure Bosch maintains its technological edge in response to market demands.
  • Accountable for project cost and schedule management within the portfolio.
  • Implementing Bosch development processes and standards across Engineering departments.
  • Ensuring effective collaboration with other Bosch divisions.
  • Identifying opportunities to deliver superior solutions.
  • Anticipating technological advancements and formulating plans to lead in those areas.
  • Managing the technology portfolio across multiple business lines.
  • Direct Reports: 5 Managers, 2 Directors, Team size: 70.

Specific Responsibilities:

Engineering and Product Development
  • Facilitating all engineering and product development activities for designated product areas.
  • Collaborating creatively with product management to identify technologies and solutions that meet customer needs.
  • Engaging with product management throughout the new product development process from conception to market launch using Bosch's stage-gate process.
  • Consulting with management, production, and logistics teams to assess engineering feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and customer demand for both new and existing products.
  • Directing departmental efforts to design new products, modify existing designs, enhance production techniques, and develop testing protocols.
  • Integrating design teams with supply chain and manufacturing operations.
  • Building the technical capabilities and expertise of the engineering function to be recognized as a competitive advantage by customers and other organizational functions.
Budget and Operating Cost Management
  • Forecasting departmental operating costs and directing budget preparation.
  • Understanding and defending the financial justification for new product development initiatives, including cost estimation, ROI, make-vs-buy analysis, and capital equipment justification.
  • Establishing relationships with technology providers and vendors.
  • Collaborating closely with Business Line and Product Managers to prioritize R&D initiatives.
Management Responsibilities
  • Supervising, coordinating, and reviewing the work of engineering and technical staff.
  • Estimating personnel requirements, recruiting, and developing top talent.
  • Defining and assigning work responsibilities.
  • Analyzing technology trends and market demands to plan projects effectively.
  • Continuously striving to build world-class Engineering Centers of Excellence.
  • Mapping critical skills necessary to achieve world-class status.
Qualifications
  • A Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Physics, with a minimum of 10 years of design experience and 5 years of management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong working knowledge of acoustics and electroacoustic product design, as well as professional audio systems development, including hardware, firmware, and software design.
  • Preferred experience in professional audio speaker design and construction.
  • Preferred knowledge of transducer design.
  • Preferred expertise in professional audio product design, including amplifiers and signal processors.
  • Demonstrated success in employing rapid product development techniques to optimize project timelines within budget constraints.
  • Familiarity with lean principles, manufacturing engineering, and engineering process control methods.
  • Ability to identify and allocate resources for specific product initiatives.
  • Exceptional team leadership capabilities.
  • Outstanding communication skills for presenting to customers and prospects.
  • Comprehensive understanding of financial and managerial accounting principles related to product development and engineering initiatives.
  • Proven experience in personnel supervision and budget management.
  • Willingness to travel between company locations and to customer sites, including international travel.
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