GE HealthCare in Horten is looking for Engineering Manager Hardware and Mechanics

The Engineering Manager Hardware and Mechanics in the Cardiovascular Ultrasound business leads a team of more than 10 engineers. The team develops and maintains the electronics and mechanical parts that makes up the ultrasound system. The position reports to the Cardiovascular R&D Manager and works closely with other GE HealthCare Engineering Teams worldwide. This position prioritizes the work for the team, ensuring that both changes to existing products as well as new product development is delivered on time, quality and cost.

• Contributing to the strategy and direction of the business and driving continuous improvement of systems, products and processes
• Driving technology development in the areas of responsibility
• dentifying and coordinating commonality opportunities with other GE Healthcare Ultrasound businesses
• Functional leadership of the team (console mechanics, analog and digital electronics), including recruitment, team/talent development, skill set improvement, and mentoring
• Resource assignment and prioritization, including headcount and base cost budget
• Utilizing agile methodologies for planning an execution of activities for the team
• Drive and support collaboration with other parts of GE HealthCare internationality
• Ensuring a rigorous approach to target costing for new products and driving cost out of existing products
• Optimizing team’s participation in all phases of product development
• Supporting existing products within Manufacturing, Sourcing, Service and Supplier Quality Engineering
• Ensuring compliance to both industry standards and GE processes
• Ensure compliance/closure of Regulatory and Quality requirements
• Lead continuous improvement activities by driving the implementation of process and product quality improvement initiatives

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Physics
• relevant industrial work experience
• project management and/or people leadership experience

• Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering or Physics
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally
• Demonstrated project leadership and/or people management skills
• Demonstrated supplier and manufacturing interface skills
• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities; demonstrated ability to motivate & inspire others
• Excellent communication and influencing skills and ability to gain buy-in for initiatives
• Proven LEAN skills
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results while working on multiple projects simultaneously, balancing resources, timing and quality of outcomes
• Demonstrated problem-solving and leadership skills

• Positive work environment
• competitive compensation and benefits
• development opportunities in aglobally renowned company