R&D Engineering Manager

Drive Innovation and Technology Development

• Lead research and development initiatives focused on new products, technologies, and engineering capabilities.
• Identify emerging industry trends, customer needs, and market opportunities to guide future product development.
• Develop innovation roadmaps that align with business objectives and long-term growth strategies.

Convert Insights into Commercial Solutions

• Translate customer requirements, market intelligence, and technical discoveries into viable product concepts.
• Evaluate new technologies, materials, and processes that can improve product performance and create competitive advantages.
• Guide projects from initial concept through development, validation, and commercial launch.

Collaborate Across Functions

• Partner with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Engineering teams to define product requirements and development priorities.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment between innovation efforts and business goals.
• Communicate project progress, technical findings, and strategic recommendations to leadership teams.

Research Market Opportunities

• Engage directly with customers and industry partners to understand current and future needs.
• Participate in industry events, conferences, trade shows, and technical forums to gather market insights and identify emerging opportunities.
• Monitor competitive activity and industry developments to support strategic planning.

Lead Product Development Activities

• Oversee prototyping, engineering analysis, testing, verification, and validation activities.
• Drive technical problem-solving throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Ensure projects progress efficiently from concept to implementation while meeting performance, quality, and cost objectives.

Champion Technical Excellence

• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams and project stakeholders.
• Support the development of new processes, capabilities, and best practices that enhance organisational performance.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. the company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.