R&D Nespresso Coffee Machine Development Specialist

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R&D Nespresso Coffee Machine Development Specialist
Position Snapshot
Location: Orbe & Romont Switzerland
Company: Nestlé System Technology Centre Orbe
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 80%-100%
Type of contact: Permanent contract
University degree in Mechanics and Electronics Engineering
More than 5 years in technical development of home appliances

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern « smart office » locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment

Position Summary
As a « R&D Nespresso Coffee Machine Development Specialist », you will ensure the on-quality, on-time, on-cost, on-budget delivery of the development projects assigned by the Product Platform Line Manager, with an end-to-end responsibility to deliver on Marketing brief from Concept to Post Launch stage, including the first feasibility assessment, concept design and choice of the technologies to be used

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A day in the life of an R&D Machine Development Specialist

• State and provide clear understanding of requirements and define machine specifications
• Support Industrial Design Manager and give him all relevant elements to successfully accomplish design development
• Identify resources and means for the project: planning, budget (equipment, manpower, financial)
• Organize the project according to the Nespresso development process: identify the different phases, build the
• technical project team, define decision process and governance, define roles and responsibility, define deliverables and KPI
• Evaluate technical options and decide on technical route to be chosen with the support of the Technology
• platform manager based on risk and opportunities
• Finalize technical development and integration of final aesthetical design
• Act as Project Manager in the coordination between internal and external project stakeholders (OEMs, Development offices)
• Ensure that all the development processes are driven by the Nespresso Quality standards

• University degree in Mechanics and Electronics Engineering
• More than 5 years business experience
• Proven experience in durable goods industry (including experience in metals and plastic parts)
• Strong experience in Project management
• Solid organizational skills and capacity to manage a team of product managers
• Business and objective driven
• Fluent in French and English, German an asset