Job Description Summary

Controlled Title Holders (CTHs) combine a high level of technical expertise with sound business acumen and a good understanding of engineering processes. CTHs are part of a formal career path for technical personnel wanting to continue to develop and grow their technical competencies while having increasingly more impact on the business.
As recognized experts in specialized fields, they normally lead or support projects and initiatives with broad scope and high impact to the business. They are responsible for major and complex assignments with long-term business implications. This role contributes to the overall strategy and manages complex issues within functional area of expertise.

Job Description

Exercise strategic thinking and act as senior consultants to executive management of respective business lines, by providing input into the technology strategy and Multi Generational Product Plan (MGPP). Lead technical risk assessments of products and systems. For example, championing the use of the DFMEA process to assess and mitigate failure modes, along with Product Safety Reviews. Responsible for key design gate reviews in accordance with the R&D process, which includes selecting right participants, governing review processes or tools and making sure that all actions are executed in a timely manner. Consulting Engineers are also responsible for establishing effective measures that enables engineers to perform design reviews properly in the long run. Lead or participate Patent Evaluation Board (PEB) to protect technology that gives the business a competitive advantage, as well as protecting the intellectual property rights of the company. Represent the business externally at conferences or in professional working bodies (IEC, CIGRE, IEEE etc) and act as approvers for all technical publications before submission. Maintain active relationship with relevant academic institutions to promote research projects and other academic co-operations. Provide ad-hoc technical guidance to the Engineering/Technology leadership team as required, e.g., joining customer negotiations, supplier audits or lead technical rescues for most critical problems.

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