R&D Director - Osaka, Japan -

About The Organization:

HMI is part of Digital Factory organization, composed of 6 activities such as Eilwell, Motion Control, Automation Control, HMI, IIoT Solution Software and Process control systems, contribute to provide the solutions and innovation for plant and machine in Industry Automation.

As a pioneer in HMI (human machine interface), our brand offers a wide range of product line-ups globally, small-sized operation panel convenient for setting up equipment and machines and high-performance models with integrated PLC functions and gateway functions for IT. We also produce IPCs (industrial computers) that can handle edge functions such as higher expressive power and data analysis. Our products contribute to a variety of fields such as factory and equipment control in consumer-packaged goods, semicon, automotive, EV batteries, life science industries.

About The Role:

We are looking for R&D leader who are well-versed in the industrial automation ecosystem with a cleare vision and passionate for future business growth. Essential qualifications include hands-on experience in product and/or service development. Preferably, the candidate will have served as a Senior Software Architect, demonstrating accountability for designing and architecting software offerings.

• Work with senior level stakeholders in the business to identify and define the next opportunities and drive a game changing strategy driven by technology.
• Lead engineering teams, drive technical innovation, and align technical strategies with overall business goals.
• Manage a broad portfolio of HMI offers and project closely work with the marketing team and the project management team to plan rollouts.
• Manage the process and provide architectural vision and workflow by leading the product/service study and promotion, prototyping and solution architecture study and design, and development all the way through.
• Senior Architect is responsible to oversee the technical architecture, configuration and development of offer which is used for HMI related products.
• Closely work with internal stakeholder to understand, mitigate, and eliminate the risks throughout the product lifecycle to ensure end-to-end product quality.
• Lead execution of containment actions for known problems.

• Have proven experience in an Agile framework
• Be able to show a new product development success as a project leader and be able to articulate his/her role.
• Experience managing the day-to-day operations of an engineering team (including setting priorities, assigning resources, and ensuring project goals are achieved) while overseeing simultaneous projects from inception to completion, reviewing project plans, designs, and deliverables.
• A great communicator, able to convey complex issues, ideas and concepts clearly. A track record of cross-group/cross-discipline collaboration
• Have proven track record of forming, mentoring, and growing strong engineering teams
• Demonstrated competence in risk-based decision making and risk management. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work with any stakeholders with business level English with strong influence skill and global mindset.
• Desirable to have knowledge and expertise of Industry Automation products like PLC, HMI, SCADA

• VP of HMI Digital Factory

• Degree in electrical engineering or software engineering, Computer Science, or related engineering field.
• Experience in full life cycle embedded system development, implementation, design, and overall architecture.
• Excellent knowledge for industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA, MQTT, etc.
• Should have minimum 6 years of experience in developing complex products in the domain of industry automation, vehicle, or any other relevant industries.