Color Material and Finish Senior Engineer

Color Material and Finish Senior Engineer

From applied research to advanced engineering, the Color, Material and Finish team has the expertise to shape ground-breaking products, material and processes. It’s a fascinating field of work. We’re involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies and generating intellectual property. We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partner opportunities. Our insights influence product architecture and definitions. And we work with colleagues across the business to ensure our products always lead the way.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Color Material and Finish Senior Engineer on our Experience Design Team in Shanghai China.

What you’ll achieve
You will be part of a growing team of technical subject matter experts who are passionate about driving technology incubations enhancing the customer experience. In this role you are part of a global interdisciplinary design and technology organization where you will be collaborating with teammates, product engineering, marketing, corporate sustainability and other critical stakeholders.  We are looking for a candidate with a passion for technology, an open mind, and a desire to continuously learn new things.  The primary focus of this role is to develop data driven strategies and decision making guiding our technology roadmaps.  Come help us make a difference driving solutions which enhancing the design of our products, the possibilities are endless.   

You will:

• Influence ID/CMF selections during products concept phase at a material and product level. Define approved solutions based on the product design and the technology capability.
• Drive technology incubations and roadmap for assigned incubations related to new finish technologies, material technologies or process technology.
• Conduct NUDD investigations, related to design, as required to meet design objectives during concept phase for new products.
• Create strategic engagements with our external technology suppliers and partners. Able to influence their technology roadmaps to align with DELL's objectives.
• Become the SME for assigned technology area, such as coatings or anodizing process.

Take the first step towards your dream career
Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

• Knowledgeable in coating technology, material technology or anodizing process.
• Background partnering with suppliers to resolve technical barriers and identifying those barriers. Able to tackle complex problems and work through the solutions.
• Ability to work in and be successful in highly matrixed organization structures to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Lead understanding of latest CMF technologies and the applicability to DELL’s roadmap
• Ability to drive engineering rigor and best practices within the team
• Experience in product development and passionate about technology development
• Successfully able excel in environments with ambiguity.
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Manufacturing Engineering or Chemistry

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with DELL's product development cycle with a passion to bring new technologies from idea to reality.
• Experience with typical finishes used for electronics: Paint, Anodizing, etc
• Experience working in electronics supply chain in an ODM model.

Who we are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.

Application closing date: 30 Sep 2024

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