Principal Mechanical Engineer - Indianola, PA

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Principal Mechanical Engineer - Indianola, PA 

Principal Mechanical Engineer – Indianola, PA

PURPOSE

This position is independently responsible for leading and delivering projects.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Defines requirements at the project level;
• Provides expertise and/or technical scientific leadership across the project;
• Applies understanding of product/line and clinical applications to define new product or process functionality;
• Improves processes to enable more effective or efficient accomplishment of individual and team objectives;
• Leads design reviews at the project level;
• Independently plans and manages own work activities to department objectives;
• Able to lead cross functional teams on projects at the project level;
• Proactively provides technical consulting, leadership and advice to peers and program management;
• Initiates and maintains strategic supplier and partner relationships with key individuals of other organizations, requiring skill in persuasion and negotiations of critical issues;
• Independently communicates information at the project level;
• Demonstrates skill for independent analysis and synthesis of solutions for problems, exhibiting creativity, foresight, innovation and judgment in anticipating and solving these problems.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree 
• Recognized expert within a technical discipline and significant depth in multiple technical specialties;
• Engineering knowledge crossing into multiple technical disciplines;
• Consistently applies complex analytical methods;
• Working knowledge and proven skills of PC computer operating system including Microsoft office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master Degree;
• 10 12 Years recognized expert within a technical discipline and significant depth in multiple technical specialties.