Job Title:  Mechanical Engineer - Gaggia

About the role:

In this role you have the opportunity to make a substantial contribution to the innovation of the iconic Gaggia espresso coffee machines, developing parts and elements, using the latest technologies and resources, implementing the  Gaggia Household Espresso Innovation Roadmap, bringing to our enthusiastic consumers meaningful innovative coffee machines with adequate quality level, and taking care of them through all the phases from development to industrialization and lifecycle management.

The impact you’ll make:

• Mechanical development of assigned projects/products/components, reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Team Lead of Gaggia.
• Design, verification, optimization, realization, integration, life-cycle management, and validation of components and systems for espresso coffee machines.
• Development of high-level and detailed designs in accordance with product requirements, with a focus on user needs and business objectives.
• Finalize the design and integration, and prepare verification plans for developed components, in collaboration and dialogue with the factory and suppliers.
• Test, analyze, and validate the design quality, supporting industrialization activities to ensure on-time production launch in compliance with quality, cost, and regulatory targets.
• Provide input to the project manager during planning phases, define specific project needs (resources, budget, etc.), and report on personal progress in a structured and methodical manner.

The skills and knowledge you’ll bring:

• Technical degree or high school diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• At least 5-year experience in mechanical engineering, preferably in Coffee machines development
• Good level knowledge of Project Management / Quality process Management/ Financial understanding (for budget, investments estimate, product costing, etc.)
• Strong expertise in CAD 3D (NX preferably) 
• Basic knowledge of regulatory aspects and processes related to product certification 
• Italian native speaker, Fluent English 
• Ability to define and propose solutions to technical issues
• Can-do attitude, with ability to stimulate decision-making and priorities assessment, even with limited set of information available
• Good ability to communicate/connect with others, being a good Team Player within I&D, but also facilitating interaction/dialogue with other relevant players (Procurement, Factory, Q&R, Suppliers)

Ready to make an impact?

You will be part of Gaggia, a dynamic, passionate, and entrepreneurial team of espresso coffee lovers fully dedicated to grow and develop one of the most iconic Brands in Espresso in a double-digit growth business segment. Gaggia operates with great level of autonomy as an E2E organization within Versuni. Our I&D team operates with agile processes in full cooperation with sales and marketing teams as well as operations. 

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