Head Design

Main responsibilities and tasks:

• Engineering Strategy and Technology Roadmap Develop and execute the long-term plan ensuring alignment with business growth objectives, product portfolio evolution, market requirements, and global engineering priorities.
• Lead Engineering Excellence through robust design governance, Engineering standards, quality, regulatory compliance & high product reliability.
• Drive Innovation & Technology Leadership by advancing product development, digital engineering, automation, AI, and technology transfer initiatives.
• Deliver Operational & Financial Performance through productivity improvement, resource optimization, design-to-cost, and KPI management.
• Build Organizational Capability & Strategic Partnerships by Talent acquisition, competency development, succession planning, and the expansion of engineering expertise across the product portfolio.
• Foster strong global collaboration and strategic partnerships to enhance customer value, business performance, and engineering effectiveness.
• Act as the highest technical authority for strategic customer engagements, technical risk reviews, root cause investigations, and critical project escalations.
• Own departmental budgeting, resource planning, investment prioritization, cost optimization initiatives, and engineering productivity targets with quality.
• Development and delivery of high-performance engineering solutions compliant with API standards, compressor industry standards, and customer requirements, with a focus on material selection, value engineering, and technical integrity.
• Lead the introduction and implementation of innovative product designs featuring enhanced functionality, reliability, manufacturability, and performance.
• Establish and continuously improve organizational learning and knowledge management systems through structured training, experimentation, testing, lessons learned, and technical documentation.
• Oversee product adaptations and engineering solutions for new applications while resolving complex technical, operational, and commercial challenges.
• Drive Value Engineering initiatives to optimize product designs, reduce lifecycle costs, improve competitiveness, and meet customer expectations.
• Lead technology transfer programs between HQ and local engineering organizations to successfully deploy new products, technologies, and engineering practices.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams and HQ to ensure alignment in technology strategy, Engg standards, best practices, and product development methodologies.
• Establish and maintain robust Quality Management Systems, ensuring compliance with ISO, EOHS, ESG, sustainability, and applicable organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Own and annual update of the Compressor Cost Book, including all engineering and commercial adders required for Sales and business planning.
• Develop leadership capabilities across all engineering sub-functions and ensure robust succession planning for key technical and managerial positions.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with customers, suppliers, industry partners, academic institutions, and key internal stakeholders.
• Represent the organization in international industry forums, technical committees, and professional bodies related to reciprocating compressor technology, including API 618, BIS, and other relevant industry associations.

Education, Experience and Languages:

• Strong academic background with Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from a reputed university with 20+ years of experience.
• Experience of leading team of Engineers and Managers for 10+ years.
• 10+ years of design experience with compressor systems or Rotary Equipment design with application in Refinery / Petrochemical Segment.
• Prior experience recruiting, developing, and performance management of an engineering team.
• Strong understanding of engineering tools and digital platforms incl. CAE/FEA, ERP, PLM, 3D CAD systems, design automation, and problem-solving methodologies (8D, RCA, Six Sigma).
• Having overseas experience & leading multi-functional teams is added advantage.
• Refinery & Petrochemical knowledge is added advantage.

Burckhardt Compression creates leading compression solutions for a sustainable energy future and the long-term success of its customers. The Group is the only global manufacturer that covers a full range of reciprocating compressor technologies and services. Since 1844, its passionate, customer-oriented and solution-driven workforce has set the benchmark in the gas compression industry.