Senior Director R&D

Defining, implementing and/or maintaining R&D strategy, guidelines, systems and services for VISHAY Aligning and ensuring implementation of R&D budgets, monitors R&D programs, and allocates resources. Planning and coordinating, and/or implementing R&D projects and processes (i.e., technology research projects, product development programs). Leading identification and consolidation of R&D projects in line with technological trends and development plans. Coordinating research, development, and pre-industrialization of products. Representing VISHAY's R&D competence externally towards customers, partners, and other relevant stakeholders. A job at this level… Implements overarching research strategy, and designs specific scientific or technical research programs and projects. Plans and allocates budgets and resources, and monitors progress of international research programs as assigned. Proposes institutes or universities for research cooperation, manages agreed projects and evaluate progress. Allocates investments agreed for personnel, equipment, technologies or tools needed to implement in order to achieve targets.