Overview of Vax
Vax is a heritage-rich, expert‑led business focused on innovation and easy‑to‑use products. We design solutions that seamlessly integrate into customers’ lives, offering reliable, quick cleaning solutions for homes. Our culture of innovation is at the heart of everything we do, and we continuously look for new ways to improve our products, delivering premium quality solutions.
Advanced Development – Technical Research Manager, Global Floorcare
As part of TTI’s Global Floorcare, we manage iconic brands such as Vax and Hoover. We apply decades of expertise to create products that make cleaning faster, easier, and more effective worldwide. In this role you will lead the technical research capability within Advanced Development, providing engineering depth that underpins future innovation. You will guide a team of specialists in CFD, NVH, System Modelling and Multi‑Physics, ensuring emerging technologies are built on sound engineering principles and robust technical evidence.
Key Duties
- Lead and develop our Engineering Sciences capability, providing technical direction across CFD, NVH, Systems Modelling and Multi‑physics.
- Guide the technical evaluation and maturation of new technologies, reducing uncertainty through structured engineering analysis and experimentation.
- Apply first‑principles engineering and sound mechanical engineering judgment to solve complex challenges.
- Develop system‑level understanding, engineering models and technical requirements to support concept development.
- Define technical learning plans and validation activities to de‑risk technologies before transition into NPD.
- Partner with Electrical Engineering and Industrial Design to ensure concepts are electro‑mechanically robust and the systems are optimised.
- Work with suppliers, universities and technology partners to evaluate emerging technologies and engineering methodologies.
- Present clear, evidence‑based technical recommendations that influence product architectures, technology strategy and future investment decisions.
What We’re Looking For
You are an exceptional engineer passionate about understanding how complex systems behave. You combine deep technical expertise with strong engineering judgement, enjoy leading specialists, and thrive on solving challenging problems through science, modelling and evidence. You are comfortable reviewing simulation data as well as influencing strategic technical decisions.
Skills, Experience & Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree (BSc or BEng) in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering or a related discipline. Master’s is advantageous but not required.
- 8+ years experience in Advanced Development, Research, Mechanical, Simulation or Systems Engineering within complex consumer or electromechanical products.
- Experience with motors, compressors, filtration systems and pumps is desirable.
- Demonstrated technical leadership of specialist engineering disciplines such as CFD, NVH, System Modelling, Multi‑Physics or Performance Engineering.
- Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, fluid dynamics, aeroacoustics, heat transfer, structural behaviour and system‑level engineering.
- Experience using simulations, engineering analysis and physical testing to de‑risk technologies in support of engineering decisions.
- Proven ability to define system requirements, performance targets and technical validation strategies.
- Excellent first‑principles engineering capability, analytical thinking and mechanical engineering judgement.
- Confident communicator with experience presenting complex technical recommendations to senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.
What Makes You Successful
- Technical Authority: Trusted engineering expert providing sound technical judgement and guiding complex decisions.
- Engineering Science: Use of first principles, modelling and analysis to understand broader system behaviour and solve complex problems.
- Systems Thinking: Ability to see the complete product, balance interactions, trade‑offs and performance across all engineering fields.
- Capability Leadership: Develop and inspire specialist engineers, build technical excellence across CFD, NVH, Modelling and Engineering.
- Evidence‑Led Decisions: Reduce uncertainty through robust analysis techniques.
- Strategic Influence: Shape our future by providing confidence needed to invest in new ideas.
Our Values
- Trust: Experts based on brilliant knowledge.
- Honesty: Commitment to doing the right thing, open and transparent.
- Resilience: Agile and adaptable to change.
- Innovation: Curiosity and exploration of opportunities to benefit customers and business.
- Valued: Inclusion and respect for every team member’s contribution.
- Energy: Positive, excited attitude towards work.
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