Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a development engineer.
A development engineer conceptualizes and designs manufactured goods to meet the goals of the company and the needs of the clients. He/she is in charge of the design team and the testing procedures as well as drafting manufacturing specifications, creating samples, and fine-tuning designs in readiness for production.
Other duties include conveying specifications of the designed projects for manufacturing purposes, improving development processes, finding ways to improve existing products in quality and performance, in charge of new products development processes, managing intellectual property by avoiding infringing patents and submitting patents for protection, keeps tab on market intelligence to design products that meet the desired specifications by customers and to develop methods required in development of new products.
Employee Performance Goals Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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Performance Goals for Next Period | |
Performance Goals | Employee Comments |
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| KNOWLEDGE OF COMPANY PROCESSES: Stay aware of the company objectives and monitor current trends and developments that may affect implementation of its programs and plans Use knowledge of corporate politics to handle difficult situations effectively and with discretion | [employee comments goal] |
| DECISION MAKING: Use different frames and strive to come up with independent decisions for each frame Think through the best people one should involve in the decision-making process in order to avoid making poor decisions | [employee comments goal] |
| GIVING FEEDBACK: Allow the opportunity for one-on-one feedback in order to make it easier for the other person to say what he/she really thinks Recognize the efforts and behavior of the employee and encourage him/her to keep the same attitude towards his/her work | [employee comments goal] |
| DEDICATION TO WORK: Advance the business agenda by being the very best the company has every had Learn to work alongside others both in group setting and individual tasks | [employee comments goal] |
| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY: Build a lifestyle of esteem and dignity for all humankind in the workplace Avoid office conflict at all cost and choose to live in harmony with everyone | [employee comments goal] |
| ETHICAL BEHAVIOR: Use honest facts, figures, and data to support conclusions made Produce results and records that do not need the management's scrutiny | [employee comments goal] |
| MONITORING OTHERS: Personally track the progress of long-term projects and evaluate their accuracy and completeness Send out emails to employees who constantly seem to be wasting time reminding them that they are on company time | [employee comments goal] |
| PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Conduct business operations with customers and other employees at a time that is convenient for them Make sure to communicate with other employees and own bosses about company projects on regular basis in order to avoid making mistakes while handling them | [employee comments goal] |
| ROLE AWARENESS: Establish regular meetings with own bosses in order to discuss how own position or department can be improved Listen to concerns and questions from new and underperforming employees and use their input to identify areas where the company could improve to increase productivity | [employee comments goal] |
| SEEING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: Be able to relate to each team member in order to gain team's trust and increase their effort in the project Encourage collaboration; get input from outside own department in order to uncover possible future problems | [employee comments goal] |
Summary |
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Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor Section 3: To be completed by the employee |
1. Goals completed since last performance feedback |
2. Goals for next period |
3. Employee comments |
Signatures | |
| I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal. | |
| Employee: | Date: |
| Supervisor: | Date: |
| Human Resources: | Date: |