RUAG AG
Emmen
4 days ago
Team Leader Drone Projects
- 11 February 2026
- 100%
- Emmen
Job summary
Join RUAG's MALE drone team, leading innovative projects in aviation. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Lead the MALE drone team, ensuring strategic and operational goals.
- Develop drone business initiatives for the Swiss Armed Forces.
- Plan projects and budgets, ensuring effective controlling processes.
Skills
- Bachelor's/Master's in technical fields, with drone expertise required.
- Strong negotiation skills and strategic thinking essential.
- Fluency in German and English is a must.
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About the job
What you can achieve
- Technical and personnel leadership of the *MALE drone team (Hermes 900 HFE / Starliner ADS 15) according to business management principles as well as RUAG leadership principles to ensure strategic, operational, and commercial goal achievement.
- Development of the drone business / project initiatives for drones of the VBS (large and small drones)
- Preparation of project and cost center planning as well as the cost center budget and ensuring appropriate controlling
- Ensuring fulfillment of contractual obligations towards customers and POC for all operational *MALE drone topics
- Definition of the scope of work for MALE drones / material competence
- Active participation in negotiations
- Active participation in the strategic development and overall strategy of the "Drones" division
*MALE = Medium Altitude Long Endurance
What you bring
- Bachelor / Master degree in a technical field, e.g. IT, mechanical engineering, aerospace
- Several years of professional experience or Post Doc / PhD
- Extensive expertise in the field of drones, especially in development and operational application
- Strong negotiation skills as well as sound economic and strategic thinking (MBA is an advantage)
- High self-initiative and entrepreneurial mindset
- Willingness/motivation to lead a six-person team. Leadership experience is an advantage.
- Good German and English skills, spoken and written
Salary and benefits
About 3000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make a significant contribution to Switzerland's security every day. They ensure that the Swiss Army as well as other operational and security organizations can fully perform their tasks at all times.
- Bachelor / Master degree in a technical field, e.g. IT, mechanical engineering, aerospace
- Several years of professional experience or Post Doc / PhD
- Extensive expertise in the field of drones, especially in development and operational application
- Strong negotiation skills as well as sound economic and strategic thinking (MBA is an advantage)
- High self-initiative and entrepreneurial mindset
- Willingness/motivation to lead a six-person team. Leadership experience is an advantage.
- Good German and English skills, spoken and written
- Technical and personnel leadership of the *MALE drone team (Hermes 900 HFE / Starliner ADS 15) according to business management principles as well as RUAG leadership principles to ensure strategic, operational, and commercial goal achievement.
- Development of the drone business / project initiatives for drones of the VBS (large and small drones)
- Preparation of project and cost center planning as well as the cost center budget and ensuring appropriate controlling
- Ensuring fulfillment of contractual obligations towards customers and POC for all operational *MALE drone topics
- Definition of the scope of work for MALE drones / material competence
- Active participation in negotiations
- Active participation in the strategic development and overall strategy of the "Drones" division
*MALE = Medium Altitude Long Endurance
