Head of Department Development Interlockings & RBC 80-100%

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Do you want to help shape the future of the railway world together with us? At Siemens Mobility , we are the leading provider in the field of mobility and are constantly expanding our innovative portfolio, which includes rail vehicles, railway automation, electrification solutions, complete railway systems and accompanying services. With around 800 specialists in Switzerland and 39,600 employees worldwide, we shape mobility with passion and are one step ahead of our time.

Shape the future of signalling and safety technology.

You combine strategic thinking with technical excellence and know how to inspire people for common goals. With your innovative spirit, decisiveness and ability to successfully lead interdisciplinary teams, you actively drive the transformation of classic interlocking technologies towards scalable, digital platform solutions.

Your tasks

• You lead and develop a department with around 20 employees professionally, organisationally and personally.
• You are responsible for the strategic planning and management of development projects in the field of interlockings and RBC with a focus on platform architectures, modern development environments, automation and scalability.
• You ensure the successful implementation of complex projects in terms of quality, costs and deadlines.
• You actively develop the technological roadmap further and set impulses for innovative and pioneering solutions.
• You promote the continuous development of development processes and drive efficiency improvements as well as standardisations.
• You work closely with development, product management and other specialist departments to utilise synergies and integrate new market requirements early into product development.
• You ensure compliance with the high requirements of a safety-critical development environment.

Your profile

• Completed technical university degree (Master) in electronics, software engineering, mechanical engineering or a comparable field.
• Business management training or sound understanding of business contexts.
• Several years of leadership experience in managing development or project teams, ideally in the environment of complex technical systems or safety-critical applications and at department head level.
• Experience in the development of platforms, system architectures or integrated technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern development processes, automation and scalable software and system landscapes.
• Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written.

You benefit from

• an open and flexible working culture at one of the leading companies in the field of mobility in Switzerland
• a 40-hour week for a 100% workload
• at least 5 weeks of holiday
• a workplace at the cutting edge of railway technology
• various employee discounts and training opportunities
• a hybrid working model: balanced work-life balance and more autonomy

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Interested?

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