Head Competence Center Electrics and Electronics (w/m/d)

Your Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term vision, roadmap, and strategic direction for the complete portfolio of electric, electronics, sensors, motors, and drives in the Rieter products.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of the global project funnel, covering solution concepts, standardization initiatives, and design guidelines.
• Identify, appoint, and manage the Competence Center domain experts globally.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to Competence Center leaders across all company locations.
• Facilitate regular alignment meetings to support innovation, collaboration, and problem resolution.
• Lead the Competence Center engineers in Winterthur, including disciplinary leadership, yearly performance reviews, and regular alignment sessions.
• Encourage competency development and ensure high technical performance across teams.
• Develop, manage, and optimize annual budgets for the Competence Center.
• Ensure alignment of financial planning with strategic priorities and operational needs.
• Oversee resource planning for all locations, ensuring optimal allocation of personnel and expertise.
• Ensure compliance with defined design guidelines, standard components, and standardized processes within the running development projects.
• Collaborate with category managers to support supplier strategies, standardization, and technology harmonization.
• Ensure robustness and reliability (FMEA, root cause analysis, lessons learned, field feedback loop).

Your Qualifications

• Degree (ETH/University/FH) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in embedded systems, drive systems, electronics, electric or sensor technologies for industrial applications
• Leadership track record (direct leadership and matrix/remote leadership), ideally in an international setup
• Experience with standardization, global project management, and supplier ecosystem management
• Strong communication, decision-making, and cross-functional alignment skills
• Experience in budget management and strategic planning
• Fluent in Englisch and German

Our Offer

• an international working environment with long tradition
• versatile activity in a future-oriented environment with a lot of self-responsibility
• good development opportunities and fair employment conditions
• a motivated team with mutual respect and good cooperation