Senior Lead Engineer - Core Engineering

• Own and develop selected Core Engineering domains, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Define and continuously improve engineering processes, methods, and ways of working across the product lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain global standards, templates, guidelines, and governance principles.
• Drive strategic improvements in product development processes from concept to market introduction.
• Strengthen design quality, requirements management, systems engineering, and engineering governance practices.
• Support adoption of digital engineering solutions and the digital thread strategy in cooperation with IT and business architecture teams.
• Facilitate workshops and alignment activities across global engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Define, monitor, and improve engineering KPIs, maturity indicators, and performance metrics.
• Support complex engineering process challenges and governance decisions.
• Mentor engineers and actively contribute to competence development across the organisation.
• Promote a culture of openness, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps, prioritisation activities, and strategic planning initiatives.

Our requirements

Education & Experience

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics,Systems Engineering, Product Development, or another relevant technical discipline.
• Solid experience in product development and engineering design processes.
• Strong background in Process Excellence, Engineering Governance, Design Quality, Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience working with global engineering organisations and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with engineering systems such as ALM, PLM, Windchill, or similar solutions.
• Understanding of digital engineering, product lifecycle management, and engineering transformation initiatives.

Technical Competencies:

• Deep understanding of the complete product development lifecycle.
• Ability to design scalable engineering processes and governance models.
• Strong knowledge of requirements management and systems engineering principles.
• Experience defining KPIs, maturity assessments, and evidence-based decision frameworks.
• Ability to bridge business needs with engineering and digital solution capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Personal Competencies:

We are looking for someone who:

• Is open-minded and collaborative.
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and supporting others.
• Has a natural mentoring and coaching mindset.
• Can influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Builds trust and alignment across teams and locations.
• Communicates clearly with both technical and business audiences.
• Drives change with energy, structure, and persistence.
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset.