Head of Hardware Development Europe (m/w/d)

These are your tasks:

• Lead and develop the European Hardware Engineering teams in Germany and Poland.
• Build and coach a high-performing team through talent development, performance management, and hiring.
• Ensure technical excellence across the full hardware development lifecycle.
• Manage resource planning, capacity, staffing, effort estimates, schedules, costs, and risks.
• Drive development of power electronics products, including chargers, inverters, AC/DC converters, and control systems.
• Lead key technical reviews for hardware designs, schematics, PCB layouts, architectures, and validation concepts.
• Ensure project execution in line with engineering processes, quality, safety, and customer requirements.
• Resolve technical, resource, and project escalations with Project Managers and System Engineers.
• Foster collaboration with Software, System Engineering, Test, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in hardware engineering practices.

Who we are looking for:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics, or a related technical field.
• Several years of leadership experience in hardware development, including disciplinary team management.
• Strong expertise in (power) electronics development.
• Proven experience leading cross-location engineering teams.
• Solid understanding of hardware development processes, requirements, design reviews, validation, and product development methods.
• Experience in resource planning, effort estimation, project support, and engineering organization management.
• Experience working in matrix organizations with Project Management, System Engineering, and Development teams.
• Knowledge of Mentor Graphics / Siemens Xpedition is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound technical and organizational decision-making.

• Work location: Wrocław
• Job Level:
  • Professional
• Working mode: Hybrid working
• Working time: Full time
• Employment contract: permanent
• Division: Diehl Controls
• Start: asap

These are your potential benefits

• Good traffic connections
• Flexible working hours
• Onboarding program
• Family-owned company
• Food allowance