R&D Project Leader - HVAC Solutions • 80-100%

Sensirion; Stäfa; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus in shares

Cash bonus

Pension scheme higher than min

Flexible working

Work-from-home opportunities

Discounted mobile plan

Season ticket discounts

Make a difference in your job

Job summary

Sensirion is seeking a dynamic engineer to lead development initiatives from concept to market launch. You will own project scope, timelines, costs, risks and product quality, while guiding cross-disciplinary teams toward aligned decisions and high performance.

In this role you will balance structured planning with flexible execution, collaborating globally and shaping innovative gas sensing solutions for HVAC applications.

Qualifications

• Engineering or science background with solid R&D and industrialization experience.
• Strong ability to align development, operations, quality, and sales.
• Able to balance structured processes with flexibility in a dynamic setting.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of project scope, timelines, costs, risks, and product quality.
• Drive alignment through structured planning, clear priorities, and customer-focused decisions.
• Align experts across disciplines to enable teams to perform at their best.
• Navigate technical and strategic decisions while identifying and mitigating risks early.

Skills

R&D Experience

Cross-functional

Stakeholder Alignment

Flexibility

Education

Engineering or Science degree

Job description

What You Move

• Take full ownership of project scope, timelines, costs, risks, and product quality
• Drive alignment through structured planning, clear priorities, and customer-focused decisions
• You align experts across disciplines and create an environment where teams perform at their best
• Navigate technical and strategic decisions while identifying and mitigating risks early

What Awaits You

• A central role in the development of our innovative gas sensing solutions for HVAC applications
• A workplace where you are valued as a person and empowered to make a meaningful impact
• Collaborating with a highly motivated team of experts across the globe
• The opportunity to actively shape products from concept to market launch

What You Bring Along

• Engineering or science background, with solid experience in R&D and industrialization processes
• Strong understanding of the interfaces between development, operations, quality, and sales
• Ability to align people, technology, and business to turn ambitious goals into reality
• Ability to balance a structured way of working with flexibility in a dynamic environment

Your Benefits

• Bonus in shares or cash
• You can receive your bonus in cash or enjoy a slice of Sensirion's success with shares.
• Better pension scheme
• Sensirion makes contributions to your pension scheme that is well above the statutory minimum.
• Flexible working
• Your working hours are flexible and depending on your job you have the opportunity to work from home.
• Save on your mobile phone contract
• You can make free calls to Switzerland and abroad while enjoying unlimited data with the discounted mobile phone contract.
• Cheaper public transport
• Do you travel to work by train or bus? At Sensirion, you benefit from generous season ticket discounts.
• Make a difference in your job
• Together, we make the world better. Contribute your ideas, make a difference and take responsibility.