R&D Team Lead

ABB Schweiz AG; Untersiggenthal; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Energy Industries sucht eine erfahrene Führungskraft für Software-R&D, die ein globales Team von Entwicklern leitet und die Software-Strategie in der Power-Relibility-Sparte Schweiz vorantreibt.

Sie verantworten Planung, Koordination und Lieferung von Software-Releases, integrieren Embedded- und Anwendungssoftware, und sichern SDLC-Konformität sowie Sicherheitsstandards. Englisch wird vorausgesetzt; Deutschkenntnisse sind von Vorteil.

Qualifications

• Abgeschlossenes Studium der Informatik, Elektrotechnik oder eines verwandten Fachs.

Responsibilities

• Führen eines globalen R&D-Software-Teams, Personalentwicklung, Leistungsmanagement und Ressourcenplanung.
• Planung und Lieferung von Software-Releases gemäß Roadmap in Zeit und Qualität.
• Sicherstellung der Integration von Embedded- und Anwendungssoftware in das Gesamtsystem gemäß SDLC und Sicherheitsstandards.
• Verantwortung für den Software-Lebenszyklus des installierten Bases, einschließlich Wartung, Obsoleszenz und Tech Debt.

Skills

Embedded software

Real-time systems

Team leadership

Cybersecurity standards

CI/CD

Test automation

Agile methods

English language

German language advantage

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CI/CD toolchains

Job description

Bei ABB unterstützen wir Industrien dabei, effizienter und sauberer zu arbeiten - und jede einzelne Person trägt hier dazu bei. Wir bieten allen Mitarbeitenden die Möglichkeit, Verantwortung zu übernehmen und die eigene Entwicklung aktiv voranzutreiben. Gemeinsam entstehen Lösungen, auf die alle stolz sein können. Wir suchen engagierte Talente, um gemeinsam die Welt voranzutreiben.

Diese Position berichtet an:
R&D Manager, GBL Excitation

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of Research and Development (R&D) employees and support them in achieving the agreed R&D targets. Each day, you will coach and develop the team. You will also showcase your expertise by helping in managing technologies, platforms, and Intellectual Property.

The work model for the role is: hybrid

This role is contributing to the Business Line Power Reliability in Switzerland. Main stakeholders are global R&D teams in Europe and India, Product Management, Service, Quality and Business Line management.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Lead a global R&D software team, including people development, performance management and resource planning, and build a culture of ownership and reliable delivery.
• Plan and deliver software releases according to the roadmap in time and quality, with realistic estimates, transparent reporting and early escalation of risks.
• Ensure the integration of embedded and application software into the overall excitation system, following the defined SDLC process and in line with relevant cybersecurity standards and regional regulatory requirements.
• Own the software lifecycle of the installed base, including maintenance, obsolescence and technical debt, and take responsibility for software topics in customer projects and service.

Our team dynamics

You will join a innovative, dynamic and high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field, with 7+ years in industrial or embedded software development, including 3+ years in line or functional leadership roles.
• Strong background in embedded and real-time software and system integration in industrial or power applications.
• Proven track record of reliable delivery and of building structured, accountable teams.
• Experience leading teams across locations and cultures in a global organisation.
• Solid knowledge of secure development practices, cybersecurity standards such as IEC 62443 and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Experience with agile methods, CI/CD, test automation and modern tool chains.
• Fluent English; German is an advantage

More about us

ABB Energy Industries provides automation, electrification and digital solutions for power generation and process industries. Within Energy Industries, the Business Line Power Reliability develops excitation, synchronization and rectifier systems that ensure the reliable operation of generators and power plants worldwide. Our R&D teams in Switzerland, Poland, Finland and India work closely together to develop and maintain these products over their full lifecycle.

The recruitment process is led by Gema de Vicente, Talent Partner, ABB Switzerland Ltd.

Die Zukunft wird sauberer und intelligenter durch vielfältige Talente - neugierige, mutige und kreative. Wir schätzen Menschen mit unterschiedlichem persönlichem Hintergrund und Erfahrungen.

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