Team Lead – Manufacturing Process Engineer

TalentCloud Group; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentCloud Group in the Zurich region seeks a Team Lead – Manufacturing Process Engineer to lead a specialist team responsible for developing, industrialising and improving manufacturing processes for our technology products.

You will combine people leadership with hands-on engineering, guiding cross-functional projects from development to volume production and working with external partners to optimise quality, efficiency and process stability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
• Proven experience in Manufacturing / Process Engineering.
• Experience leading, coaching or developing engineers.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing industrialisation and process development.
• Experience working with external manufacturers, production partners and/or suppliers.
• Knowledge of PFMEA, DfM, process qualification and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage complex technical topics with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent English with good professional German.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Process Engineers.
• Develop robust and scalable manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Support new products as they move from development into series production.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with external production partners and suppliers.
• Drive industrialisation and manufacturing readiness for new products.
• Identify and implement improvements to quality, efficiency and process stability.
• Apply methodologies such as PFMEA and Design for Manufacturing (DfM).
• Support the qualification and release of new manufacturing processes.
• Define effective manufacturing standards and engineering best practices.
• Work cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain and Production.

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing / Process Engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication skills

German language

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

DfM

Job description

Team Lead – Manufacturing Process Engineer
Zurich Region, Switzerland | Hybrid

Are you an experienced Manufacturing / Process Engineer who enjoys leading people while still staying close to the technology?

We are supporting an innovative Swiss technology company in the search for a Team Lead – Manufacturing Process Engineer to lead a specialist engineering team responsible for developing, industrialising and continuously improving manufacturing processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to combine people leadership with hands‑on engineering and play an important role in bringing sophisticated technology products successfully into volume production.

What You will Be Doing

You will take responsibility for a team of Process Engineers and work closely with engineering, production and external manufacturing partners throughout the product lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Process Engineers
• Develop robust and scalable manufacturing and assembly processes
• Support new products as they move from development into series production
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with external production partners and suppliers
• Drive industrialisation and manufacturing readiness for new products
• Identify and implement improvements to quality, efficiency and process stability
• Apply methodologies such as PFMEA and Design for Manufacturing (DfM)
• Support the qualification and release of new manufacturing processes
• Define effective manufacturing standards and engineering best practices
• Work cross‑functionally with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain and Production

What We are Looking For

You will ideally bring:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a comparable technical discipline
• Strong experience within Manufacturing / Process Engineering
• Experience leading, coaching or developing engineers
• Good understanding of manufacturing industrialisation and process development
• Experience working with external manufacturers, production partners and/or suppliers
• Knowledge of manufacturing methodologies such as PFMEA, DfM, process qualification and continuous improvement
• Ability to manage complex technical topics involving multiple stakeholders
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills
• Fluent English with good professional German

Why Join?

You will be joining a highly successful Swiss technology environment where engineering, innovation and product development sit at the heart of the business.

Rather than moving into a purely managerial position, you will have the opportunity to build and develop an engineering team while remaining actively involved in technical and manufacturing decisions.

You can expect:

• A highly innovative and technology‑driven environment
• A genuine combination of technical leadership and people management
• Involvement from product development through to volume manufacturing
• Collaboration with international manufacturing and supply partners
• Close interaction with experienced R&D and engineering teams
• Freedom to improve manufacturing processes, standards and ways of working
• Flexible working arrangements
• Attractive pension and employee benefits