Technical Team Lead (hand-on) - Electronic Components Engineering

Swisslinx AG; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote up to 60%

Job summary

Swisslinx AG seeks a hands-on Component Engineering coordinator for a fixed-term R&D assignment in Zürich. You’ll join the engineering team and contribute from day one, coordinating day-to-day work during the current Team Lead’s absence and extending responsibilities from March 2027 onward.

This role combines hardware component qualification with cross-functional project coordination. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in Component Engineering, 3–4 years in technical project management, strong

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable engineering discipline.
• 5-8 years of experience in Component Engineering, ideally with electronic components.
• 3-4 years of technical project management experience.
• 3-4 years of experience coordinating or managing teams.
• Strong understanding of component qualification, engineering changes and related processes.
• Experience with SAP in a component/engineering environment; Jira and Confluence familiarity.
• Fluent in English; German is an advantage but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and actively contribute to Component Engineering activities across the team.
• Manage introduction of new electronic components following established processes.
• Identify, assess and qualify alternative component sources as part of a multi-source strategy.
• Coordinate changes to existing components in SAP with Design Engineers.
• Maintain visibility of ongoing activities and prioritize tasks by urgency and business needs.
• Use Jira to assign work and manage incoming requests; supervise ticketing mailbox.
• Temporarily lead technical team coordination and task management from March 2027; continue contributing operationally.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Team coordination

Project management

Technical coordination

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• Start: Ideally 2 November 2026 with some flexibility
• End: 31 July 2027 with possible extension
• Remote: Up to 60%

You’ll join an R&D engineering team and contribute hands-on to Component Engineering from the start. As you become familiar with the team, processes and ongoing activities, you’ll progressively prepare to take over the coordination of day-to-day work during the current Team Lead’s planned absence.

Requirements

• Coordinate and actively contribute to Component Engineering activities across the team
• Manage the introduction of new electronic components in line with established processes
• Identify, assess and qualify alternative component sources as part of a multi-source strategy
• Coordinate changes to existing components in SAP together with Design Engineers
• Maintain visibility across ongoing activities and ensure tasks are prioritised according to urgency and business needs

The leadership scope is focused on technical coordination and work management rather than HR or disciplinary responsibilities.

• Coordinate and assign work through Jira, keeping the team focused on critical priorities
• Manage incoming requests through the central ticketing mailbox and ensure timely processing and allocation
• Temporarily take responsibility for technical team coordination, prioritisation and task management from March 2027
• Continue contributing operationally to Component Engineering throughout the assignment

Competences

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable engineering discipline
• Approximately 5-8 years of experience in Component Engineering, ideally involving electronic components
• Around 3-4 years of technical project management experience
• Around 3-4 years of experience coordinating or managing teams
• Strong understanding of component qualification, engineering changes and related processes
• Practical experience working with SAP in a component or engineering environment
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Comfortable combining hands-on technical work with coordination of a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Structured and pragmatic approach to prioritisation, ticket management and tracking open activities
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence collaborating with Design Engineers and other R&D functions
• Very good/business-fluent English
• German is an advantage, but not mandatory

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