R&D Lead — Inspire a Multidisciplinary Engineering Team

Kongsberg Gruppen; Horten; On-site; NOK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

KONGSBERG Discovery in Vestfold, Norway, seeks a Department Manager R&D to lead the Positioning and Monitoring engineering team of 20–30 specialists. You will drive talent development, staffing, and project execution while aligning with product management and other business units to deliver reliable subsea positioning and monitoring solutions.

You will foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, balance strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, and contribute to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven leadership experience leading and developing teams.
• Strong people leadership with ability to motivate and coach employees.
• Experience with resource management and project prioritization.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and inspire a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Build and maintain competencies for current and future product development.
• Ensure effective staffing and allocation of resources across projects.
• Coach, support, and empower employees to reach their potential.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive initiatives to improve R&D efficiency, quality, and performance.
• Facilitate project reporting, resource planning, and budgeting.
• Collaborate with Product Management to align development with priorities.
• Contribute as a member of the Business Unit Management Team.
• Balance strategic thinking with operational execution.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Resource management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering or related field

Tools

PLM software

Project management tools

Job description

KONGSBERG Discovery in Vestfold, Norway, seeks a Department Manager R&D to lead the Positioning and Monitoring engineering team of 20–30 specialists. You will drive talent development, staffing, and project execution while aligning with product management and other business units to deliver reliable subsea positioning and monitoring solutions.

You will foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, balance strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, and contribute to the