Head of Hardware Development Europe (m/w/d)

Diehl Controls; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 307,000 - 482,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Onboarding program

Family-owned

Job summary

Diehl Controls Polska seeks a strategic Leader to head the European Hardware Engineering teams in Germany and Poland. You will build and coach a high-performing team through talent development, performance management and targeted hiring.

You will drive technical excellence across the full hardware development lifecycle, manage resources, schedules, costs and risks, and push for continuous improvement in hardware practices while collaborating across Software, System Engineering, Test,

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics, or a related field.
• Several years of leadership experience in hardware development.
• Solid understanding of hardware development processes, design reviews, validation, and product development methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the European Hardware Engineering teams in Germany and Poland.
• Build and coach a high-performing team through talent development, performance management, and hiring.
• Ensure technical excellence across the full hardware development lifecycle.
• Manage resource planning, capacity, staffing, effort estimates, schedules, costs, and risks.
• Drive development of power electronics products, including chargers, inverters, AC/DC converters, and control systems.
• Lead key technical reviews for hardware designs, schematics, PCB layouts, architectures, and validation concepts.
• Ensure project execution in line with engineering processes, quality, safety, and customer requirements.
• Resolve technical, resource, and project escalations with Project Managers and System Engineers.
• Foster collaboration with Software, System Engineering, Test, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in hardware engineering practices.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware development

Power electronics

Cross-location teams

Resource planning

Problem solving

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Mentor Graphics / Siemens Xpedition

Job description

• Lead and develop the European Hardware Engineering teams in Germany and Poland.
• Build and coach a high-performing team through talent development, performance management, and hiring.
• Ensure technical excellence across the full hardware development lifecycle.
• Manage resource planning, capacity, staffing, effort estimates, schedules, costs, and risks.
• Drive development of power electronics products, including chargers, inverters, AC/DC converters, and control systems.
• Lead key technical reviews for hardware designs, schematics, PCB layouts, architectures, and validation concepts.
• Ensure project execution in line with engineering processes, quality, safety, and customer requirements.
• Resolve technical, resource, and project escalations with Project Managers and System Engineers.
• Foster collaboration with Software, System Engineering, Test, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in hardware engineering practices.

These Are Your Tasks

• Lead and develop the European Hardware Engineering teams in Germany and Poland.
• Build and coach a high-performing team through talent development, performance management, and hiring.
• Ensure technical excellence across the full hardware development lifecycle.
• Manage resource planning, capacity, staffing, effort estimates, schedules, costs, and risks.
• Drive development of power electronics products, including chargers, inverters, AC/DC converters, and control systems.
• Lead key technical reviews for hardware designs, schematics, PCB layouts, architectures, and validation concepts.
• Ensure project execution in line with engineering processes, quality, safety, and customer requirements.
• Resolve technical, resource, and project escalations with Project Managers and System Engineers.
• Foster collaboration with Software, System Engineering, Test, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in hardware engineering practices.

Who We Are Looking For

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics, or a related technical field.
• Several years of leadership experience in hardware development, including disciplinary team management.
• Strong expertise in (power) electronics development.
• Proven experience leading cross-location engineering teams.
• Solid understanding of hardware development processes, requirements, design reviews, validation, and product development methods.
• Experience in resource planning, effort estimation, project support, and engineering organization management.
• Experience working in matrix organizations with Project Management, System Engineering, and Development teams.
• Knowledge of Mentor Graphics / Siemens Xpedition is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound technical and organizational decision-making.
• Land/Standort Wrocław
• Funktionsbereich Management/Strategie/Beratung
• Einstiegslevel Direkteinstieg - Mit Berufserfahrung
• Arbeitsmodus Hybrides Arbeiten
• Arbeitszeitmodell Vollzeit
• Arbeitsverhältnis unbefristet
• Unternehmensbereiche Diehl Controls
• Start asap

Diese Benefits Bieten Wir Ihnen - Und Mehr

• Gute Verkehrsanbindung
• Flexible Arbeitszeiten
• Onboarding-Progamm
• Familienunternehmen
• Essenszulage

Mach bei Diehl, was dir wichtig ist.

Diehl Controls Polska Sp. z o.o.

Justyna Kondracka

Pl. Konstytucji 3 Maja 3, 50-083 Wrocław

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