Lead Engineer

Are you a highly skilled engineer with a strong technical background and a passion for innovation? We invite you to join our team as a Lead Engineer within the Systems and Solutions organization.

With broad experience within the process industry and automation projects related to Distributed Control Systems (DCS), you will play a key role in guiding projects, coordinating project team members, and ensuring our products meet high standards. You'll work with different teams to design and build smart, practical solutions.

Applications are welcome! If you enjoy planning, communication and solving complex problems and want to take the lead on exciting new work, we'd be happy to hear from you.

Onsite presence is essential for effective collaboration and fostering our dynamic team environment. We have a hybrid model of working (weekly 1 day remote option). Our office is located in Seregno, Italy.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Support the Project Manager in understanding and meeting customer expectations.
• Take ownership of engineering tasks, using effective methods to reduce costs while maintaining schedule and quality.
• Act as the main technical contact for the customer on assigned projects.
• Help prepare procurement lists and specifications for sub‑contracts, ensuring timely delivery.
• Ensure all engineering deliverables meet scope, quality, budget, and schedule requirements, and flag any customer‑driven changes.
• Promote a supportive team environment and assist colleagues in achieving their development goals.
• Contribute to bid activities, ensuring customer needs are understood and smart, efficient solutions are proposed.

Who You Are:

• You actively listen and check for understanding, and you adjust communication content and style to meet the needs of diverse partners.
• You anticipate customer needs and provide services that go beyond customer expectations, using customer insights to drive the development of new offerings.
• You set clear plans and priorities, organize work efficiently, and hold yourself and others accountable for delivering high‑quality results on time.
• You create teamwork that allows others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical field or equivalent experience.
• 3‑5 years of industry experience with a strong record of managing system design, implementation, and testing of process automation control systems (DCS or PLC).
• Ability to lead a technical team – leadership experience preferred.
• Proficiency in English and Italian language.
• Open to travel to customer sites (up to 30%).
• Driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Ability to work within a complex matrix organization and collaborate across business units.
• In‑depth knowledge of at least one major industry such as chemical, pharma, petrochemical, or similar.
• Knowledge and experience in cybersecurity and networking (VLAN, router, network segmentation).
• Knowledge and experience with specific DCS control systems (DeltaV preferred).