Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies (all genders) Hybrid
Start: 01. 08. 2026 or as agreed
Your position
As
Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies , you lead a key skill pool within RHI Magnesita Switzerland’s reshaped organization. Your team provides essential competencies in electrical engineering, hardware planning, and hydraulic systems & fluid technology for slide gate product platforms, machinery, and customer‑specific solutions.
The role combines technical leadership, people development, and transformation ownership. It ensures that capabilities in electrical design, hardware engineering, CAD‑based documentation, hydraulic aggregates, control elements, and actuator systems are available, standardised, and continuously developed in line with future business needs.
The skill pool acts as an important enabler for reliable, safe, and reproducible industrial solutions. It supports the transition from customised project engineering to modular, scalable, and ecosystem‑ready product platforms by establishing robust standards, clear documentation, and industrialised solutions for internal and external reproduction.
Planning, prioritising and coordinating work packages to ensure transparency on capacity, priorities and deliverables
Leading, developing and managing performance of your team, including regular feedback, coaching and development
Supporting the team operationally where needed, while maintaining focus on leadership, capability building and continuous improvement
Owning technical standards, system architectures, CAD and engineering systems as well as engineering methods within your scope
Driving standardisation and modularisation of electrical and fluid designs, hardware architecture, control cabinet layouts and technical documentation
Developing and improving hydraulic systems, including hydraulic power units, control elements, actuators and cylinder applications
Ensuring systems meet requirements for safety, reliability, maintainability, reproducibility and cost competitiveness
Collaborating cross‑functionally and overseeing product lifecycle activities from development through validation to series readiness
Your profile
Degree in electrical engineering, automation, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, fluid technology or a comparable field
Proven leadership experience in a technical engineering or industrial product development environment
Relevant professional experience in machinery, plant engineering, automation, heavy industry or hydraulic systems environments
Strong expertise in electrical design, hardware planning, control cabinet engineering and industrial component selection
Experience with CAD and engineering systems for electrical design, hardware documentation and technical drawings
Strong understanding of hydraulic systems, including power units, valves, control elements, actuators and cylinder applications
Good understanding of machine safety, industrial standards, commissioning and product industrialisation
Structured and collaborative working style with strong communication skills; up to 25% travel required
Nice to have:
Further education in engineering, leadership or project management; experience with SAP/ERP/PLM systems; supplier and partner collaboration; knowledge of CE and safety standards; familiarity with modular architectures and stage‑gate processes; experience in prototyping, commissioning and series production
Our offer
We offer a competitive salary package that reflects your qualifications and experience and aligns with current market values.
Flexibility:
Possibility of mobile working, and flexible, trust‑based working hours, 6 weeks holiday per year
Mobility:
Free parking and excellent public transport connections
Team spirit:
A wide range of team events (e.g. team‑building events, joint lunches, company events)
Working environment:
Modern and ergonomic workstations, technologically well‑equipped test workshop
Plus:
Bonus programme, excellent social benefits as well as internal and external further training encouraged and required
In addition to these local benefits for Hünenberg we also offer you many global benefits.
At RHI Magnesita, everyone is welcome!
We embrace diversity in all forms and evaluate applications solely based on qualifications and experience. If you share our passion for shaping tomorrow’s world, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We also actively encourage individuals with disabilities to submit their application.
Phone: +386 51 265 511
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Start: 01. 08. 2026 or as agreed
Your position
As
Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies , you lead a key skill pool within RHI Magnesita Switzerland’s reshaped organization. Your team provides essential competencies in electrical engineering, hardware planning, and hydraulic systems & fluid technology for slide gate product platforms, machinery, and customer‑specific solutions.
The role combines technical leadership, people development, and transformation ownership. It ensures that capabilities in electrical design, hardware engineering, CAD‑based documentation, hydraulic aggregates, control elements, and actuator systems are available, standardised, and continuously developed in line with future business needs.
The skill pool acts as an important enabler for reliable, safe, and reproducible industrial solutions. It supports the transition from customised project engineering to modular, scalable, and ecosystem‑ready product platforms by establishing robust standards, clear documentation, and industrialised solutions for internal and external reproduction.
Planning, prioritising and coordinating work packages to ensure transparency on capacity, priorities and deliverables
Leading, developing and managing performance of your team, including regular feedback, coaching and development
Supporting the team operationally where needed, while maintaining focus on leadership, capability building and continuous improvement
Owning technical standards, system architectures, CAD and engineering systems as well as engineering methods within your scope
Driving standardisation and modularisation of electrical and fluid designs, hardware architecture, control cabinet layouts and technical documentation
Developing and improving hydraulic systems, including hydraulic power units, control elements, actuators and cylinder applications
Ensuring systems meet requirements for safety, reliability, maintainability, reproducibility and cost competitiveness
Collaborating cross‑functionally and overseeing product lifecycle activities from development through validation to series readiness
Your profile
Degree in electrical engineering, automation, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, fluid technology or a comparable field
Proven leadership experience in a technical engineering or industrial product development environment
Relevant professional experience in machinery, plant engineering, automation, heavy industry or hydraulic systems environments
Strong expertise in electrical design, hardware planning, control cabinet engineering and industrial component selection
Experience with CAD and engineering systems for electrical design, hardware documentation and technical drawings
Strong understanding of hydraulic systems, including power units, valves, control elements, actuators and cylinder applications
Good understanding of machine safety, industrial standards, commissioning and product industrialisation
Structured and collaborative working style with strong communication skills; up to 25% travel required
Nice to have:
Further education in engineering, leadership or project management; experience with SAP/ERP/PLM systems; supplier and partner collaboration; knowledge of CE and safety standards; familiarity with modular architectures and stage‑gate processes; experience in prototyping, commissioning and series production
Our offer
We offer a competitive salary package that reflects your qualifications and experience and aligns with current market values.
Flexibility:
Possibility of mobile working, and flexible, trust‑based working hours, 6 weeks holiday per year
Mobility:
Free parking and excellent public transport connections
Team spirit:
A wide range of team events (e.g. team‑building events, joint lunches, company events)
Working environment:
Modern and ergonomic workstations, technologically well‑equipped test workshop
Plus:
Bonus programme, excellent social benefits as well as internal and external further training encouraged and required
In addition to these local benefits for Hünenberg we also offer you many global benefits.
At RHI Magnesita, everyone is welcome!
We embrace diversity in all forms and evaluate applications solely based on qualifications and experience. If you share our passion for shaping tomorrow’s world, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We also actively encourage individuals with disabilities to submit their application.
Phone: +386 51 265 511
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies (all genders) Arbeitgeber: RHI Magnesita N.V.
RHI Magnesita ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern in Hünenberg ein modernes und flexibles Arbeitsumfeld bietet. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Teamgeist und individueller Weiterbildung fördern wir die persönliche und berufliche Entwicklung unserer Mitarbeiter. Unsere attraktiven Sozialleistungen, die Möglichkeit des mobilen Arbeitens sowie ein umfangreiches Bonusprogramm machen uns zu einem idealen Ort für alle, die eine sinnvolle und erfüllende Karriere anstreben.
