Position available on an 80–100% basis
Start: 01. 08. 2026 or as agreed
Overview You will serve as
Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies
and lead a key skill pool in 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 to ensure that the capabilities in electrical design, hardware engineering, CAD‑based documentation, hydraulic aggregates, control elements, and actuator systems are available, standardized, and continuously developed.
Responsibilities
Planning, prioritizing 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 standardization and modularization 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
Qualifications
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 industrialization
Structured and collaborative working style with strong communication skills; up to 25% travel required
Languages German – fluent, English – fluent
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
Benefits Competitive salary package, mobile working, flexible trust‑based working hours, 6 weeks holiday per year, free parking, excellent public transport connections, team events, modern ergonomic workstations, technological test workshop, bonus programme, social benefits, and internal and external further training.
Equal Opportunity At RHI Magnesita, everyone is welcome! We embrace diversity in all forms and evaluate applications solely based on qualifications and experience. We also actively encourage individuals with disabilities to submit their application. 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.
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Start: 01. 08. 2026 or as agreed
Overview You will serve as
Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies
and lead a key skill pool in 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 to ensure that the capabilities in electrical design, hardware engineering, CAD‑based documentation, hydraulic aggregates, control elements, and actuator systems are available, standardized, and continuously developed.
Responsibilities
Planning, prioritizing 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 standardization and modularization 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
Qualifications
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 industrialization
Structured and collaborative working style with strong communication skills; up to 25% travel required
Languages German – fluent, English – fluent
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
Benefits Competitive salary package, mobile working, flexible trust‑based working hours, 6 weeks holiday per year, free parking, excellent public transport connections, team events, modern ergonomic workstations, technological test workshop, bonus programme, social benefits, and internal and external further training.
Equal Opportunity At RHI Magnesita, everyone is welcome! We embrace diversity in all forms and evaluate applications solely based on qualifications and experience. We also actively encourage individuals with disabilities to submit their application. 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.
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Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies (all genders) Arbeitgeber: RHI Magnesita
RHI Magnesita ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern ein wettbewerbsfähiges Gehaltspaket sowie flexible Arbeitszeiten und die Möglichkeit zum mobilen Arbeiten bietet. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Weiterbildung und persönlichem Wachstum, modernen ergonomischen Arbeitsplätzen und einem unterstützenden Teamumfeld fördert das Unternehmen eine inklusive Kultur, in der Vielfalt geschätzt wird und jeder die Chance hat, zur Gestaltung der Zukunft beizutragen.
