Responsible of the Engineering Department (m/f/x)

Position

As Responsible for the Engineering Department, you drive the strategic technical vision, transforming organizational goals into a clear, actionable roadmap. This role ensures operational excellence and seamless cross-functional collaboration to maintain a solid competitive edge.

Your main responsibilities:

• Strategically manage multidisciplinary engineering teams and managers within a matrix organization.
• Translate corporate goals into a clear technical roadmap while ensuring projects meet high-quality standards.
• Drive the transformation plan including make-or-buy strategies and KPI monitoring.
• Optimize processes, governance, and tools based on design-oriented principles to increase organizational maturity.
• Foster an inclusive, innovative, and learning-driven corporate culture focused on accountability and performance.
• Deploy advanced technical methods and digital tools across the project lifecycle in collaboration with project management.
• Manage capacity planning, succession mapping, talent development, and diversity initiatives within the department.

Profile

• Degree in Engineering (Electronics, Optronics, Mechanics, Aeronautics) or an equivalent technical qualification.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in a similar role within a technically challenging or highly regulated environment.
• Deep understanding of complex systems, digital interfaces, and critical applications.
• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and inspire high-performing, diverse, and intercultural teams.
• Expertise in strategy deployment, cost estimation, risk management, and resource coordination under budget constraints.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and maintain a strategic perspective.
• Full professional fluency in both English and French is mandatory.

Offer

• Join a forward-thinking organization recognized for its technical expertise and commitment to innovation.
• A collaborative, intercultural workplace that actively fosters creativity, continuous learning, and diversity.
• A high-level role offering direct influence on global business decisions and high autonomy to shape organization-wide engineering strategies.
• An attractive remuneration and benefits package aligned with the responsibilities of this strategic role.

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