Head of Solution Design & Engineering - Manufacturing Solutions (m/w/x)

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With high expertise in the high-tech sector and agile working methods, ZEISS Digital Innovation as part of the ZEISS Group develops customized digital and software solutions that shape markets.

Our Manufacturing Solutions team, with more than 200 qualified employees, specialises in the development of individual and sustainable software solutions in the field of Industry 4.0 within the ZEISS Group and for customers from the semiconductor, automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. We specialize in data handling, cross-site platform architectures and the transformation of existing software systems. In this way, we provide our customers with the basis for innovative technologies to support their manufacturing processes such as predictive maintenance, digital twin and AI and thus pave the way for digital and autonomous production. - ZEISS Digital Innovation

Your role in ZEISS Digital Innovation As Head of Solution Design & Engineering, you will ensure the management of requirements and software development along the manufacturing solutions projects and services.

They will work closely with the Head of Business Line and other stakeholders in the Leadership Team. Currently, there are more than 10 teams in your area with the corresponding team leads at our German locations, which are both disciplined and professionally supervised by you. At the same time, you are in close contact with the comparable area of our Hungarian unit in terms of content.

Our central concern is to realize innovative software solutions (especially with C#). As a Head of, you will take care of technical and technological specialization as well as the standardization of software development. In addition, the strategic development of our requirements/UX Engineers, our software developers and our software architects is in your area of responsibility.

Your key tasks include: Embossing the technical, methodological and technological core areas in software engineering and requirement management as well as strengthening the qualitative and quantitative capabilities of employees with a focus on agile methods Definition, implementation and continuous improvement of development standards (CI/CD, FOSS, Security, Agile Requirements Engineering, etc.) and processes as well as enforcement of the requirements for Application Security Personal Planning for Solutions Design & Engineering Professional and disciplinary responsibility as well as assistance for leaders Technical coordination in the matrix organization with our Hungarian unit Participation in the development and shaping of the strategy of Business Line Manufacturing Solutions

Your profile Are you interested in driving innovation and software development, introducing ideas and finding successful solutions? Then our team is looking forward to you!

You also have the following profile: Entrepreneurial thinking in terms of strategy and economy Background in software development or software architecture in complex software development projects in the manufacturing environment of semiconductor or automotive manufacturing Experience in the cooperation and leadership of executives and experts internalizing agile values such as trust, appreciation, error and feedback culture Knowledge of popular technologies and trends in production control (Industry 4.0, IIoT, Cloud-based production platforms, MES Systems, OPC UA, etc.) Secure communication at management level in German and English Team orientation, reliability and commitment as well as strong motivation Problem- and conflict resolution competence in an independent, predictive way of working Ready to travel

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Occupation and family: overtime compensation, flexible working models through parttime and mobile work Additional services: award-winning company pensions, participation in company profit, multiple employee discounts, grant to Jobticket/JobRad Health offers: online sports courses and webinars, cooperation with numerous gyms, ZEISS sports groups Development possibilities: training programmes for employees and leaders, attractive career models, various internal participation options

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