Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Software
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Esslingen am Neckar
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Responsible disciplinary and technical management of the Development Automation Software department of the Electric Automation business unit
- Responsibility for the design, development and maintenance of engineering software, runtime building blocks and infrastructure components as well as display and diagnostic software for industrial automation technology
- Organization and planning of all related development activities
- Development of new concepts according to market requirements in close coordination with the product management team
- Participation in the creation of strategic concepts and implementation strategies across departmental boundaries
- Cooperation with international development sites and external service providers
- Close coordination with the relevant interfaces in the central departments
- Involvement in the overarching development strategy
- Representation of departmental interests in group-wide committees
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Successfully completed degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering, computer science, technical informatics or comparable qualification
Qualifications
- Very good knowledge of English and good knowledge of German, both written and spoken
- Strong creative drive to help build a new portfolio area
- High methodological competence and affinity for agile development methods
- Analytical as well as holistic thinking and acting
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
- Willingness to travel
Experience
- Several years of management experience required as well as many years of experience in coordinating and managing interdisciplinary projects and development teams
- Very good knowledge and several years of professional experience in the development of software for industrial automation technology (PLC, HMI, motion, engineering tools, industrial communication) as well as the concepts of Industry 4.0
- Experience in automation technology, especially with engineering processes in mechanical engineering as well as their implementation and realization through software-supported products
- Good knowledge in requirements engineering and experience in the application of ALM systems
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Benefits
Work-Life-Integration
Job Locations
Location Esslingen am Neckar
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
This is your employer
Festo AG
Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over 40 industries. The products and services are available in 176 countries.
Description
- Founding year
- 1925
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Industry, Production, Engineering Industry
Head of Development Automation Software
- Location
- Esslingen am Neckar
- Working Model
- Onsite
