Head of Electrical & Fluid Technologies (all genders)

Hünenberg | Position available on an 80–100% basis

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, standardized, 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 customized project engineering to modular, scalable, and ecosystem-ready product platforms by establishing robust standards, clear documentation, and industrialized solutions for internal and external reproduction.

Your tasks

• 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

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 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

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.

Do you want to take the next step?

Please apply online in English, as applications by e-mail cannot be considered for data protection reasons. Here you can find all the details about our application process.

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.

Do you have more questions?

Klaudia Vegmaher

(People Engagement, Employer Branding & DEI Professional - Europe & CIS)

E-Mail: talent.europe@rhimagnesita.com

Phone: +386 51 265 511

About RHI Magnesita

As the global leader in refractories, we supply advanced products, technologies and services essential for high-temperature industrial processes in sectors such as steel, cement, and glass. With around 20,000 employees and production sites across the globe, we are committed to fostering innovation, sustainability, and market leadership. By leading the industry in reducing emissions and supporting our customers' transitions to greener solutions, we are shaping tomorrow’s world.

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