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Team leader platform development

Inseriert am: 13.02.2020

High-level technology software


New technologies. Developing your own ideas. High-tech machines. An international environment. Do you find this exciting? Our client, whose name has stood for brilliant machines for years, can offer you this and even more. With a development centre at its head office in the greater Zurich area, the company focuses on sustainable, state-of-the-art solutions for customers worldwide. As part of its digitalisation strategy, it is developing a platform to control machines that provides access to Industry 4.0 and the internet of things. We are looking for a successor, who is strong in leader-ship (female/male), as


Team leader platform development


In this position you will have product owner responsibility to define, deliver and evolve the PLC framework.


Your duties



  • Technology champion of the architectural vision, strategy, and principles of the framework to internal staff, machine development teams and executive leadership

  • Own and manage the framework backlog, engaging with developer teams using the framework for a thor-ough understanding of use cases/requirements and priorities

  • Lead the software architects to define the framework and support its implementation and application

  • Manage the project work stream ‘Framework implementation’ as part of a major strategic project, coordi-nate progress and continuously align priorities engaging with stakeholders

  • Be responsible for the nearshore implementation of the framework

  • Ensure a high level of software quality and appropriate documentation from concept to code


Your profile



  • Technical education (MSc from university or university of applied sciences) in computer science, software, electrical engineering or equivalent

  • Several years of professional experience in leading software development projects and software teams, ideally in an international environment

  • Experience in agile development, experience as product owner or similar role is an advantage

  • Experience in using modern software modelling tools

  • Profound knowledge in modern software architecture and design

  • Strong analytical skills, as well as great stakeholder management and communication skills

  • Fluent in English (oral & written), German is an advantage

  • Travel up to 25%


Technologies/tools



  • PLC and MappView, HTML 5 technology for HMI

  • Programming in C

  • Concept and software design development in UML

  • Continuous integration platforms and agile development

  • TestRail as testing platform for manual and automated tests


You can expect a varied job in an international environment. You will be trained by a motivated, agile team and famil-iarised with the environment of this traditional, future-oriented company.


Please call us for a non-binding, preliminary discussion or send us your application by email. We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application.



Arbeitsort:Grossraum Zürich


Engineering Management Selection E.M.S. AG
Herr Christian Vils
Rütistrasse 66
8032 Zürich


Telefon +41 (0)44 266 13 13christian.vils@ems.ch

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