Research Team Manager - Circuit Breaker; f​/m​/d

Research Team Manager - Circuit Breaker (f/m/d)

We are looking for a passionate Research Team Manager. You will be responsible for leading our multidisciplinary Circuit Breaker research team in Baden-Dättwil (Switzerland), part of the Central European Hitachi Energy Research Center.

• Set clear goals and priorities for the team, ensuring alignment with the overall research strategy
• Encourage a culture of continuous learning and innovation, supporting your team in staying at the forefront of technological advancements
• Build capabilities and succession within the team: plan capacity, people and resources; coach, mentor and develop engineers; maintain the team as a center of excellence for interrupter technology
• Foster the creation of new research project proposals and strategic research initiatives
• Contribute to an innovative and motivating working environment
• Maintain and extend an excellent network to relevant business units and leading universities
• Promote collaboration between all Hitachi Energy Research Centers
• Contribute to research projects and pre-studies with your own scientific expertise
• Participate in test campaigns, covering electrical emergency first aider role (Training will be provided)
• Oversee different research laboratories, including safety

• PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Technical expertise in following areas: circuit breaker, high power testing, plasma physics, and an interest in emerging research and technology fields
• Several years of experience and proven track record in industrial R&D, with relevant people leadership experience
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); proficiency in German is an advantage