Head of Mechanical Design
Confidential client
Head of Mechanical Design
As the Head of Mechanical Design, you will assume overall responsibility for mechanics, electronics, and software, focusing on leading the team, projects, and processes. You will drive the technical advancement of a complex industrial machine to series production and establish the organizational framework for further growth.
Your responsibilities
- Take overall responsibility for mechanics, electronics, and software
- Lead the development department both professionally and disciplinarily
- Manage complex development projects from concept to industrialization
- Further develop project management, structures, and decision-making processes
- Foster a high-performance, trusting, and motivating team culture
- Conduct resource, budget, and capacity planning
- Establish and optimize development standards (including V-model process, design FMEA)
- Control error analysis, testing, and validation processes
- Work closely with operations, procurement, production, and external development partners
- Report significant progress, risks, and strategic topics to management and the CTO
Your profile
- Completed technical studies in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or a comparable field
- Several years of leadership experience in engineering within an industrial environment
- Proven success in leading complex development projects in machinery, plant, or special machine construction
- Deep understanding of mechanical systems
- Solid knowledge of industrial product development processes
- Ability to lead interdisciplinary teams from mechanics, electronics, and software
- Experience in establishing and professionalizing organizational and project structures
- Familiarity with methods such as design FMEA, requirements management, or V-model
- Strong problem-solving skills and structured, data-driven decision-making
- Very good German and English skills
Benefits
- Bonus payments
- Company apartment
- E-learning offerings
- Company events
- Parking space
- Location south of Vienna
- 1 day per week
- Full-time (from 38 hours per week)
- Opportunity to shape structures, processes, and culture
- Key role in the further development of a multi-patented GreenTech technology
About the company
The recruiting company is seeking to strengthen its team at the Vienna location.
The client is treated confidentially in this process. You will learn the name during the application process.
Your contact person

Thomas Wagner
Executive Search Partner
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