Wald ZH
Team Leader Electrical Design & Electrical Assembly (100%)
- 28 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Intermediate)
About the job
To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Team Leader Electrical Design & Electrical Assembly. In this role, you will lead the Electrical Design and Electrical Assembly teams technically, organisationally, and personally, ensuring the timely and standards-compliant implementation of our projects. Together with your team, you will further develop our engineering and assembly processes, ensuring high quality, predictability, and efficiency.
Your main responsibilities include:
• Technical and disciplinary leadership of the Electrical Design and Electrical Assembly teams
• Responsibility for capacity, resource, and deployment planning of ELDE and ELAS resources as well as
early identification of bottlenecks and project deviations
• Ensuring efficient cross-departmental collaboration
• Further development of engineering processes focusing on the transition from a page-oriented
mindset to a function- and plant-oriented structuring of electrical documentation
• Application responsibility for Zuken E³ including definition and enforcement of standards & working methods
• Responsibility for the creation and review of electrical schematics, parts lists & technical documentation
• Technical leadership of electrical assembly and ensuring high execution quality on construction sites
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant standards and regulations, especially CE, Machinery Directive,
IEC/EN, UL, ATEX as well as functional safety (PL/SIL)
• Participation in technical reviews, risk analyses, and standardisation initiatives
• Continuous optimisation of processes, tools, and key figures to improve transparency,
predictability, and efficiency
Your profile:
• Completed vocational training as an automation technician EFZ or comparable technical basic training with
further education at HF/FH level in the fields of electrical engineering, automation, or systems engineering
• Proven leadership experience in a comparable role
• Several years of experience in machine, plant, or pharmaceutical plant construction
• Practical experience in electrical assembly as well as in electrical design
• Solid knowledge in creating electrical schematics, control cabinet construction, and in conducting and organising electrical assemblies
• Very good expertise in CE, Machinery Directive, ATEX, UL, IEC/EN as well as functional safety
• High organisational competence and experience in resource, capacity, and deployment planning
• Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented working style with a strong quality awareness
We offer:
• Responsible, varied tasks with international contacts
• Participation in international projects in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and food sectors
• Collaboration in an interdisciplinary, experienced team
• Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and open communication
Ready for the next step? Then we look forward to receiving your direct application in English by e-mail.