Stadler Rail Group
Bussnang
Stadler: Head of Bogie & Transmission Engineering (80-100%)
- 28 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Bussnang
About the job
Stadler offers diverse opportunities for an international career. At Stadler, you get the chance to grow beyond yourself, take on responsibility, and achieve great results as a team. We are looking for motivated talents who want to shape the future of mobility with us. Are you ready to achieve great things together with us?
YOUR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- You bear overall responsibility for the Bogie & Transmission Engineering department with around 30 employees.
- You lead the department and your employees, promote their development, and are responsible for recruitment, training, and performance evaluations.
- You ensure quality, adherence to deadlines, and compliance with the engineering budget in all assignments of your department.
- You plan the optimal deployment of your employees across various projects and ensure sustainable resource management.
- You continuously develop processes, methods, and standards and ensure their compliance, including appropriate training measures.
- You coordinate cross-site collaboration and align teams, processes, and projects towards common goals.
- You work closely with project management, procurement, production, and other stakeholders and successfully drive strategic initiatives forward.
- You report directly to the Engineering Division Management on all bogie and transmission matters.
YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Completed university degree in mechanical engineering or a comparable field.
- Several years of experience in disciplinary leadership of engineering teams in a technical environment.
- Experience in developing technical concepts as well as in the design and calculation of mechanical systems.
- Strong strategic and conceptual skills as well as experience in the further development of organisations, processes, and roadmaps.
- High personal responsibility and willingness to actively advance technical topics alongside leadership tasks.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills at all hierarchy levels.
- Enjoyment of working in interdisciplinary and cross-site teams.
- Very good German skills (C2) and good English skills (B2).
YOUR BENEFITS
- Financial subsidies for ZVV or SBB season tickets and fitness subscriptions
- Support for further training opportunities (financially or with part-time options)
- Catering options in the Migros canteen
Birte Mangaard
HR Business Partner
+41 79 604 59 69