Kägiswil
Product Engineer & Project Manager
- 10 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
- Kägiswil
About the job
Axetris AG
Product Engineer & Project Manager
Axetris AG, based in Central Switzerland, is a leading company for high-quality micro-optical components and MEMS-based gas detectors. Their expertise enables customised customer solutions from prototype to series production. Axetris AG is part of the global Leister Group, which is represented worldwide with around 900 employees and 130 sales partners. The Leister Group is committed to improving quality of life with innovative products. www.axetris.com
Would you like to play a key role in ensuring the stability and performance of our wafer production? In this position, you analyse production processes, drive continuous improvements, and work closely with our specialists to ensure efficient and reliable manufacturing workflows. With your technical know-how, you make an important contribution to high product quality and powerful production.
Product Engineer - Apply your technical expertise to stable, efficient, and high-quality production processes
- You analyse and monitor process and production data and derive targeted improvement measures
- Together with our production experts, you optimise manufacturing processes and contribute to stable and efficient production workflows
- KPI reporting, deviation analysis, and the development of sustainable solutions are part of your diverse tasks
- With your technical understanding, you ensure the production readiness of our equipment and processes
- As an interface between internal departments and suppliers, you support the assurance of quality, compliance, and material availability
Project Manager - Accompany innovative products from the initial idea to successful market launch
- You lead development projects for new and customised wafer-level products, from the initial idea to successful market launch
- In close collaboration with engineering, production, planning, and sales, you coordinate interdisciplinary teams and ensure successful project implementation
- You are responsible for deadlines, costs, quality, and risks
- With your technical and organisational know-how, you drive innovation and develop products that meet both customer needs and our company goals
- You accompany the successful transfer of new technologies and products into production and promote knowledge transfer within the company
You are a proactive and reliable team player who works independently, structured, and precisely. You communicate clearly and confidently, enjoy cross-departmental collaboration, and take responsibility for your tasks. With your strong initiative and solution-oriented mindset, you master even complex challenges and drive topics forward with commitment. You hold a master’s degree in materials science, physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or a comparable field and bring several years of experience in the semiconductor industry. You are familiar with the challenges in product development and industrial manufacturing processes. Ideally, you also have expertise in areas such as photolithography or dry etching. You are familiar with both classical project management methods and agile working methods and know the entire product lifecycle, from product strategy and development to manufacturing. Your knowledge of quality management systems and statistical methods enables you to analyse processes thoroughly and drive continuous improvements. Very good German and English skills complete your profile.
- Close to creation: In the brand-new cleanroom, you experience how ideas become products
- Real freedom to shape things in a small team where your work has a direct impact
- An interdisciplinary environment where new customer solutions arise from different perspectives
- Targeted training that helps you grow, as well as attractive benefits from the international Leister Group
- A modern workplace with mountain views in Central Switzerland