Group Leader - Additive Manufacturing and Component Reliability Group

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Facing the challenges of our time

Help us grow and be more impactful!

The “Additive Manufacturing and Component Reliability” group part of the Micro & Nano Systems Business Unit, based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland is looking for a business-savvy, inspiring and communicative Group Leader - Additive Manufacturing and Component Reliability group.

Do you have a passion for technology, have management experience, and worked in a highly innovative and dynamic context?

Do you have a hand-on extensive knowledge of Additive Manufacturing technologies and processes, combined with expertise in material science and engineering?

We have the perfect job for you !

Your mission

You will ensure an open, collaborative and vibrant work environment to foster employee’s creativity and innovation to the service of our customers.

Additive Manufacturing and Component Reliability group is a key asset within the Micro and Nano System Business Unit, thanks to your strong management experience and as member of the Business Unit management team, you will lead your group toward technical excellence, client centricity, continuous and sustainable growth.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop CSEM activities related to Additive Manufacturing and Component Reliability
• Manage and develop your Team by defining team member’s annual objectives and appraisals, training needs, and providing support and guidance
• Lead the technical activities of the group towards excellence by breaking current frontiers
• Be responsible of the group financial performance and projects portfolio
• Decisively contribute to the technology roadmap and project acquisition
• Foster interactions and collaborations with customers and partners
• Inspire the group creativity and foster a collaborative and open spirit
• As company ambassador represent CSEM at events, workshops and conferences
  
  

Your profile

Know-how

You are a motivated expert with sound leadership experience, holding either a MS or a PhD in Engineering, Physics or other relevant technical domain with a proven track-record in the following fields:

• Additive manufacturing technologies, 3D printing of metals, polymers and ceramics, LPBF, SLA, others
• Additive manufacturing pre-processing and post-processing techniques
• Knowledge of design for additive manufacturing and related design/process adaptation aspects
• Knowledge of data format and data analysis related to 3D printing process optimization
• Deep knowledge of material science, material engineering and characterization, including: Electron microscopy, spectroscopy, microstructure analysis, AFM, other metrologies
• Component level reliability methodologies, including:
• Accelerated multi-parametric testing, failure mode analysis
• Weibull statistics and lifetime prediction
• DOE and process optimization
• Market knowledge of the above-mentioned fields
• Experience in project acquisition and writing of project proposals and offers
• General knowledge of microsystems technologies and involved processes: nano-scale, MEMS, microfabrication and assembly, metrology Industrial experience is a strong asset
• Working in a multidisciplinary team is one of your strengths and your charisma allows you to lead a team towards achieving ambitious goals.
• With your relational, analytical and management skills, you are able to deal with complex situations.
  
  

Interpersonal Skills

• Inspiring and motivating personality with excellent listening skills and role model profile
• Open-minded attitude, proactive and considered as a creative thinker
• Natural curiosity that enables you to manage multidisciplinary projects
• Strong communication skills and ability to present in an efficient way.
• Team player with an excellent communication and interpersonal skills to constructively interact with colleagues and partners
• Fluency in English and French, German would be an asset
  
  

CSEM mission and values

Our mission is the development and transfer of innovative technologies to the Swiss industry. Our objective is to make an impact on our customers and on society at large in the fields of precision manufacturing, digital technologies and sustainable energy. Our strength is the excellence of our people, about 550 passionate specialists dedicated to innovation and technology transfer. We believe that strong values support the successful development of our organization as well as the harmonious and balanced development of all our employees.

We are

• A unique place between research and industry at the cutting edge of new technologies
• An innovative, non-profit, and employee-driven company
• A dynamic, multidisciplinary, and multicultural environment
• A solar team focused on enabling solutions to energy challenges for a sustainable world
  
  

Working@CSEM means

• being part of a passionate community
• incredible flexibility, attractive working conditions, and great opportunities of development
• benefit from a management style based on trust & feedback and that favors a work-life balance
  
  

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

We look forward to receiving your complete application file via (CV, cover letter, certificates & diplomas) our job page.

Preference will be given to professionals applying directly.