CareerPlan

Head of Industrial Engineering

Darmstadt, HESSENFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-10-22

Core

Strategic and operational leadership for the development of manufacturing and assembly processes, driving automation and efficiency to ensure production competitiveness.

Role type

Senior leadership industrial engineering manager

Builds

Automated manufacturing and assembly systems, robotics, handling, inspection, and measurement systems

Domain

Industrial manufacturing, automation, and production engineering

Required skills

Process optimization, automation, production systems, investment project planning, data management, traceability systems, production and layout planning, material flow optimization, budget management

Preferred skills

Metalworking, chemical or photo-optical manufacturing processes

Technologies

Robotics, handling systems, inspection systems, measurement systems, traceability systems

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Industrial Engineering department, plan and implement automated manufacturing and assembly systems from concept to series readiness, optimize production processes and material flows, manage project budgets and cost control, coordinate industrialization and optimization projects with production, quality, development, maintenance, and supply chain, build KPI systems for process performance management

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities