Team Lead – Manufacturing Process Engineer

Team Lead - Manufacturing Process Engineer

Zurich Region, Switzerland | Hybrid

Are you an experienced Manufacturing / Process Engineer who enjoys leading people while still staying close to the technology?

We are supporting an innovative Swiss technology company in the search for a Team Lead - Manufacturing Process Engineer to lead a specialist engineering team responsible for developing, industrialising and continuously improving manufacturing processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to combine people leadership with hands-on engineering and play an important role in bringing sophisticated technology products successfully into volume production.

What You will Be Doing

You will take responsibility for a team of Process Engineers and work closely with engineering, production and external manufacturing partners throughout the product lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

Lead, coach and develop a team of Process Engineers

Develop robust and scalable manufacturing and assembly processes

Support new products as they move from development into series production

Coordinate manufacturing activities with external production partners and suppliers

Drive industrialisation and manufacturing readiness for new products

Identify and implement improvements to quality, efficiency and process stability

Apply methodologies such as PFMEA and Design for Manufacturing (DfM)

Support the qualification and release of new manufacturing processes

Define effective manufacturing standards and engineering best practices

Work cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain and Production

What We are Looking For

You will ideally bring:

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a comparable technical discipline

Strong experience within Manufacturing / Process Engineering

Experience leading, coaching or developing engineers

Good understanding of manufacturing industrialisation and process development

Experience working with external manufacturers, production partners and/or suppliers

Knowledge of manufacturing methodologies such as PFMEA, DfM, process qualification and continuous improvement

Ability to manage complex technical topics involving multiple stakeholders

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Fluent English with good professional German

Why Join?

You will be joining a highly successful Swiss technology environment where engineering, innovation and product development sit at the heart of the business.

Rather than moving into a purely managerial position, you will have the opportunity to build and develop an engineering team while remaining actively involved in technical and manufacturing decisions.

You can expect:

A highly innovative and technology-driven environment

A genuine combination of technical leadership and people management

Involvement from product development through to volume manufacturing

Collaboration with international manufacturing and supply partners

Close interaction with experienced R&D and engineering teams

Freedom to improve manufacturing processes, standards and ways of working

Flexible working arrangements

Attractive pension and employee benefits