Rieter
Head Competence Center Electrics and Electronics
Rieter is the world’s leading supplier of systems for manufacturing yarn from staple fibers in spinning mills. Based in Winterthur (Switzerland), the company develops and manufactures machinery, systems and components used to convert natural and man-made fibers and their blends into yarns in the most cost-efficient manner. Cutting-edge spinning technology from Rieter contributes to sustainability in the textile value chain by minimizing the use of resources. Rieter has been in business for 230 years, has 18 production locations in ten countries and employs a global workforce of around 4 560, about 15% of whom are based in Switzerland.
As Head of the Competence Center Embedded, Drive Systems & Sensors, you are responsible for defining and driving the global vision, strategy, and operational excellence for the complete portfolio of electric, electronics, sensors, motors, and drives employed in the Rieter products. The role ensures technological leadership, global standardization, resource planning, and alignment across multiple locations. You directly manage the local (Winterthur) team and provide functional leadership to additional sites (DE / CZ / CN / IN) via 4 team leads.
Head Competence Center Electrics and Electronics
Your Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term vision, roadmap, and strategic direction for the complete portfolio of electric, electronics, sensors, motors, and drives in the Rieter products.
- Lead the creation and maintenance of the global project funnel, covering solution concepts, standardization initiatives, and design guidelines.
- Identify, appoint, and manage the Competence Center domain experts globally.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to Competence Center leaders across all company locations.
- Facilitate regular alignment meetings to support innovation, collaboration, and problem resolution.
- Lead the Competence Center engineers in Winterthur, including disciplinary leadership, yearly performance reviews, and regular alignment sessions.
- Encourage competency development and ensure high technical performance across teams.
- Develop, manage, and optimize annual budgets for the Competence Center.
- Ensure alignment of financial planning with strategic priorities and operational needs.
- Oversee resource planning for all locations, ensuring optimal allocation of personnel and expertise.
- Ensure compliance with defined design guidelines, standard components, and standardized processes within the running development projects.
- Collaborate with category managers to support supplier strategies, standardization, and technology harmonization.
- Ensure robustness and reliability (FMEA, root cause analysis, lessons learned, field feedback loop).
Your Qualifications
- Degree (ETH/University/FH) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in embedded systems, drive systems, electronics, electric or sensor technologies for industrial applications.
- Leadership track record (direct leadership and matrix/remote leadership), ideally in an international setup.
- Experience with standardization, global project management, and supplier ecosystem management.
- Strong communication, decision-making, and cross-functional alignment skills.
- Experience in budget management and strategic planning.
- Fluent in Englisch and German
Our Offer
- an international working environment with long tradition
- versatile activity in a future-oriented environment with a lot of self-responsibility
- good development opportunities and fair employment conditions
- a motivated team with mutual respect and good cooperation
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Rahel Känzig
Rieter AG
Klosterstrasse 20
8406 Winterthur
+41 522 087351
www.rieter.com
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