Overview
At Brel & Kjr Vibro we protect and monitor the world’s most important machines. From hydropower plants to wind turbines, from simple pumps and gearboxes to complex gas turbines, our customers rely on us to deliver machinery protection and condition monitoring systems that prevent unplanned downtime and increase plant profitability. We have successfully delivered tens of thousands of systems complemented by our world-class services and, for more than 80 years, we have pioneered intelligent monitoring solutions to keep rotating equipment operating at peak performance worldwide.
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Your mission
One of your most important challenges as Managing Director Technology is to lead and develop our technical product portfolio in close collaboration with the R&D and Product Management Directors. You will be responsible for the technical direction, innovation, and quality of our products. You will coordinate product development, optimization, and launch to ensure market-driven and future-oriented solutions. You will ensure that technical solutions meet customer requirements, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. In addition, you will promote a culture of innovation and identify new technologies that can be integrated into the product portfolio, working closely with internal and external partners to utilize technological synergies and strengthen competitiveness.
Responsibilities
* Promoting technological innovations while incorporating the latest trends (e.g. AI / ML, IoT, predictive maintenance).
* Ensuring technological competitiveness and IP strategy.
* Close coordination with sales, marketing, and customers to ensure customer-centered product development.
* Initiating and managing digital projects for process optimization, new business models, and data-driven services.
* Coordination of external development teams including performance monitoring, budgeting, and contract negotiation.
Your profile
You have an academic education in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or a related field and, in your many years of professional experience in a management position in product development or technology management, you ideally worked in the field of condition monitoring or a related technology. You have built a strong track record in a similar environment and have successfully held a leadership responsibility. Furthermore, you have a complete and deep technical understanding of sensor technology, data analytics, machine learning, AI, IoT, and software development. Your very good communication skills in German and English as well as the ability to recognize technical trends at an early stage and integrate them into the corporate strategy complete your profile.
About us
Brel & Kjr Vibro (B&K Vibro) is the world’s leading independent supplier of advanced electronic systems and software for protecting and monitoring rotating machinery, for example turbines, compressors, pumps, fans, blowers, generators, and many more. Part of the NSK Group, we are forerunners in providing intelligent solutions to ensure uptime for our customers’ rotating machinery.
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