Director (m/w/d) R&D Protocol UX – Rohde & Schwarz Join us to apply for the Director (m/w/d) R&D Protocol UX role at Rohde & Schwarz. Responsibilities Provide strong disciplinary and technical leadership to a team of 10-15 software engineers. Foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performance team environment. Mentor and coach team members, identifying skill gaps and supporting professional development. Facilitate team communication and collaboration with other international R&D teams and manage team workload, prioritization, and people allocation. Oversee the design, development, and testing of XLAPI, ensuring high quality and adherence to industry’s best practices. Deeply understand the functionality of XLAPI and its relationship to the underlying CMX mobile radio tester and ensure the Python-based XLAPI API is well-documented, user-friendly, and maintainable. Enable scaling of XLAPI across different use cases including an AI-based test script development product. Guide the team in abstracting the complexity of 3GPP 4G/5G signaling messages for effective mobile protocol stack testing. Qualifications Bachelor’s / master’s degree in computer science or a closely related field is required. Proven experience in software development, with a strong focus on application development for distributed systems and leading and mentoring a team of software engineers. Demonstrable experience with the entire software development lifecycle (requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance) and agile software development methodologies. Strong proficiency in Python programming. Solid understanding of the telecommunications industry and mobile device testing with 3GPP 4G/5G standards and mobile communication protocols. Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and international team environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. German language skills are a plus. Benefits Opportunities to work from home Flexible working hour models Attractive compensation Training & continuing education Parking spaces Occupational pension scheme Privately owned company Health care 30 days of vacation Company doctor Family services Promoting innovation Marriage and birth benefit Long-term & attractive work environment Special payments Interested? We are looking forward to receiving your application! Ideally, you should apply online with the reference number. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your recruiting contact via LinkedIn or XING. Equal opportunities are important to us. We are looking forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity. Reference number 13802 Recruiting contact Sophia Schmitt Rohde & Schwarz is a global technology company with approximately 14,000 employees and three divisions. For 90 years, the company has been developing cutting-edge technology, pushing the boundaries of what is technically possible and enabling customers from various sectors such as business, government and public authorities to maintain their technological sovereignty. #J-18808-Ljbffr