Python Job: Director of Development and Production

The Company

3Brain AG is a Swiss deep tech company working on cell-electronic interfaces that link biological networks to computers via custom-made semiconductor microchips. Our mission is to empower life scientists to probe intelligent networks, accelerate biomedical discoveries for the benefit of patients, and create a future more exciting than the present. Our interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers are constantly pushing the boundaries of engineering for life’s complexities. We are ambitious, fast-growing and love to explore. The company is headquartered in Switzerland nearby Zurich, has a R&D office in Genova, Italy, and has installed its cutting-edge products in laboratories and pharma companies worldwide.

Tasks

Job description

For the next expansion step, 3Brain is looking for a Director of Development and Production. The ideal candidate has already years of experience and is now ready to make a career step-up backed by a strong passion and commitment. She/He will join the management team to ensure corporate objectives are met and will lead the embedded device development team as well as supervise the production of 3Brain’s systems. The team consists of engineers, specialists and technicians. She/He helps plan and design the future products of 3Brain. A non-exhaustive list of responsibilities includes:

• Lead the design team from the definition of product architecture to its design and implementation.
• Coordinate and manage the R&D teams, including electronics, firmware, mechanics and production teams.
• Plan milestones and budgets for development and production.
• Manage and optimize the production and its processes.
• Communicate with external R&D partners, suppliers and manufacturers.
• Develop and coordinate production testing.
• Monthly, quarterly KPI results and gap consolidation.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• MSc/PhD in Electronics with 7+ years of industrial experience in modern FPGA-based or Microprocessor-based embedded system design.
• Expert understanding of mechanics and electronics processes and workflows and co-integration into a product.
• Expert understanding of production-related processes and workflows.
• Strong dedication to delivering exceptional and memorable products. You must be a detail-oriented, self-motivated and enthusiastic engineer capable to work well under deadline situations.
• Great team spirit, outstanding personality, recognized for high technical skills and strong will to lead a group of engineers in a fast-paced environment.
• Initiative, independence and ability to communicate and work effectively with other team members in a multicultural and international environment.
• Fluency in English.

Additional Qualifications

• Fluency in German.
• Firmware design (C/VHDL).
• Knowledge of Matlab and/or Python.

Benefits

What We Offer

• A dynamic and stimulating work environment driven by a desire to build transformational technologies to help others.
• A young, fast-growing company with plenty of opportunities for personal growth and development.
• Great challenges and adventures in both technical and economical fields.
• Working place: Pfäffikon, Switzerland. It is a beautiful lakeside village just outside of Zurich, the country’s main cultural, financial and business center.

To apply send in both your CV and short motivational letter.