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Full Time

R&D Group Leader, Vision & Web Technologies/ 1 week ago

Siemens
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Application ends: 2026-10-14

Quick Summary

This R&D Group Leader role at Siemens' ETM professional control GmbH in Linz, Austria, involves leading a SCRUM team focused on Vision & Web Technologies for the SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture SCADA system. Responsibilities include managing team output, personnel, resources, and priorities, providing disciplinary guidance and coaching, negotiating feature backlogs, and managing software suppliers. Required qualifications include a technical university degree in automation or IT, knowledge of agile software development, basic programming in an object-oriented or web scripting language (e.g., TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP), strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, and advanced English and German. The minimum gross monthly salary is €4,700.

ETM professional control GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Siemens AG, is headquartered in Eisenstadt with an additional location in Linz, both in Austria. We foster a supportive and international company culture. We develop the SCADA system SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture, part of the SIMATIC HMI range, designed for applications requiring high client-specific adaptability, large and/or complex projects, and specific system requirements. Our solutions are globally implemented in traffic, water, energy, oil & gas, building automation, and research sectors.

As an award-winning company, our success is primarily driven by our highly motivated and excellent team of approximately 180 staff members from various nationalities.

To strengthen our dedicated team, we are seeking a motivated professional in Vision & Web-Technologies. Your contribution will enable our customers to use our product better, easier, and more efficiently. If you are passionate about leading and developing SCRUM teams under your responsibility, and enjoy solving challenges in collaboration with internal and external customers and our agile development teams, then we are looking for you!

YOUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

  • The overall output of your team as well as for the product features in the areas of competence covered by the team members.
  • Planning of personnel, resources, and priorities within the group, including monitoring and checking of effort booking for correctness and completeness.
  • Providing the appropriate project accounts.
  • Disciplinary management (vacation planning and preparation for approval by department management, employee appraisals, support during job interviews, motivator and first contact person in case of problems).
  • Continuous guidance, coaching and support of team members.
  • Negotiating the feature backlog and prioritization with stakeholders.
  • Managing suppliers providing software components and/or tools around your group´s competence.

NEED TO HAVE

  • Knowledge of software development processes and agile methods.
  • Basic programming knowledge in at least one object-oriented programming language or in at least one state-of-the-art web programming/scripting language (e.g.: TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, etc.).
  • Solid MS Office skills.
  • Techniques in moderation.
  • Leadership and teamwork skills.
  • Organizational skills / time management.
  • Stress resistance and ability to improvise.
  • High affinity to user experience including state of the art “look & feel” of visualizations and screens on different devices and device types (e.g.: mobile devices).
  • Structured, team-oriented way of working.
  • Higher Technical Education Institute, University of Applied Sciences or Technical University degree in automation or information technology.
  • Advanced English and German language skills (written and spoken).

NICE TO HAVE

  • 2 to 3 years of experience with programming- and scripting languages like TypeScript, JavaScript, C++ or frontend-technologies like HTML, XML, JSON and CSS.
  • 2 to 3 years of experience in leading a software development team in the SCADA industry.
  • Experience with WinCC OA.
  • Basic knowledge of web technology and web architecture.
  • Experience in high-quality UI design, as well as user experience.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • A state-of-the-art, agile working environment in a globally active technology group.
  • The opportunity to actively help shape the digital transformation in industry.
  • Be part of a company repeatedly recognized as one of "Austria’s Leading Companies".
  • Flexible working hours, home office, mobile working, and further training.
  • Your health is important to us – train for free in our fitness program, with 50% of the time counted as working hours.
  • Ergonomically designed workstations with height-adjustable desks.
  • Think about the future today with our company pension scheme (in addition to the agreed salary).
  • Charge your e-car for free with our e-infrastructure.
  • Company (e-)bike model.
  • Company mobile phone with private use permitted.
  • Numerous Siemens employee discounts.
  • Meal allowance.
  • Free cold and hot beverages.

Compensation: This position is subject to the Collective Agreement for IT (KV IT / ST2). We offer a minimum gross monthly salary of € 4,700.- (based on 38.5h/week), with a readiness for overpayment depending on your specific qualifications and professional experience.

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