ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS. POWERING INDUSTRIES.
As Technical Project Manager Electronics, you are responsible for the electronics system throughout the lifecycle of our direct fastening tools, including sensors, electronic subsystems, battery interfaces, electric motors, and embedded software.
You will act as a key sparring partner to the Project Leader and Technical Project Manager, you drive the successful development, integration, approval, and lifecycle management of electronic systems, from concept definition through market launch and product care.
This full-time position is available as soon as possible. No travel requirement.
What You'll do
- Lead the electronics scope of new product development projects, including sensors, electronic subsystems, battery interfaces, electric motors, and embedded software.
- Define system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and development roadmaps in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Coordinate hardware and software development activities across internal teams, suppliers, and external partners.
- Ensure seamless integration of electronics into the overall tool system, balancing performance, quality, cost, timing, and manufacturability.
- Drive verification, validation, and technical approval activities, ensuring compliance with product and regulatory requirements.
- Manage technical risks, changes, and issue resolution throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Support product care activities by driving electronics-related lifecycle management, component sustainability, technical improvements, product changes, service readiness, and field issue resolution.
What You’ll Bring
- PhD or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Embedded Systems, or a related field.
- Proven experience in electronic product development, ideally for complex mechatronic or battery-powered products.
- Strong expertise in electronic systems, including sensors, embedded software, batteries, motors, and system integration.
- Experience in managing cross-functional hardware and software development from concept to industrialization and product support.
- Strong project management skills, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and decision-making.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, align, and engage stakeholders while driving transparency and collaboration; fluency in English required; German is an asset.
What’s In It for You
We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:
- Diverse global headquarters community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities.
- Early responsibility and the opportunity to make a visible impact on business success.
- Long-term career growth supported by transparent development framework and career opportunities across functions, regions, and roles.
- Flexible and trust-based working model including remote work, workation, and sabbaticals.
- Relocation and family support including childcare services and integration assistance.
- Opportunities to contribute to social impact initiatives both locally and globally.
- Inclusive culture supported by more than 60 employee-led activity networks.
- Modern campus with onsite gym, restaurants, mobility benefits, and outdoor activities.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
For further questions, please feel free to contact Donato Clausi, Head of Electronics and Measuring Technology ([email protected] or Hansa Stein, Talent Acquisition Business Partner ([email protected]).
For non-EU/ EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss/ Liechtenstein work permit, Hilti cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations.
