Head of Electronics

Head of Electronics Ansættelsestype: Employment type: Permanent Ugentlig arbejdstid: Weekly working time: Full-time Hjemmearbejde: Remote work: Not disclosed Do you want to lead a team of electronics and embedded software specialists, own the electronics platform that new analytical instruments are built on, and thereby shape the future of analytics for better food? Then read on. At FOSS, we are driven by a strong sense of purpose, and we hope you are too. A fast-growing world population means that global food production will have to increase by 60% by 2050 to meet demand. We want to come up with smarter ways to make the best use of agricultural resources, and to help eliminate food waste. What you will be doing We are looking for a Head of Electronics to lead 13 R&D specialists in electronics hardware and embedded software. As our instrument portfolio evolves, we are strengthening how these capabilities are shared across products. You will play a central role in increasing platform reuse, improving development efficiency, and establishing clear governance across teams and projects. Your responsibilities will span three areas: leading the electronics and embedded software team, owning the modular electronics platform for new instruments, and representing electronics in cross-functional decisions across the organization. The ideal candidate sets clear priorities, asks the right technical questions, and creates conditions for specialists to do their best work. You will report to the Director of Technology Innovation and join the R&D Technology Innovation leadership team. As Head of Electronics, your main tasks will be centered around people, platform and process: Leading the team by developing specialists and future leaders and aligning the department with FOSS's organizational framework. Owning the electronics platform by keeping the governance model alive in practice, including lifecycle checkpoints, and ensuring decision making and review practices. Assessing architectural trade-offs in electronics and embedded software, challenging estimates and spotting technical risk when needed. Driving change in how we work by continuously improving the platform development process and the electronics part of the R&D development process while bringing stakeholders along. Planning capacity and developing competences by balancing project demand against the capacity of a specialist team over a long horizon, identifying single-person dependencies and building data-driven cases for staffing and competence development purposes. Your stakeholders will include project and program management, procurement and supply chain, production, quality, HR and R&D leadership. Many important results depend on people outside your own department, so building alliances and arguing from other functions' perspectives will be part of your everyday work. What we hope to see you bring We expect you to hold at least a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering, embedded software engineering or a similar field. A master's degree is an advantage. You bring experience in people leadership and team management, and you have led electronics development in a product or platform context. You understand modular design, interface management and platform or architecture governance, and you can connect technical choices with process, quality, supply chain and project needs. Experience with process design, change management, and facilitating meetings or workshops is important, because the role requires you to build alignment across specialists and stakeholders. You have an analytical mindset and see how technical architecture, process and organization connect, and how a change in one place affects the rest. You communicate with ease across audiences, from deep technical discussions with specialists to concise decision papers for management and clear messages to the wider organization. You are collaboration minded, delegate with trust and take pride in developing others through mentoring and knowledge sharing. It is considered an advantage if you have: Led development that combines electronics hardware and embedded software. Familiarity with PCB layout processes and PCBA test methods. Knowledge of supply chain considerations and electronic component lifecycle management Why choose FOSS? We offer a motivating job in an international, dynamic, and innovative organization. We are market leaders within our field and very proud of the results we deliver. Innovation is the foundation for FOSS' success, and R&D is a strategic priority for us. FOSS is small enough for you to have real influence, and big enough to offer strong career development. You will lead a team working in an informal, cross-disciplinary culture with exciting technical challenges and the possibility to learn something new every day. We would love to hear from you! If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a purpose-driven organization, we would love to hear from you. Submit your application through the link below. Please note that only applications sent through the link will be considered. If you have any questions, please contact Director of Technology Innovation Toke Lund-Hansen at [email protected] . We look forward to receiving your application! FOSS is committed to maintaining an inclusive and diverse culture. You can help us sustain an unbiased recruitment process by not including photo and age in your application. Apply Læs mere Read more 161 evalueringer på Jobindex ratings on Jobindex 5 af 5 stjerner Why work at FOSS? FOSS is a company on a mission to contribute to a sustainable use of our planet’s agricultural resources. That gives our work purpose, motivates our people and defines our workplace. A company on a mission We contribute to the sustainable use of our planet’s agricultural resources and thus to the nutrition and health of the people of the world. We provide analytics beyond measure to add value to our customers by improving quality and optimising food and agricultural production. Team blue and orange Our analytics are developed in cross-functional teams, combining many technical disciplines, and teamwork is essential at FOSS. By working in teams we are able to combine knowledge, experience and competences to achieve great results. Benefits We provide an attractive salary, financial and non-financial reward elements, along with a modern and flexible work environment. We want our employees to have attractive benefits no matter where they are in the world. Our benefits packages are subject to country of employment, but you can read about what you can expect as a minimum. Playground for innovation Innovation is part of our DNA, and we build on more than half a century of ground-breaking world firsts. Each year, 10% of our revenue is reinvested in R&D, and innovation is at the very core of our business. Data & Algorithms In Data & Algorithms you get the chance to work on various projects, ranging from image analysis and mathematical modelling to deep learning. It is an instructive environment where focus is on innovation and new perspectives are always a welcome input. You get a lot of responsibility and the possibility to work with the subjects you find interesting. – Sophie Silberbrandt, Data Scientist Meet our people Wonder what it is like to work at FOSS? Here you can meet some of your future colleagues from a wide range of positions within FOSS. Meet Henrik – Principal Data Scientist Henrik has spent the last 20 years with FOSS and reflects on how far food analysis has come in that time. Meet Marie – Senior SW Product Owner Marie shares the purpose of her work – being part of finding the great solutions for a sustainable food production, now and in the future. Meet more of our people Hardware In FOSS Software Services, we create online digital services for our customers. We create modern, responsive web applications using Angular and expose needed data using services running in Azure. We have a zero-bug policy and strong DevOps mindset – ensuring we focus on quality, automation, and operations. - Jens Christensen, Manager Analytics beyond measure FOSS is the leading global provider of analytics for the food and agricultural industries. We help producers maximise the value of their production while making the best possible use of valuable natural resources. Value for the customer and value for the environment go hand in hand. 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