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LACROIX

EMS provider for embedded electronics

Technical Director, Design Office

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCesson-Sévigné, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Higher education in engineering is required.
  • Significant experience directing or managing a design office or multidisciplinary research and development organization is required.
  • A strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle, from design through industrialization, is required.
  • Expertise in embedded systems and understanding of hardware, software, and mechatronics integration challenges are required.
  • Experience managing complex projects in an industrial environment is required.
  • Ability to work across multiple disciplines and manage strategic trade-offs is required.
  • Recognized leadership, listening skills, and strong interpersonal skills are required.
  • Experience in high-level customer relations is required.
  • Fluency in French and English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure client and collaborative projects run smoothly in coordination with project teams.
  • Ensure quality, cost, and schedule objectives are achieved.
  • Identify risks, arbitrate priorities, and implement necessary action plans.
  • Develop management indicators and rigorously monitor performance.
  • Support teams working in a complex multidisciplinary environment.
  • Manage a technical organization through managerial relays.
  • Develop team capabilities and support organizational transformations.
  • Foster collaboration across systems, hardware electronics, embedded software, mechatronics, validation, and certification expertise.
  • Serve as the key technical point of contact for clients.
  • Contribute to proposals for tenders and technical consultations.
  • Help structure development offers and technical partnerships.
  • Understand the business needs of different market segments and support teams in execution.
  • Maintain active technology monitoring of market and technology developments.
  • Develop partnerships with technical, academic, and research organizations.
  • Contribute to integrating new tools and methods, particularly artificial intelligence applied to research and development activities.
  • Participate in group-wide discussions on technological directions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Good knowledge of German is a plus.
  • Knowledge of industrial Internet of Things environments, embedded electronics, and medium- or large-scale industrial production is an advantage.
  • Experience structuring technical partnerships or innovation ecosystems is an advantage.
  • Interest in artificial intelligence applied to engineering is an advantage.

About the Company

LACROIX

EMS provider for embedded electronics

LACROIX Electronics is a leading European EMS provider that designs and manufactures embedded electronics for industrial solutions. It combines research and development with Industry 4.0‑level manufacturing to deliver hardware for automotive, industrial, HBAS, aerospace and defense, and healthcare sectors. Its offering spans a design center and four production facilities across Europe and North Africa, enabling end-to-end support from concept to mass production with integration of advanced electronics and connectivity. The company differentiates itself through its integrated design and manufacturing capability, the breadth of its industry exposure, and its regional footprint that anchors a scalable supply base (2,350 employees and €320 million in 2025 revenue). Its goal is to be a trusted partner for electronic equipment and connected devices by delivering reliable embedded solutions and manufacturing at scale for complex, high‑reliability applications.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Saint-Herblain, France
Founded
2010

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