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Mettler Toledo

Supplies precision instruments and related services

Mechanical Design Team Leader & Program Leader

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGreifensee, SwitzerlandNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed university degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or a comparable technical field.
  • Around ten years of product development experience, ideally in sensors, precision mechanics, or metrology.
  • A proven track record leading complex, cross-functional, and ideally international projects or programs with diverse stakeholders.
  • Several years of experience professionally and disciplinarily leading and developing qualified specialists, with demonstrated contributions to building high-performing teams.
  • Technical understanding of mechanics and sensors, as well as basic knowledge of electronics and metrology.
  • Confident, effective communication in German and English, including in demanding stakeholder situations.
  • A servant-leadership mindset, strong people orientation, and the ability to develop and motivate experienced employees, delegate responsibility, and lead teams through change.
  • A structured, resilient, and ethical approach, strong collaboration skills, sound judgment, and enjoyment of international collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Professionally and disciplinarily lead a high-performing mechanical design team of four to five employees, develop the team, and create the conditions for effective, self-directed collaboration.
  • Contribute actively to developing innovative load-cell solutions, applying technical expertise to ongoing projects and technical decisions.
  • Coordinate and prioritize team resources and activities, and ensure effective collaboration with adjacent specialist departments.
  • Lead complex, international development programs in the load-cell area and lead interdisciplinary teams across multiple sites.
  • Manage complex development programs with respect to schedules, costs, quality, and resources, and provide clear direction amid competing requirements and priorities.
  • Work closely with development and production sites in Switzerland and China.
  • Manage stakeholders professionally, communicate across specialist and organizational levels, and align differing interests toward shared objectives.
  • Identify technical and organizational risks early, make well-founded decisions, and actively advance pragmatic solutions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in sensors, precision mechanics, or metrology is ideal.
  • Experience leading international projects or programs is ideal.

About the Company

Mettler Toledo

Supplies precision instruments and related services

METTLER TOLEDO provides precision instruments and related services for laboratory research, industrial manufacturing, and product inspection, including food retail weighing. The product range covers analytical balances, pipettes, titration and thermal analysis systems, process analytics sensors, industrial scales and terminals, and in-line metal detection, X-ray inspection, and checkweighing equipment. These tools are used in life sciences, food and chemicals for R&D, quality control, and production-line compliance. The company also runs a global aftermarket and calibration/service network. Compared with others, METTLER TOLEDO combines a broad, integrated lineup of lab and process instruments with a worldwide service footprint, enabling end-to-end measurement, weighing, and inspection solutions. Its goal is to help customers achieve accurate measurement, reliable product quality, and regulatory compliance across industries.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Greifensee, Switzerland
Founded
1945

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