Sander van der Maat
Talent acquisition
+31 (0)40 - 2677100
+31 (0)40 - 2677100
As a Department Manager – Mechatronics Systems Development, you build the technological backbone and culture that drives our most complex mechatronics systems forward.
In this role you’ll support and inspire your teams and shape Sioux’s impact in industries like semiconductors, medical devices and high-precision systems. Your department works for renowned international customers, bringing high-tech solutions to life, with for examples modules of a complex lithography machine, a compact electron microscope, a robotized dissection apparatus for pathology, or a smart transport system for logistics.What excites you as a Department Manager – Mechatronics Systems Development?
From our location in Eindhoven, in the heart of the Brainport region, you like to keep yourself busy with:- Providing technical and organizational direction for the Mechatronics Systems Development department.
- Managing program portfolios across various domains and delegating them through group leads.
- Attracting, coaching and retaining high-performing technical talent in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Defining and implementing development processes that balance innovation with reliability.
- Acting as the bridge between business strategy and multidisciplinary execution.
- Leading strategic initiatives in knowledge retention, competency growth and fostering an innovative culture.
Your future workplace
What do you bring to the table?
- A MSc degree or PhD in Mechatronics Engineering .
- You have significant experience in complex, multi-disciplinary high-tech systems development and mechatronics engineering, with at least 10 years in a leadership role, preferably in the high-tech domain.
- Outstanding communication skills enabling effective stakeholder management, both internally and with suppliers and customers.
- Proven ability to inspire, influence and adeptly manage teams, guiding group leads, engineers, designers and architects.
This is what you can expect in return
- Flexible 32-40 hour working week, with the possibility to work from home.
- A healthy work-life balance is very important to us. We have 28 holidays with an option to acquire an additional 12 holidays.
- You will work with passionate colleagues in different technical domains.
- By combining our knowledge of software, electronics, mechanics, mechatronics, mathematics and assembly, we make the impossible possible for our customers and get to work on challenging high-tech projects.
- You get a lot of freedom and responsibility; after all, you know exactly what you are doing.
- Personal coaching and a training budget of €6000 per year, so that you can continue to develop yourself.
- We also find it incredibly important to have fun together. We organize a lot for our employees: from family festivals and sparkling Christmas parties to inspiring knowledge sessions for the high-tech community.
- You will be working on the Sioux Campus and can use our Sioux Labs living room every day for lunch, sports, making music, and sharing your knowledge with colleagues in one of our Tech Labs.
High-Tech, High-Fun, High-Value.
We could tell you all about Sioux’s unique culture and our challenging high-tech projects — and how this is the perfect place to grow professionally. But we'd rather let our people do the talking.Go to testimonials >
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