AIXTRON SE

Department Manager – Software Qualification

AIXTRON SE

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Herzogenrath • Germany

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About the role

  • Technical and disciplinary leadership of the Software QA team
  • Planning, coordination and prioritization of team tasks, ensuring timely execution and achievement of performance objectives
  • Aligning software qualification and release plans with software development, project and program management and other stakeholders
  • Ensuring adherence to milestones and quality standards throughout the software qualification process
  • Planning team staffing requirements while considering project timelines and budgetary constraints
  • Monitoring the team budget and initiating corrective actions in case of deviations
  • Continuously improving efficiency within the area of responsibility
  • Continuous advancement of the technologies used for software validation
  • Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and facilitating innovations in software quality
  • Coaching and developing the team in QA technologies, test automation, simulation, plant modeling, project management and international collaboration
  • Representing the team’s interests in internal and external committees, including at the highest levels

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a comparable technical discipline
  • Extensive professional experience in disciplinary and technical leadership of software development teams (ideally in software qualification), including managing external development partners
  • Strong composure and decisiveness when faced with changing conditions and priorities
  • Confident presence and proven experience communicating successfully with internal and external stakeholders up to top management
  • Advocating and presenting the team’s deliverables to internal and external stakeholders
  • Proven success in optimizing software QA processes, test strategies and test infrastructures
  • Solid knowledge of software testing processes, test automation and the application of modern testing and simulation technologies
  • Experience in resource and budget planning
  • Strong problem-solving skills for complex technical issues
  • Enthusiasm for leading, motivating and developing an international, interdisciplinary team
  • Strong communication skills in German and English and willingness to travel occasionally
Benefits
  • Flexible working hours: You can arrange your working hours flexibly without fixed core hours, work remotely and alternate between the office and mobile working
  • Vacation: You receive 30 days of annual leave by default, with the option to increase this annually through salary conversion
  • Profit sharing: As an employee you have the opportunity to share in the company’s success through a profit-sharing scheme
  • Health: We support your physical and mental well-being through regular health initiatives and programs
  • Development: We encourage continuous professional development through our AIXTRON Academy and individual development programs
  • Pension and supplemental insurance: We support your retirement provision and offer employer savings contributions (Vermögenswirksame Leistungen) as well as optional supplemental insurance plans
  • Corporate Benefits: Benefit from exclusive discounts and offers through our Corporate Benefits program with numerous partners
  • Catering: Our company canteen offers subsidized meals and fresh seasonal fruit baskets
  • Open corporate culture: We foster an open and respectful culture with informal, first-name interactions across all hierarchy levels
  • Sustainability and mobility: We promote sustainability and provide e-charging stations for cars and bicycles, good public transport connections and free parking spaces
  • Referral program: If you help recruit new talent for AIXTRON, we reward you generously through our referral program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software QAtest automationsimulation technologiessoftware testing processesproject managementresource planningbudget planningsoftware qualificationtest strategiesperformance objectives
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingdecisivenesscomposureteam developmentmotivationadvocacyinterdisciplinary collaborationcontinuous improvement
Certifications
degree in Computer Sciencedegree in Electrical Engineering