Technical Director Engineering / Lead Engineer Plant Construction 80–100%

Technical Director Engineering / Lead Engineer Plant Construction 80–100%

Shaping technically instead of managing. Developing solutions that stand the test of practice.

We are looking for doers with technical depth.
People who do not see engineering as an end in itself, but as a foundation for safe, economical, and cleanly realizable plants.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced technical personality who works closely with our management, project managers, and design team, takes responsibility, makes decisions based on expertise, and actively develops our engineering. It is not primarily about personnel management, but about technical leadership, technical judgment, and the ability to advance others with good solutions. You utilize your freedom, tackle topics independently, and bring projects to a structured and reliable conclusion, even when things get technically tricky.

What this task is about

As Technical Director Engineering / Lead Engineer, you are one of the technical minds at ISTinox. You take on the technical responsibility for demanding projects and support our project managers wherever in-depth engineering, calculations, or process engineering knowledge is required. You work closely with management, project management, design, procurement, and production.

• Addressing customer concerns: Capture technical customer concerns in the initial contact, recognize initial ideas and needs, and accompany them as a competent contact person in further project clarification.

• Developing concepts: Develop technically sound and economical solution and plant concepts.

• Plants and components: Plan, calculate, and dimension plants and components.

• Engineering: Responsible for process engineering and mechanical engineering in demanding projects.

• Technical fundamentals: Develop clear technical fundamentals for project management and design and ensure that the solutions also work in manufacturing and assembly.

• Complex customer projects: Accompany complex customer projects from the concept phase to technical implementation.

• Support and sparring: Support our project managers as a technical sparring partner in demanding technical questions.

• Technical review: Review concepts, designs, and critical components with a high quality standard.

• Collaboration: Work closely with management, project management, design, procurement, and production.

• Standards and processes: Pragmatically further develop technical standards, methods, and processes.

What you bring

• Education and professional experience: Ideally, a technical basic education as a designer, plant and apparatus builder, polymechanic, or training as a mechanical engineer FH/ETH, ideally with a specialization in process engineering, as well as several years of experience in process engineering plant construction.

• Technical understanding: Very good understanding of design, calculation, and technical specification.

• Customer-specific solutions: Experience with demanding, customer-specific plants and solutions.

• Problem-solving: Enjoy analyzing technical problems in a structured manner and solving them pragmatically.

• Technical support: Ability to support designers and project managers technically.

• Work style: Independent, structured, and solution-oriented work style.

• Language skills: Good German and English skills.

What to expect at ISTinox

With us, not only the hard facts count:

it also has to fit on a human level. We roll up our sleeves, enjoy really good work, and want to make a difference together.

A team at eye level:

People with whom collaboration is enjoyable: direct, uncomplicated, helpful, and with real team spirit.

Performance principle:

Initiative, quality, and responsibility will take you further with us – titles may look good on business cards – but what matters is what you make of it.

Quick paths:

Short paths, clear decisions, and direct contact with management – good ideas do not get stuck in a waiting loop with us.

Well secured all around:

with 100% salary continuation in case of illness and attractive retirement benefits that grow with your years of service!

Time to recharge:

five weeks of vacation, six from 50, plus free drinks from coffee to after-work beer.

Real team spirit:

Whether after-work drink, barbecue evening, Christmas dinner, or anniversary trip: We love to celebrate successes together – and good team spirit is simply part of it for us.

Sounds like you?
If you are looking for a job that remains as unexciting as possible, we are probably not your destination. If you love technology, want responsibility, and want to accelerate with us, we want to get to know you. A stiff standard cover letter is not necessary. Just tell us what drives you, what you are professionally proud of, and why you fit into ISTinox.

Work location:

Thun-Gwatt

Start date:

Immediately or by arrangement