Head of Manufacturing Engineering (m/f/d)

Kalsdorf bei Graz
Full-time employee
2026-09-24
Industrialization & Production Technology Shop, Production & Manufacturing

With the passion of our people, we contribute to a sustainable future for society by creating innovative products and service in e-mobility for our customers.

Samsung SDI Battery Systems is a global technology leader in e-mobility. Together with our customers in the automotive industry, we develop and test innovative battery systems for automotive applications based on state-of-the-art lithium ion technology.

The technology center of Samsung SDI Battery Systems is located in Kalsdorf, Austria, close to Graz. Samsung SDI is a full-service supplier for lithium ion cells, battery modules and battery packs for all electric vehicles as well as all types of hybrid vehicles.

Your core responsibilities are:

Provide technical and functional leadership to the manufacturing engineering team and drive the strategic development of the function across technologies, programs and sites.
Act as the key link between product development and series production, defining manufacturing and process requirements as binding input for pack development.
Work in close partnership with the design team from the earliest development phase, embedding Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-assembly guidelines directly into pack architecture and component design.
Drive innovation from our joining and assembly processes — developing, qualifying and standardizing joining technologies, and transferring proven process know-how into new product generations and programs.
Own the end-to-end path from process development to production equipment: process concept and feasibility, process qualification, equipment specification, automation and Smart Production from prototype to series production.
Drive equipment coordination with headquarters in Korea — joint equipment specifications, build and commissioning strategy, technical alignment and timeline tracking.
Build and steer the global engineering network as the central interface between product development, industrialization, equipment suppliers and our international production sites.
Act as the first point of contact for manufacturing engineering escalations across the network.
Ensure early supplier involvement, standardization of manufacturing processes and equipment, and structured know-how transfer between HQ and the local organization.

What you need is:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Mechatronics, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
Several years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process development, production technology, or industrialization/NPI.
Proven experience in developing and implementing production processes and equipment, ideally in automotive, battery, or e-mobility.
Experience in technical or functional leadership of engineering teams, ideally across several programs and sites.
Strong understanding of the interface between product development, manufacturing engineering, and series production, including equipment procurement and automation.
Proven ability to work in a global, matrixed organization and to align technical decisions with engineering partners in different countries and cultures; experience collaborating with Korean HQ is a strong plus.
Strategic mindset, strong decision-making, negotiation and communication skills.
Very good English skills; good German skills are an advantage.

Our offer for you:

Shape the manufacturing engineering of innovative battery systems from the early development phase through to series production.

Lead a globally networked function with high technical responsibility, close and direct collaboration with our headquarters in Korea and international production sites, significant room for your ideas, and a leadership role within our product development organization.

The annual gross salary for this position starts at EUR 85,000 (all-in). Depending on your qualifications and professional experience, we offer a competitive overpayment in line with the market.

Our Benefits for you:

Our most important resource? Our employees. We honor this with a multitude of benefits.

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Workplace & Infrastructure

Sports & Health

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Goodies

Group Premiums & Bonuses

Modern work environment in an European technology center for battery development and testing

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In a team that lives the future.

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