Product Family Architect - IoT Devices 80-100%

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With technology, software and services for smart buildings, we transform the everyday for everyone. By combining the real and digital worlds, we empower our customers to reach their decarbonization goals, lower their operating costs and create world-class occupant experiences for their people. It's not just about improving buildings - it's about creating efficient, safe, adaptable and sustainable environments, which improve the way the world lives and works.

The digital transformation of buildings is a fast-changing, dynamic sector, and it needs more than just great technology - it needs great people, too. We know a business only thrives if its people are thriving, so at Siemens we put our people first.

Within our buildings business, our diverse global team will support you through your career and challenge you to grow in new and exciting ways, as we transform the world's infrastructure. Our shared journey could take you anywhere...where would you like to go?

As Product Family Architect for IoT Devices, you are responsible for creating and implementing enterprise and system architectures for the IoT portfolio of primary and room devices and systems offerings. You will be sharping the technical vision, strategy and roadmaps for the portfolio and evaluate emerging technologies in the Building Automation Market. This role requires operational leadership to deliver high quality and scalable products and solutions fulfilling state-of-the-art cybersecurity requirements. As member of the product family leadership team, you will be working with different stakeholders like enterprise, portfolio and product line architects, product managers, project managers and developers. We will be happy to introduce you to our exciting environment!

Location: this role will be based in Zug/Switzerland. Please note that qualified candidates need to be legally eligible for work authorization in Switzerland.

 
Your new responsibilities: 

• Technical Leadership for Product Family

As member of the product family leadership team define the architectural runway, technology roadmap, cybersecurity, and ensure total cost of ownership and end-to-end architectural consistency for HVAC field devices across different products and different R&D sites 

• Enterprise and Systems Architecture 

Define and implement the architecture for product and system offerings, integrating IoT, wireless communication, and cloud-edge technologies tailored to the lifecycle and stakeholder needs of building automation systems

• IoT Device Platform Architecture 

Supervise device platforms for IoT devices, serving as the foundation for developing interoperable, scalable, and innovative products

• Leadership in Interdisciplinary Teams 

Lead diverse and global teams across communication technologies, embedded HVAC devices, software, and IoT systems, working with internal and external stakeholders and partners, to create holistic solutions for building automation

• Strategic Assessment and Integration 

Evaluate organizational and market requirements, recommend cutting-edge technologies, and design products to optimize HVAC system performance and business outcomes

• Lifecycle-Oriented Development 

Translate non-functional requirements like scalability, interoperability, and reliability into iterative, risk-based development processes, ensuring alignment with the evolving needs of HVAC and IoT ecosystems 

• Business-Driven Architecture 

Guide business strategies in HVAC and building automation towards an architecture that delivers interoperable, wireless-enabled IoT products for seamless operation 

Your skills and experience: 

• Bachelor's, or master's degree in engineering or technology, preferably electrical & electronic engineering, information technology, computer science or similar education 
• At least five years of experience in systems engineering, systems architecture 
• Experience in developing and architecting IoT systems, applying cloud platforms for IoT systems 
• Very good understanding of the pertinent technologies and trends that reshape system architecture in IoT systems 
• Fluent in relevant IoT technologies such as BLE, Thread, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT etc., and technology and domain protocols such as CoAP, BACnet, KNX, Matter, MQTT etc. 
• Experience in establishing systems architecture in IoT products and systems development based on SAFe development process and method 
• Experience in different stages of product lifecycle, including plan, design, implementation, operation, etc., working with silicon vendors, manufacturers and external suppliers 
• Valuable skills in product management, general business management, strategic marketing 
• Preferably you bring domain knowledge in Building Automation, HVAC, Lighting, Shading, Fire Safety, Access Control and Security or Controls contracting business 
• Proficient communication and presentation abilities in English and German, and any additional language would be a plus 

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I look forward to receiving your application

Carmen
Talent Acquisition Partner

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