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Team Manager R&D Software

Location: 

Uzwil, St. Gallen, CH, 9240

Work Site:  Onsite
Duration:  Permanent / Unlimited
Date:  Jun 12, 2026

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.​ Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Summary

Are you passionate about machines and automation solutions for the production of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, nuts and other high-quality food products? Would you like to bring your automation expertise into technologies that enable reliable, efficient and sustainable production of premium consumer goods? As Team Lead R&D Software within Bühler’s Business Area Chocolate & Flavor Creation, you will lead a team responsible for developing, programming and maintaining the software for our machines throughout their entire life cycle. Together with your team, you will ensure that our PLC, HMI and safety solutions are robust, high-performing, scalable and seamlessly integrated into our machine platforms. In this role, you will combine technical automation expertise with leadership responsibility. You will guide and coach a team of engineers and developers, ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget and in the required quality, and help shape the future standards of our machine control solutions.

Job Responsibilities

  • You lead, coach and develop a team of automation engineers and developers in the R&D environment
  • You ensure the successful delivery of PLC and automation-related tasks in machine development projects, meeting quality, timeline and budget requirements
  • You drive the development, standardization and reuse of robust PLC, HMI and safety-related machine control solutions
  • You plan resources, manage priorities and create transparency on project progress, risks and bottlenecks
  • You collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Product Management, R&D, Supply Chain, Customer Service and global platform teams to improve automation quality and machine performance

Qualifications

  • Degree in automation, electrical engineering, software engineering, IT or a comparable technical field
  • Several years of experience in automation, PLC software development, machine control or a related engineering discipline
  • Experience in leading or coordinating technical teams in development or engineering projects
  • Strong knowledge of PLC programming, HMI integration, machine control concepts and ideally safety-related automation
  • Structured and solution-oriented working style with strong communication skills in German and English and the ability to motivate and develop people

At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world ​of possibilities.​ Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

Let’s create impact together! 

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