Senior Lead Engineer – Core Engineering (M/F)

Do you want to influence how engineering is performed across a global organisation? Are you passionate about building scalable product development processes, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering maturity?

We are looking for a Senior Lead Engineer – Core Engineering who will play a key role in defining and governing engineering standards, processes, and best practices across Global Technology. This position combines strategic thinking, technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen our product development capabilities and support the growth of our own intellectual property and platform solutions.

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Core Engineering, you will act as a trusted expert and change leader, helping to shape the future of engineering within KK Group.

Your Responsibilities:

• Own and develop selected Core Engineering domains, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Define and continuously improve engineering processes, methods, and ways of working across the product lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain global standards, templates, guidelines, and governance principles.
• Drive strategic improvements in product development processes from concept to market introduction.
• Strengthen design quality, requirements management, systems engineering, and engineering governance practices.
• Support adoption of digital engineering solutions and the digital thread strategy in cooperation with IT and business architecture teams.
• Facilitate workshops and alignment activities across global engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Define, monitor, and improve engineering KPIs, maturity indicators, and performance metrics.
• Support complex engineering process challenges and governance decisions.
• Mentor engineers and actively contribute to competence development across the organisation.
• Promote a culture of openness, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps, prioritisation activities, and strategic planning initiatives.

What We Are Looking For:

Education & Experience

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in:
• Mechanical Engineering,
• Electrical Engineering,
• Mechatronics,
• Systems Engineering,
• Product Development,
• or another relevant technical discipline.
• Solid experience in product development and engineering design processes.
• Strong background in Process Excellence, Engineering Governance, Design Quality, Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience working with global engineering organisations and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with engineering systems such as ALM, PLM, Windchill , or similar solutions.
• Understanding of digital engineering, product lifecycle management, and engineering transformation initiatives.

Technical Competencies

• Deep understanding of the complete product development lifecycle.
• Ability to design scalable engineering processes and governance models.
• Strong knowledge of requirements management and systems engineering principles.
• Experience defining KPIs, maturity assessments, and evidence-based decision frameworks.
• Ability to bridge business needs with engineering and digital solution capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Personal Competencies

We are looking for someone who:

• Is open-minded and collaborative.
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and supporting others.
• Has a natural mentoring and coaching mindset.
• Can influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Builds trust and alignment across teams and locations.
• Communicates clearly with both technical and business audiences.
• Drives change with energy, structure, and persistence.
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to shape engineering on a global scale.
• Strategic role with significant impact on technology development and business performance.
• Work closely with engineering leaders, architects, and key stakeholders across the organisation.
• Influence the future of product development, digitalisation, and engineering maturity.
• International environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth.
• Possibility to mentor and develop engineering talent worldwide.

Don't Meet Every Requirement?

Research shows that many talented candidates hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you are excited about this opportunity and believe you can contribute to our journey, we encourage you to apply.

Join us and help build the engineering standards, processes, and capabilities that will shape the future of engineering in KK Group.