Director of R&D - Connectivity (m/f/d) (Technische/r Direktor/in)

• “Preferred locations are any Siemens location within the EMEA region, China or India.”
• We are ONE Siemens
• Siemens Digital Industries Operations Software is a suite of integrated digital
• solutions to engineer, simulate and operate manufacturing operations across
• industries. Operations Software includes our product portfolio in manufacturing
• engineering (COMOS, Tecnomatix, NX CAM, ...) & production operations (Win
• CC, Scada, PCS 7 / neo, Opcenter, Insights Hub, ...). The portfolio helps
• organizations across many different industries to improve operational
• efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance decision-making by providing real-time
• visibility and control across manufacturing and business processes.

Formula 1

• cars, ships, mobile phones, space exploration vehicles, food & beverages,
• pharmaceuticals and many of the other objects we see in our daily lives are
• being conceived and produced using our software.

We're

• redefining the industrial world using data and AI to make production: Agile,
• Adaptive, Autonomous. Eliminate productivity boundaries for today’s and
• tomorrow’s production operation. Join our mission to build the most
• comprehensive next generation AI-native Industrial Operations Software
• portfolio as the new operation system for industry in the age of AI. With us
• you have the chance to now apply AI to where it really matters: In the physical
• world of an industrial production and engineering of real things.
• As part of
• Siemens Operations Software (OPS-SW), the Technology, Data Fabric & Agentic
• AI organization provides the technology foundation that enables the next
• generation of industrial software. Its portfolio includes AI Production &
• Engineering Systems, Data Fabric, Agentic AI frameworks, connectivity
• platforms, semantic data models, cloud-native architectures, and industrial AI
• services that power autonomous, scalable, and intelligent operations across the
• OPS-SW portfolio.
• As Director of Research & Development – Connectivity, you will take technological
• leadership of our newly established Connectivity organization within DI SW
• Operations Software (OpsSW). You will be responsible for a globally distributed
• R&D organization across multiple locations and time zones. At the heart of
• your work stands the Information Connector – Digital Industries' consolidated
• connectivity product and the technical foundation for the Operational Data
• Fabric and the Agentic AI layer of OpsSW. You will further shape the consistent
• adoption of modern AI tools across the entire software engineering process and
• establish AI as an integral element of your team's engineering culture.

Your Area of Impact

• Technical and disciplinary

• leadership of the global R&D organization of the Connectivity unit
• across multiple locations and time zones, and steering of external
• development partners

• Ownership of the consolidation

• of existing connectivity products into the Information Connector and
• reliable delivery of the product roadmap

• Responsibility for the

• cross-platform architecture (Industrial Edge, Kubernetes) and for broad
• support of industrial devices and protocols

• Ensure maintenance of legacy

connectivity products and support sunset paths

• Support customer engagement and

steer customer critical issues

• Establishment and scaling of AI

• usage across the full software engineering lifecycle (e.g., AI-assisted
• code generation, test automation, code reviews, architecture and
• documentation support) including selection, rollout, and governance of the
• corresponding tools

• Fostering an engineering

• culture in which AI-assisted ways of working are the standard and are
• continuously evolved – with a clear focus on productivity, quality, and
• time-to-market

• Establishment of unified

• engineering practices, architecture governance, and quality processes
• across previously separate teams

• Close collaboration with the

• Data Fabric and Agentic AI teams as well as with the OpsSW Business Lines
• to ensure flawless integration of the Information Connector both as a
• standalone product and as an embedded component

• Ensuring cybersecurity,

• regulatory compliance (incl. CRA), modern license management,
• and product certifications

• Building a unified,

• capability-oriented engineering culture without product or origin-based
• silos

• Ownership of the R&D budget

• of the Connectivity unit and optimization of investment allocation across
• sites and capability areas
• Your Success is Based on

• Several years of experience

• leading sizeable software R&D organizations, ideally in the fields of
• industrial software, IIoT, edge computing, or industrial connectivity

• Proven experience leading

• globally distributed development teams, including strong cross-cultural
• leadership skills

• Deep technical understanding of

• edge platforms and industrial protocols, as well as of data and semantic
• modeling

• Validated experience

• introducing and scaling AI-assisted engineering practices and evaluating
• modern AI coding and engineering tools

• Experience consolidating and

migrating complex product landscapes

• Familiarity with Agile / SAFe

• at Scale, modern DevOps practices, and product-oriented engineering
• organization

• Strong ability to navigate the

• tension between new product development, installed-base care, and legacy
• sunset

• Affinity for AI-driven product

• evolution and for the role of connectivity as an enabler for autonomous
• manufacturing

• Excellent communication,

• facilitation, and presentation skills, as well as experience in direct
• interaction at senior management level

• Strong ability to develop

• constructive solutions even in sensitive discussions while maintaining
• focus on win-win situations

• Fluent

• English skills, German advantageous
• Join our Digital World

At Siemens

• Digital Industries Operations Software, flexibility is how we work - hybrid by
• default, built on trust and autonomy. We build technology that shapes the real
• world. You'll grow through real projects, strong technical peers, and global
• mobility, backed by the scale and benefits of an industrial operations software
• leader. We're committed to equality and inclusion, and we hire based on merit,
• skills, and impact. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape
• tomorrow!

Our Benefits & Rewards

• The actual
• compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills,
• experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers a wide range of
• health and wellness benefits to employees

Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

• We value
• equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities ( <https://www.siemens.com/de/en/company/jobs/life-at-siemens/inclusion.html> ) . At
• Siemens, we believe people who've had real experiences dealing with being
• different will excel as leaders. Let's foster a culture of creativity and
• innovation. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided
• reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview
• process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and
• privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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