Senior Technical Leader

Location: Hangzhou

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description

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Change how the world lives. One product at a time.

At the Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people, and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute, and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home.

All about the role:

Within the Global R&D site, the Food Preparation – Oven Category team is building a pipeline for a highly motivated Senior Technical Leader to lead the development and industrialization of oven platforms, ensuring technical excellence, cost, quality, and time targets, while driving innovation and cross-functional integration across the full product lifecycle.

This role combines technical leadership and project management, acting as a key interface between R&D functions, Business Areas, and Manufacturing to drive platform and project execution.

What you’ll do:

In this role, you will lead cross-functional development projects from concept definition through industrialization, ensuring full alignment on scope, cost, timing, and technical performance targets.

You will serve as the primary technical interface between R&D, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Manufacturing, facilitating design reviews, risk assessments, supplier technical evaluations, and validation activities. You will also coordinate with global R&D teams to leverage platform synergies, standardization strategies, and best practices across regions.

Additionally, you will engage with international R&D organizations and Business Areas, ensuring that product strategies, technical roadmaps, and market requirements are consistently translated into robust and competitive oven solutions.

In detail, you will:

• Act as technical owner of the project or platform, driving architectural choices and key technical decisions;

• Ensure alignment between 2D/3D design, simulation, testing, and final validation.

• Lead feasibility studies, trade-off analyses, and risk assessments (DFMEA, design reviews).

• Coordinate technical activities across Mechanical, Electronics, Software, Testing, Quality, and Industrialization teams;

• Drive cost competitiveness through design-to-cost, standardization, reuse, and supplier collaboration;

• Lead technical reviews and governance processes (e.g. TdP, CPs, LoF, DFMEA, Risk Reviews);

• Collaborate with Procurement and suppliers to validate technical solutions, cost targets, and risk mitigation actions;

• Support prototyping, validation, and homologation activities;

• Contribute to platform strategy, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Who you are:

• University degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or similar);

• Proven experience (5+ years) in technical leadership, preferably in Oven R&D or Food Preparation appliance development.

• Consolidated technical knowledge of oven systems and components.

• Experience working in cross-functional and international environments.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to balance technical depth with project execution and business priorities.

• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Where you’ll be:

You will be based in Hangzhou, China, where one of Electrolux’s key sites for product development and industrial activities is located. In this dynamic and collaborative environment, teams work closely across R&D, Manufacturing, and Business Areas to develop and industrialize domestic appliances, contributing to global platforms and projects.

Benefits highlights:

• Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment

• Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services

• Family friendly benefits

• Insurance policy plan

• Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path

As part of the Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

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