We are hiring on behalf of a sister company within the Amphenol Group – based with us in Dresden.
Key Responsibilities
Hands-on senior leadership role reporting directly to the General Manager, leading the global engineering organization across four international sites
Raise the pace and quality of innovation and significantly shorten the time from concept to launch
Generate and champion new product concepts that open adjacent markets, with fresh thinking beyond incremental improvements
Drive applied research and platform development in NDIR CO2, H2 detection and capacitive humidity sensing, including the associated electronics and firmware
Own the technology roadmap and co-own the product roadmap
Deliver NPI on schedule, on cost and to specification, with design-to-cost from the concept stage
Build a strong engineering bench and develop future leaders
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field; an advanced degree is a plus
10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multi-site teams
Proven success in launching new products, with structured NPI/stage-gate experience
Deep technical background in sensor or transducer development; issued patents are a plus
Experience in design-to-cost and cost reduction
Automotive OEM/Tier 1 experience; ASPICE knowledge and experience in HVAC/building controls or battery energy storage are a plus
Innovative, decisive and technically credible leader with a commercial mindset
Fluent English and willingness to travel internationally (up to 40%)
Interested?
Send your application documents, stating your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date, preferably by email to [bewerbung@i2s-sensors.de](mailto:bewerbung@i2s-sensors.de)
Please submit your application preferably in English.
Intelligente Sensorsysteme Dresden GmbH
Mr Holger Kühne
Zur Wetterwarte 50, 01109 Dresden, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)351 88 596 74
Source: Bundesagentur fur Arbeit — German Federal Employment Agency · Retrieved 2026-11-06 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by the German Federal Employment Agency
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