At rapitag, our mission is to revolutionize the retail industry by enhancing safety, speed, and convenience. Established in 2017, we have reimagined the conventional security tag, transforming it into a cutting-edge IoT device with multiple patents. This innovation empowers retailers with groundbreaking opportunities, enabling seamless and secure self-checkout experiences and streamlining processes for high-value products like never before.
We are currently seeking a dynamic and visionary Head of Engineering (m/f/d) to join our team in Munich. If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and shaping the future of retail, we invite you to be part of our journey. Join us today and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of retail technology!

Tasks

• Achieving series production readiness of the hardware products.
• Organization and management of hardware development, embedded development, testing and industrialization.
• Disciplinary and technical management of the expert teams.
• Develop, adapt and implement the engineering strategy.
• Ensuring the competitiveness of series products by optimizing results, production and quality.
• Drive innovations, improvements and new development topics in a direct reporting line to managing director.
• Close cooperation with product management.
• Establishment of innovation processes with a focus on time-to-market.
• Budget and resource management: responsibility for planning and managing the development and production budget as well as the efficient allocation of resources.
• Coordination of external designers, manufacturers and EMS partners.

Requirements

• Engineering is not just your profession but your passion and you have acquired extensive knowledge through both personal and professional projects.
• You enjoy providing imapact for innovative solutions and driving them forward with your team.
• You have a degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, communications engineering or similar.
• You have sound experience in employee and team management; your modern management style challenges and encourages and supports independent action in your team.
• The design of development processes has been one of your tasks for years.
• Your confident communication at various hierarchical levels, rounds off your profile.
• Ideally, you have already gained experience in hardware, software or system development and therefore have a holistic systems approach.

Benefits

• Have an impact: Join the pioneering core team with an entrepreneurial culture operating in the hypergrowth industry of retail technology - we have bold ambitions.
• Be valued: We offer attractive compensation and the opportunity to shape an early-stage deep tech start-up from the ground up.
• Be on site - if you want to: An office location in the heart of Munich (Giesing) with flexible working hours and remote / home office options.
• Top equipment for top talents: We´ll hook you up with the best gadgets like a new MacBook Pro.
• Work independent: Freedom for own ideas, working style and area of responsibility with short decision-making processes.
• There is more: Enjoy an open atmosphere, connect with industry experts and digital pioneers, free drinks in our office, and take part in regular team events.

• Achieving series production readiness of the hardware products.
• Organization and management of hardware development, embedded development, testing and industrialization.
• Disciplinary and technical management of the expert teams.
• Develop, adapt and implement the engineering strategy.
• Ensuring the competitiveness of series products by optimizing results, production and quality.
• Drive innovations, improvements and new development topics in a direct reporting line to managing director.
• Close cooperation with product management.
• Establishment of innovation processes with a focus on time-to-market.
• Budget and resource management: responsibility for planning and managing the development and production budget as well as the efficient allocation of resources.
• Coordination of external designers, manufacturers and EMS partners