Development Engineer – hammer drills and chuck design (m/f/d)

What’s the role?

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about power tool development. You like to tackle technical challenges with your strength, knowledge, and problem-solving expertise. You stay positive and self-motivated when facing challenges and temporary setbacks. With your hands-on mindset and power to put things into practice, you have an affinity to implement design concepts from prototyping to manufacturing. You feel comfortable in coordinating and collaborating with an interdisciplinary and international team to develop innovative power tools.

Who is Hilti?

What does the role involve?

You will spend your time with us in the development of power tools and accessories. Your daily task will be to design complex assemblies in the area of hammer drills development with CAD tools. Your creativity for innovative solutions will be in demand from technology development to serial production. You will be responsible for ensuring that your design solution meets the requirements for robustness and performance. You will ensure root-cause for failure is found and appropriate solution is implemented. You will ensure the manufacturing feasibility in different aspects together with our international manufacturing partners. In close collaboration with other competence areas (testing, measuring systems, simulation, and production technology) as well as insert development, you will validate technical limits and demonstrate new approaches.

What do we offer?

• Fitness and health benefits
• Language courses
• Flexible working arrangements
• Company pension scheme (employer-financed)
• Subsidy for childcare

• Support in relocating and finding a flat
Tax advice

What you need is:

• 3D CAD knowledge - ideally in Siemens NX
• Completed diploma or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, material engineering or related fields
• Several years of professional experience in product development in an industrial or academic environment
• Strong and proven skills in mechanical concept and design work and structured problem solving in powertools relevant fields
• Knowledge in machining process and/or rubber technology are an advantage
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Fluent in English - German language skills are an advantage

Why should you apply?

We have highly qualified people working for us who come from a wide variety of backgrounds. We believe that diverse teams work even more innovatively, productively and creatively. We offer a forward-looking growth field with technologically exciting tasks and prospects.

During your job interview you will spend some time with us and get to know our company. Thus you will get a feeling for the job and our corporate culture.

Hilti stands for equal opportunities. We are looking forward to receiving applications from severely disabled persons and similarly disabled persons.

Contact: Hilti Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH I Jennifer Cyffka I Human Resources

Should you encounter technical problems during your application, please contact mycareer-techsupport@hilti.com.