Functional Team Lead & Solution Engineer – Industrial Automation & Digitalization, Machine Builders (f/m/d)

As a Functional Team Lead & Solution Engineer for Machine Builders, you accelerate OEM conversions across EMEA by providing high-level system engineering and solution expertise, while delivering functional leadership and guidance for an international engineering team.

In this dual capacity, you combine trusted technology advising for strategic Machine Builder customers with team coordination and project management – shaping innovative automation architectures and driving digital transformation initiatives across the region.

You make an impact by:

• Engineering, Consulting & Strategic Duties
• Serving as trusted technology advisor for strategic Machine Builder customers throughout their digital transformation journey
• Providing expert consultancy on machine concepts, complete automation and system architectures, and industrial digital thread strategies
• Engineering tailored technical applications and system architectures using SIMATIC, SINAMICS and PC-based systems; optimizing branch-specific technological processes
• Working in close coordination with Solution Managers to ensure successful development, scaling and long-term success of strategic OEMs across EMEA
• Performing rigorous testing and software commissioning in a dedicated demonstration machine hall
• Functional Team Leadership & Service Delivery
• Ensuring the team delivers agreed-upon services in alignment with budget, schedules and quality standards to guarantee customer and stakeholder satisfaction
• Planning and assigning tasks to team members based on individual availability and core competencies
• Monitoring project and task progress using team member working hours and effort logging
• Reporting team cost and project status to responsible parties and external stakeholders
• Knowledge Transfer & Team Development
• Facilitating and structuring continuous know-how transfer within the team
• Defining and coordinating thesis topics, internships and working student projects
• Advising key OEMs and end customers on complex technological requirements
• Delivering global training for developed applications within cross-functional, international teams

This is how you'll win us

• Education
• University degree (B.Sc./M.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field

• Experience & Skills
• Professional engineering experience, including hands-on commissioning and proven domain expertise in one or more industries (Packaging, Plastics, Automotive, A&D, Printing & Converting, Battery, Electronics & Semiconductors, Robotics & Handling, Intralogistics, Industrial Cranes)
• Strong proficiency in PLCs, Motion Control, Drive Technology and complete automation architectures
• Experience with high-level programming languages (SCL, ST, C++)
• Familiarity with Siemens automation and drive portfolio (SIMATIC, SINAMICS) is highly preferred

• Ways of Working
• Demonstrated experience or strong potential in functional leadership, task coordination and mentoring
• Strong analytical mindset, self-reliant working style and excellent communication skills
• Collaborative team spirit with ability to work in international, cross-functional environments
• Customer-focused with strong technical problem-solving orientation and passion for innovation
• Languages: Fluent business English; additional languages are an advantage

This is what we offer you:

• Exciting Projects: Work on innovative solutions that will shape the industrial world of tomorrow
• Development Opportunities: Comprehensive training and development programs that advance you both professionally and personally
• Flexible Working: Flexible working hours and hybrid work model, allowing you to work from home up to half your week, with contributions toward home office expenses
• Inspiring Team: An open corporate culture where collaboration and mutual support are highly valued
• Attractive Compensation: A competitive salary package and at least CZK 34,000 per year to personalize your benefits from categories like: 
• Finance: contributions toward pension, life insurance, and/or long-term investment products (DIP), plus an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Wellbeing: Cafeteria system, e-meal vouchers or company canteen, company nursery (Prague and Ostrava), and exclusive employee offers/discounts
• Health: Discounted MultiSport card and access to premium healthcare and crisis support (e.g. psychological counseling)

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!

Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce

At Siemens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values your skills and provides equitable opportunities to progress. For us, competitiveness goes hand in hand with diverse teams and a shared sense of belonging. Our technology is powered by innovation, fueled by the diverse thinking and the unique merits of our people. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday, for everyone, together with us.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from persons with disabilities. In the case of equal qualifications, severely disabled applicants and applicants with equivalent status will be given preference.

About us

Siemens Digital Industries Automation (DI AUT) is one of the world's leading providers of industrial automation. Our innovative automation portfolio enables companies of all sizes in both the process and discrete manufacturing industries to accelerate their automation and thus their digital transformation across the entire value chain. This allows our customers to increase productivity and flexibility and become future-ready through technologies such as software-defined systems and artificial intelligence. Siemens Xcelerator – the open digital business platform – helps to implement this more easily, quickly, and at scale. Together with partners and a broad ecosystem, Siemens supports its customers on their journey toward becoming a Digital Enterprise.