Lead Process Engineer - Extrusion (m/f/d)

• Ort: Hamburg, Norderstedt - tesa Headquarter
• Einstieg als: Berufserfahrene
• Tätigkeitsbereich: Forschung und Entwicklung
• Referenznummer: 2025-0531
• Abteilung: PC&NP Extrusion
• Maximal erreichbare Entgeltgruppe: MG5
• Vertrag: unbefristet

Das sind Ihre Aufgaben

As Lead Process Engineer – Extrusion (m/f/d), you will be the technical driver for scaling or developing extrusion technologies from pilot status to production level. This role combines strategic responsibility with hands-on leadership, ensuring safe, efficient, digitized, simulation-based, and sustainable processes that meet business needs. You will collaborate closely with global operations, R&D, and external partners, taking ownership of process design, simulation tools, technology scouting, and investment recommendations. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who thrives on innovation, problem-solving, and transferring ideas into scalable industrial solutions.

• Evaluate and implement processes on pilot scale and transfer them to production scale, with technical responsibility for specifications, acceptance criteria, etc. for Pilot Center or Global Operations.
• Develop and/or design machine layouts and production concepts (incl. technical responsibility for assortment in pilot production) considering safety, quality, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Support plants globally in troubleshooting, start-ups, and training of operators.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise pilot and/or production trials, providing technical leadership to up to 5 operators during trials.
• Initiate and contribute to invention disclosures.
• Perform literature and patent searches in consultation with the relevant stakeholders and support FTO analysis from a technological perspective.
• Provide input to the relevant Technology Roadmap(s) and make investment recommendations for technology development.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external networks, with a focus on technological aspects, including scouting and screening of new technologies (e.g., suppliers, fairs, institutions, academia).

Das ist Ihr Profil

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a Science discipline, ideally with 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Assertive personality with a proven hands-on mentality and strong technical comprehension.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems, think creatively, and explore innovative solutions.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication at different hierarchy levels.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Fluent in English and proficient in German.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.