Position Snapshot 
 
Location: Orbe, Switzerland   
Company: Nestlé System Technology Center NSTC  
Act. Rate: Full-Time 
Type of contract: Permanent contract 

What we offer at Nestlé 

Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you! 
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development 
Smart offices providing agile & collaborative workspaces 
Dynamic international working environment 
Attractive additional benefits 

Position Summary  

The Nestlé System Technology Centre (NSTC) in Orbe is Nestlé’s leading R&D centre for the design, development and deployment of Nestlé delivery systems, offering expertise in machines, packaging and products for in-home and out-of-home.  

Our vision is to be the world’s leading center for breakthrough System innovation that actively cultivates its unique mix of people and expertise. We create innovative and sustainable food & beverages systems, in partnership with businesses, to amaze our consumers. Our NSTC core values - Excellence, Determination, One-team spirit, and Trust – drive us every day in everything we do.

As a “R&D Software Development Electronics Specialist”, you will lead the development of electronics and software of new & existing in-home and out-of-home coffee machines and water dispenser. You will ensure E2E development on time & costs, ensure proper functionalities implementation and state of the art user experience. In this role, you will act as specialist for all electronics & software challenges and identify and promote new opportunities.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context. 

A Day in the Life of a R&D Software Development Electronics Specialist

• Act as specialist for Software development, write machine software requirements, test plan, ensure proper development with external partner, validation and documentation of the SW.
• Design and execute tests to generate necessary data to validate the solutions.
• Manage and optimize external software development companies, close gaps on accuracy & quality
• Standardize and improve E2E software solutions, process.
• Connect and collaborate with machine Project manager, chip manufacturer, electronics manufacturers, other specialist/experts from the Machine Department team.
• Stakeholders and project management: Ensure overall technical project preparation risk evaluation, COGS assessment, technical requirements, planning, budget (equipment, manpower, financial).
• Demonstrate proof of concepts (feasibility and viability) of new Software / Hardware solutions (image recognition; machine learning; wireless communication; IOT solution).

What will make you successful

• University degree (Master or PHD) in Electronics, Computer Science or Micro-Engineering. 
• 5+ years of experience on SW(Software) development & external partner management for small appliances.
• 3+ years of experience using SW(Software) management tools Jira, Git & Confluence.
• Good knowledge on embedded software development for microcontrollers, C and C++.
• Good knowledge on HMI development for touch screens, QT and Linux for embedded devices.
• Good knowledge on data management and connectivity platform.
• Proven Project management skills.
• Able to understand project challenges and identify solutions.
• Able to synthetize, consolidate and present complex information to non-scientific audiences.
• Dream to work for international leader company on food and beverage.
• Strong in interacting within a group of passionate engineers, work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Good English speaker.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.