System Architect

DECTRIS is a successful and growing hightech company that develops and manufactures X-ray and electron cameras to spark scientific breakthroughs around the world. While photographic cameras capture visible light, DECTRIS cameras count individual X-ray photons and electrons. Our 170+ employees are located in Switzerland, the United States and Japan.
At DECTRIS, academic research meets agile industry practices. The company’s roots are deep in the scientific community and our scientists publish new research results every year. At the same time, our engineers, technicians, administrators, and commercial experts work hard to make sure our customers benefit from the latest technologies without delay.
Since the beginning of 2022, our company has been on a journey towards self-organisation. We follow the principles of self-organised work according to Sociocracy 3.0.**System Architect**:
Your Tasks
- Design system architecture of cutting-edge X-ray and Electron Detectors
- Balance the system architecture across the portfolio by suggesting possible solutions to the portfolio steering committee and demonstrate the trade-off between market-specific solutions and market-overarching platforms on the architecture
- Own the architecture of systems and, through that, realize business value across the portfolio
- Collaborate with stakeholders such as technical domain experts, project management teams, product management, portfolio steering committee
- Advise project management teams and take ownership of ensuring Product Compliance of the entire Product Portfolio
- Evolve the System Architecture Domain in the company to increase the efficiency of product development, leading to a further reduction of the time to market

Your Skills
- Generalist with sound understanding in technical areas such as electronics, physics, data readout in a chain from ASICs over electronics boards to software, mechanics
- Experience with high data rate readout concepts with raw data rates up to 1Tbps.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Integrating differing perspectives of others to create the best outcomes
- Open-minded, solution-focused, pragmatic approach to problem-solving in an environment with numerous opposing interests
- Bias for action and high degree of self-initiative
- Business acumen and capability of realizing business objectives with technical solutions
- Decision-making skills in a matrix environment without formal power over others
- Willingness to specialize in product compliance
- Industry experience in a similar role is a plus

We Offer
- A successful and growing high tech company in an international, scientific environment
- Joining the global leader in HPC X-ray detectors for science and industry. Our Developers design cutting-edge detectors to support the state of the art science and technology
- An international work environment formed by more than 170 experienced engineers, scientists and other professionals. The company languages are German and English
- Excellent, flexible working arrangements to enable professional development and personal life balance
- An attractive working environment: modern infrastructure with wheelchair-accessible rooms, small fitness room, underground car park, subsidised meals, free snacks and drinks, various company events, internal and external training, home office options, after-work beers and other joint leisure activities

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