Test Engineer – Direct Fastening

Engineering Solutions. Powering Industries.

We are looking for talented future shaper, forward thinker, innovation driver – these are all terms that apply to you?
You don't just want to work at a desk, but also feel comfortable in a test field environment, which also allows you to truly "grasp" our products. You want to grow personally as well as professionally and want to exert a positive influence on building a sustainable future.

What You'll do

As a Test Engineer in Direct Fastening, your role involves ensuring the quality and reliability of products throughout their development process. This involves developing comprehensive test plans, identifying and troubleshooting issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address defects and implementing solutions to improve product performance and customer satisfaction. Your role also entails collaborating closely with product development teams to understand the product requirements and design appropriate testing strategies. You share your project findings with project and steering committees, promoting transparent and straightforward communication within project teams and with management.
Furthermore, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of testing processes and methodologies, leveraging automation tools and techniques wherever possible to streamline testing efforts and improve overall efficiency. To further deepen your initial leadership experience, you will coordinate tasks and workflows with internal and external partners and supervise and coach external employees.
We will accompany you intensively in your onboarding and support you both in the challenging technical tasks and through coaching and mentoring.

What You’ll Bring

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or related disciplines
• High affinity for practical activities and the ability to identify and solve problems
• Work experience in product testing or product development in an industrial or academic environment are an advantage
• International experience in the form of work experience, internships or semesters abroad an advantage
• High team orientation with very good communication skills in an interdisciplinary and international environment
• Very good communication skills in English, knowledge of German an advantage

What’s In It for You

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:

• Connection with a diverse community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities in a region where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland intersect.
• Employee groups actively supporting causes like female empowerment and the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Leisure activities like mountain biking and tennis.
• Opportunities for community engagement both locally and internationally.
• Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, financial guidance, free parking, fuel discounts, workation, sabbatical, home office opportunity, flexible and trust-based working hours, meditation/ relaxation rooms, Hilti tool rental service, massage possibilities, and relocation support.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

For further questions, please feel free to contact Thomas Pelc, Head of Testing or Hansa Stein, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at [email protected]
For non-EU/ EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss/ Liechtenstein work permit, Hilti cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations.