Development Leader, Intelligent Tube Systems

Sandvik Materials Technology (SMT) is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a world-leading manufacturer of high-value-added products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys for the most demanding industries, many within the energy sector. Tube’s service business is a new and growing organization that is part of Sandvik Materials Technology’s (SMT) growth initiative, working with technical services, production-related services and special added operations. We offer both products and services with the aim of becoming a stronger supplier and providing our customers with excellent support in the use of our solutions.

We are expanding the service business by introducing Intelligent Tube Systems and, as part of this expansion, we are currently looking for a technically skilled and business-driven Development Leader to join us in Sandviken. You will take part in our new offering, in which we supply a system that can monitor important parameters in industrial applications. The purpose of this new offering is sales growth, but also to position SMT in a new business segment for the future. We welcome you to a global and flexible position where you play a significant part in the creation and success of our delivery and where you have great possibilities for advancement.

JOB SUMMARY
As Development Leader, you are actively involved in the success of expanding our new business within Intelligent Tube Systems by contributing with your technical expertise. It is your job to ensure that optimal technical solutions are developed and/or chosen, and you work with concepts, analyses and ideas based on our customers’ requirements and needs. You maintain close collaboration with both internal and external resources and have the overall responsibility to identify and maintain contact with the best partners for different technical solutions. You also define and acquire the internal resources needed for development. Additionally, you are accountable for our patent strategy and the activities related to our patent work.

As part of this position, you participate in marketing and sales activities connected to Intelligent Tube Systems, which may include visits to prospective customers and involvement in trade shows. Since this is a new business area, we also expect you to actively engage in the development of new system offerings and the department’s continuous improvement process.

Some travel will be required in this position, both domestic and international.

CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information about this position, please contact:
Erika Hedblom, recruiting manager, +46 (0)26 264 362

Union contacts
Mikael Larsson, Unionen, +46 (0)26 263 166
Maria Sundqvist, Akademikerförbundet, +46 (0)26 263 993
Inga-Lena Hedqvist, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 264 073

Send your application no later than March 24, 2017. Read more about Sandvik and apply at www.sandvik.se/career, Job ID: 349816.

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.

Recruitment Specialist
Petra Hansson



We are looking for someone with a Master of Science in Electronics, Applied Physics, Computer Science or other relevant field. You have preferably worked in the steel industry and, as Intelligent Tube Systems is a technically complex and diverse area, it is necessary to have broad technical knowledge. You have experience from as many of the following areas as possible: strain or temperature measurements, statistical data analysis, Internet of Things, Cloud Services, electronics development and sensor technology. Practical experience from building sensor-controlled systems is a definite plus, as is experience from both production and customer interaction and from working with patents. Finally, you are fluent in Swedish and English, both in speaking and in writing.

We place great value on your personal qualities – you are curious and have a true interest in expanding your competence and knowledge, as well as in creating new business opportunities. Combining your strategic mindset with the ability to plan your work and follow up on your performance, you ensure that we meet short and long-term objectives and achieve high quality results. Understanding and analyzing customer demands and requirements comes naturally to you, as does making decisions and prioritizing your assignments. An outgoing personality, great communication and networking skills and the ability to cooperate across multicultural borders are necessities for success in this position.

We are a company with an open-minded culture, actively working to create a workplace that is characterized by diversity and inclusion.


Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and safety. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2016, the Group had approximately 43,000 employees and sales of 82 billion SEK in more than 150 countries within continuing operations.