Technical Innovation Specialist

About DeLaval
DeLaval is the world-leader in development, manufacturing and providing dairy farming solutions. These solutions range from premium robotic milking and dairy farm management systems to advanced vision solutions, sensors and cutting-edge digital services based on pioneering machine learning algorithms, edge devices and cloud platforms. Our vision is to make sustainable food production possible. As a company built on innovation, we constantly work to find and innovate ways of creating value for our customers, dairy farmers; by developing world-leading milking equipment and solutions.
Today, DeLaval has approximately 4,500 passionate professionals operating in more than 100 markets around the world. DeLaval is part of the Tetra Laval Group. See more at www.delavalcorporate.com.
Technical Innovation Specialist
Do you have a passion for innovation and product development? Do you want to work in a high-tech company where you can contribute to a more sustainable world? DeLaval is strengthening its innovation capabilities by expanding the already successful Technical Innovation Team.
The team,
Technical Innovation (TI) team is part of DeLaval’s product development and management (PMD) organisation supporting DeLaval in its innovation journey. The team is a group of highly competent technical experts. We combine our technical know-how and deep dairy industry knowledge to identify, develop and proof new innovative technologies and new business opportunities that contribute to DeLaval’s product plan. We monitor dairy market needs, technologies developed by industry authorities or start-ups as well as academically developed solutions. For selected technologies and with the help of product managers and other colleagues at DeLaval’s product development (PD), we investigate these solutions from technical, business or IP point of view often through agreements and collaborations.
Key Responsibilities
DeLaval is currently making a major investment in innovation and digitization that is taken place in different parts of the organization. This includes expanding the technical innovation team with talented engineers who wants to be a part of their future innovation journey.
As a Technical Innovation Specialist, you are the cohesive link for innovation and innovation projects. Together with your colleagues in the team you act as the hub for explorative innovation within DeLaval where you support customer and innovation strategy by running proof of concepts initiatives, making technical assessments, managing technical partnerships, and exploring new technologies. The responsibility also includes to support the efficient transfer of concepts to product line organization for commercialization.
The role also includes:
Evaluate ideas and suggestions from external parties
Lead concept development projects and studies
Participate in developing the roadmap within innovation
Prepare project proposals and participates in projects funded by DeLaval’s Innovation Committee
Independently plan and run your own Proof of Concept projects
Run experiments in the test farm and lab

The role works cross functional and have a close dialogue with the product and engineering organization. Furthermore, you will support other functions that work with innovation within DeLaval. The position is located in Tumba, Ability to travel globally is a wish. Position reports to Manager Technical Innovation which is part of Product Management and Development (PMD).
Who you are
We are looking for a person with:
Data analytics skills and expert in machine learning.
Academic degree in engineering or veterinary & animal science, PhD preferred.
Must have knowledge or experimental background in dairy farming industry.
At least five years of experience working within research or product development environment.
Fluent in English or/and Swedish in both written and spoken.
Administrative skills (running concept projects, creating reports and presentations)

As a person you are:
Analytical
Open minded and innovative
A team player for whom communication and outreaching is never a challenge.

In this recruitment, your personal attributes will be of great importance. We are looking for a person who has a passion and great interest in innovation within product development, with a track record of creating results. To fit in with the team, you are a curious team player with an ability to find innovative and smart solutions. You are a communicative person who enjoys working cross-functional with many contact areas and you like to contribute with your experience and skills to others.
At DeLaval we believe diversity in our teams makes us develop better products as well as having the best working environment
What we offer,
As an employee of DeLaval you will get the opportunity to work in a beautiful but also practical environment, since the factory, development and the lab is adjacent to each other in Tumba south of Stockholm.
We offer you a workplace like no other, where state of the art technology go hand in hand with sustainable food production and animal welfare:
Market-based salary with an individual incentive program based on performance and company result.
A secure employment and benefits from the collective agreement (occupational pension, work-related accident insurance, parental leave, reduction of working hours)
Parental leave compensation (approx. 10 percent of the employee's monthly salary)
Wellness contribution of 2000 SEK/year
Private health insurance
Flexible working hours and a global remote working policy that allows employees to work from home in agreement with their manager
30 days paid vacation


Last day to apply is 6th of July 2022.
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