Technical Product Owner Linux Platform (m/f/n)

The Technology Centre in St. Gallen, as a key-part of the Business Line Industrial Controls and Protection (ICP) in Bonn, focuses on the development, production and sales support of automation products, software and solutions, which are used by well-known machine and plant manufacturers worldwide.

As a Technical Product Owner, you will be the responsible person to manage our Linux Platform roadmap. This position will be part of Automation and Digital Solutions Engineering team within ICP Business. This includes the definition of requirements, aligned with all stakeholders, maintaining the development backlog and define release roadmaps. Additionally, the Product Owner should be the interface from projects into the platform and promote the usage to the engineering and product teams. The Product Owner is responsible for the quality of the platform and the on-time availability of needed releases for product developments and updates.

Your Responsibilities

• Own and Scale the Linux platform roadmap along with Product roadmap
• Lead the development and maintenance of the Linux Platform
• Define platform requirements, based on customer problems, together with product and development team
• Create a vision for the Linux Platform evolution for the next years, aligned with product roadmaps
• Maintain the Linux Platform development backlog
• Manage sprint planning’s and track development tasks
• Define Linux Platform release roadmaps, aligned with project requirements
• Ensure the needed quality of the releases, do final release approval
• Preparation of key performance Indicators and other metrics
• Be the interface between Stakeholders and the Linux Platform team
• Promote the benefits and usage of the Linux Platform inside the business
• Contribute to development task on the Linux Platform
• Support the development team on technical questions
• Cooperation with Eaton global platform teams

Qualifications

Your Profile:

• Completed study (HF/FH) in the field of software engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering or similar
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Linux projects and 2 years in product ownership
• Software skills in embedded Linux environment: architecture, design, and development
• Experience with working into an Agile team / environment (Scrum)
• Proven hands-on experience with electronics devices development, product development processes and validation
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and data encryption
• Knowledge of HW embedded electronics (MPU/MCU) is a plus
• Experience with coaching and guiding software teams on a technical and functional level
• Experience with distributed teams on multiple international locations
• Good command of English in spoken and written, German of advantage

What Eaton Offers

• Excellent working environment
• Highly engaged, motivated and innovative team
• Cross-cultural and international working environment
• Flexible work time – hybrid model to work from home
• Inclusion & Diversity – Openness to diversity widens our access to the best talent. Inclusion allows us to engage that talent fully.

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Engineering

Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa

Organization: ES EMEA PMCC ICP Industrial Control Protection

Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor

Schedule: Full-time

Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Hybrid

Does this position offer relocation?: No

Travel: No