Arbetsbeskrivning

Are you an engaged leader who would love to provide smart R&D-methods enabling the future of farming? Do you want to improve product quality, speed up time-to-market, and raise engineering efficiency across a global organization? If so, this could be your next challenge.

About the Role

As Head of R&D Lifecycle Agriculture, you will lead the newly established R&D Lifecycle function for JOST’s Business Line Agriculture. The department consolidates four key areas — Testing, PLM & CAE, Technical Documentation, and Global Access & Compliance — and drives standardization, reuse of proven solutions, and continuous improvement across our R&D operations. You will report to the Head of R&D Agriculture & Central Mechatronics.

The role is located in Brännland just outside of Umeå, and you will have the possibility to work 2 days per week from home.

Your Responsibilities

· Lead and build the R&D Lifecycle team — currently 7 FTE locally, with 1–2 FTE at other sites expected to report functionally in the near future.

· Testing (V&V, excl. software): Own methods and frameworks for Validation & Verification (V&V) excluding software, ensure robust planning, and oversee execution and reporting to secure quality.

· PLM & CAE: Ensure, together with domain experts, that R&D has the right methods and toolchain to develop efficiently and to manage product data and lifecycle effectively.

· Technical Documentation: Deliver technical documentation such as user-manuals and spare parts structure management.

· Global Access & Compliance: Ensure products meet applicable regulations (e.g., Machinery Directive, CE-marking).

· Own selected shared processes, methods and tools across BL Agriculture and also work to continuously improve the methodology and ensure compliance for above areas. Act as functional lead for these areas across all R&D Ag sites and represent BL Ag R&D in the JOST Product Development Process.

· Plan and manage budgets for department operations, including software licenses and physical test lab resources; maintain a safe working environment, particularly around rig and tractor testing.

· Collaborate closely with R&D design and integration teams so they can focus on core design and innovation, while your team drives lifecycle excellence.

Your Profile

We’re looking for an engaged leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on, collaborative approach and strong communication skills. You enjoy representing your team internally and externally and can navigate technical discussions confidently. It would be meritorius if you have experience of working with patents.

We believe you have:

· A university degree in Engineering.

· Leadership experience in an R&D environment (machinery, automotive, or similar industry is a plus).

· Understanding of V&V processes, PLM/CAD, technical documentation, and relevant machinery regulations (incl. CE-marking).

· A track record of driving continuous improvement and standardizing shared engineering processes.

· Fluency in Swedish and English, spoken and written.

What can we offer? At JOST Umeå you get to work in an international environment for a world-lading company. Our employees describe the atmosphere with us as familiar between colleagues, both within and between departments. In terms of work, there is great freedom under responsibility, short decision paths and great opportunities to develop.

Working with us means being part of a team with strong forward thinking, drive and ambition – always with the customer's best interests in focus. We work for our customers to be met by high quality products and it is important for us to be innovative in the industry. Through technological development at the forefront, we contribute to the agriculture of the future.

As employee benefits, we offer flexible working hours as we think that it is important for our employees to be able to adapt the work to what suits each individual's life situation. We also offer wellness grants and massage at our workplaces. We also offer the possibility of a benefit bike and private health insurance.

As we want to increase our diversity, we especially welcome applicants with different genders and backgrounds.

To ensure a safe and secure work environment, we conduct background checks in connection with recruitment and apply random drug tests at our workplace.

Your Application

For more information about the position, please contact recruiting manager Gustaf Lagunoff at phone: 090-17 04 59. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Linnea Östensson, HR, at phone: 090-17 04 11. Submit your application with CV no later than 29th of March 2026. Don’t wait to apply — selection and interviews are conducted continuously and the position may be filled before the deadline.