Do you enjoy leading talented engineering teams through an exciting phase of growth, and helping specialists do the best work of their careers? Do you have a background in senior engineering leadership at a company that combines hardware and software products, ideally in sensors, motion or robotics? Are you interested in working for a growing and innovative high tech company, where people and passion are part of our core values? We'd love to have you!

### **Who is Xsens**

Xsens is a leading full-stack provider of inertial sensing technology, combining IMUs, sensor fusion software, and analytics to capture and interpret movement with precision. Our IMUs and motion tracking solutions power robotics, drones, and autonomous systems, and incorporate computer vision to give machines a reliable understanding of motion and orientation in the real world. From humanoid robotics and physical AI to automation and mobility, entertainment, and health and sports, Xsens helps customers turn movement data into meaningful, actionable insight. We partner with leading global brands such as NVIDIA, Toyota, Siemens, Scania, Electronic Arts, and Netflix, as well as leading humanoid robotics manufacturers and more than 1,000 sports organizations, research centers, and universities, to create extraordinary outcomes that move humanity forward. Xsens is a portfolio company of Francisco Partners. Visit www.xsens.com to learn more.

### **Your role as Director Engineering at Xsens**

As Director Engineering you will be responsible for engineering and delivery across all Xsens product lines. You will lead the specialists behind our technology: inertial sensor hardware, embedded firmware, sensor fusion and biomechanical algorithms, and the software and analytics our customers use every day.

Your mission is to build on the team's strong technical foundation as we scale: shaping a way of working that is fast, predictable and built on high standards, and fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration that makes it last. You will own the R\&D budget, headcount and supplier decisions within the approved plan, and make sure Engineering works closely together with Product Management, Sales, Support and Operations. With humanoid robotics as our fastest-growing segment, Engineering is where our ambition is won.

You will lead the Engineering team of approximately 45 FTE, which is expected to grow to 50--55 FTE, and report to the COO. You will be based in Enschede, with on-site presence of at least three days per week, and preferably four during your first year.

**Key challenges:**

* Get to know the organization, people and processes within your first 90 days, and set out a clear plan for how Engineering scales with our ambitions

* Grow and develop the team: coach and support our engineers, create clear growth paths, and attract new talent as the team expands

* Together with Product Management, establish a predictable weekly and monthly delivery rhythm, supported by an engineering capacity model and close alignment with Operations

* Be a real technical thought partner to the leads in hardware, firmware, software and core algorithms, while ensuring engineering support for production, calibration and Business Development prototyping

* Drive the adoption of AI in engineering, from AI-assisted development to testing and tooling, and share clear insights with leadership on what is working and what is not