Summary

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division is seeking a Divisional IP Coordinator to join our team at the earliest opportunity. The position can be located in one of our offices in Heerbrugg (Switzerland), Wetzlar (Germany) or another R&D facility within the EMEA region. 

The Divisional IP Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and supporting patent activities within our R&D in cooperation with local patent responsibilities, R&D managers and Hexagon Corporate IP.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the first contact person within MI division for patents and basic aspects of IP
• Establish and lead a patent community within the R&D teams and locations of MI division to coordinate patent filings, monitoring and FTO searches
• Coordinate patent strategies with MI Head of Strategy, MI CTO and the Global Hexagon Head of IP
• Support of MI M&A projects
• Patent Portfolio Management
• Coordinate patent activities in R&D projects within MI regarding tasks for patent filing, patent watch, landscaping, Freedom-to-Operate analyses, corresponding law firm involvement, oppositions, etc.
• Provide patent trainings for product managers, R&D project managers, tech leads, application engineers, sales, etc.
• Participate in internal tech days and analyze roadmaps to identify innovations early, coordinate necessary IP activities
• Prepare and circulate an annual competitor patent report
• Periodically report the current patent portfolio status to CTO / Technology Board

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or a closely related field, with a strong technical and scientific background
• Qualification as a Patent Engineer
• 5 years of experience in research & development, innovation management or technical product management, complemented by specialized training in intellectual property
• Fluent in English; German and all other main languages of great advantage
• Excellent communication skills

If you are ready to work within a culture of high-performance and motivation and be a part of setting a new bar for patent activities within our MI Division, join our team!