Product Manager (m/f/d)

NexWafe; Freiburg im Breisgau; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading solar technology firm in Freiburg im Breisgau is seeking a skilled Product Manager (m/f/d) to qualify their innovative EpiNex product with major cell manufacturers. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of technical experience, including 3 years in a customer-facing position. Responsibilities include coordinating with engineers, managing customer development programs, and shaping product specifications. This role offers flexible hours and a comprehensive remuneration package.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Attractive remuneration programme

Annual health budget and HanseFit membership

Language courses

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 5 years of post-graduate technical experience.
• At least 3 years in a customer-facing role.
• Familiarity with high-tech materials-based industries is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate with Process Engineers on customer demo requests.
• Manage long-term development programs with key customers.
• Define product specifications and shape the product roadmap.

Kenntnisse

Customer-facing experience

Knowledge of semiconductors

Excellent communication skills in English

Solution-oriented mindset

Leadership skills

Ausbildung

Master’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, or a related technical field

Jobbeschreibung

Intro

At NexWafe, we are developing a pioneering process to produce silicon wafers with fewer process steps, resulting in significant savings in production costs, energy consumption, and CO₂ emissions.

Our Opportunity

To support our global business development efforts—particularly with customers in North America—we are looking for a skilled Product Manager (m/f/d) to join our team in Freiburg im Breisgau. As a Product Manager, you will play a key role in qualifying our EpiNex product in volume with cell manufacturers, supporting technical aspects of the sales cycle, initial product demonstrations and joint development programs to finalizing definitive supply agreements.

Your Mission

• Coordinate with Process Engineers to submit and review customer demo requests, ensuring customer requirements are clearly defined and proactively resolving any open questions.
• Manage long‑term development programs with key customers, tracking progress, troubleshooting issues, and supporting real‑time problem solving in close collaboration with the Lab and CTO team.
• Support Business Development and the CTO in defining general product specifications and shaping the product roadmap for EpiNex.
• Develop and maintain templates for customer demo reports, leading the coordination and delivery of demo documentation in collaboration with the technical team and Business Development.
• Act as a primary point of contact for customers, representing NexWafe in meetings and written communications with a professional and technically sound interface with external stakeholders.
• Assist in creating marketing and market‑related collateral for customer engagement, supporting trade show participation and coordinating customer visits to NexWafe headquarters.

Your Profile

• Master’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of post‑graduate technical experience in mechanical, electrical, or materials‑related industries.
• At least 3 years in a customer‑facing role, ideally supporting technical sales, product qualification, or joint development programs.
• Solid understanding of semiconductors, solar cells, and photovoltaic modules is preferred.
• Familiarity with similar high‑tech or materials‑based industries is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; German is a plus.
• Positive, engaging, and solution‑oriented mindset.
• Strong situational leadership skills with the ability to motivate colleagues and cross‑functional teams.

Why Us?

• A diverse team: Short decision‑making processes, flat hierarchies and collaboration with experts from different areas await you.
• A diverse and exciting job: Contributing to the commercialisation of environmentally friendly solar energy with a low carbon footprint.
• Stability with a certain degree of flexibility: A permanent position with flexible working hours.
• Attractive remuneration programme: Salary, pension scheme and profit‑sharing for employees.
• Healthy balance: Annual health budget and a HanseFit membership.
• Expand your language skills: Optimise your career prospects with the English and German courses offered.

About Us

At NexWafe, we’re striving to set a new standard for the future of photovoltaic wafer production. The need for efficient, affordable and cleanly produced solar technology has never been greater – we’re rising to meet that challenge.