Technical Project Manager (m/f/d) - Humanoid Robotics

Nexperia Germany GmbH; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours and overtime-re

Work-Life Balance initiatives

Unlimited contract with competitive, +

Professional training and career dev

Retirement provisions and travel allow

Company events and employee discounts

Job summary

Nexperia Germany GmbH is seeking a senior leader to own and drive the Humanoid Robotics program across our manufacturing sites. You will lead vendor assessments, pilot deployments, and scalable rollouts while coordinating engineering, IT, and external partners.

A strong background in automation and robotics, plus travel readiness, is essential. The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and manufacturability with a focus on standardization and business case development, supporting continuous

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Automation, Robotics, Mechatronics or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong background in industrial automation and robotics.
• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes.
• Experience leading complex technical projects.
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in supplier/vendor assessment and management.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Humanoid Robotics program across the company.
• Develop and maintain the Humanoid Robotics roadmap.
• Identify and prioritize manufacturing use cases.
• Lead technical assessments and selection of humanoid vendors.
• Coordinate test labs and pilot installations.
• Escalate risks, delays, and performance gaps when targets are at risk.
• Define technical requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Drive Proof-of-Concepts from testing to industrial deployment.
• Coordinate manufacturing sites, Engineering, IT and external partners.
• Build standards, knowledge base and training concepts.
• Ensure safety, reliability and manufacturability of solutions.
• Prepare business cases and track project benefits.
• Drive standardization and scaling across manufacturing sites.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Cross-site collaboration

Travel readiness

English fluency

German language desired

Education

Engineering degree in Automation/Robotics/Mechatronics

Job description

About the role

Lead the technical development, validation and industrialization of humanoid robotics solutions, from vendor selection and pilot testing to scalable deployment across Nexperia manufacturing sites.

This is your new role

• Be part of the global Operational Excellence team
• Lead the company-wide Humanoid Robotics program.
• Develop and maintain the Humanoid Robotics roadmap.
• Identify and prioritize manufacturing use cases.
• Lead technical assessments and selection of humanoid vendors.
• Coordinate test labs and pilot installations.
• Escalate risks, delays, and performance gaps when business targets are at risk.
• Define technical requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Drive Proof-of-Concepts from testing to industrial deployment.
• Coordinate manufacturing sites, Engineering, IT and external partners.
• Build standards, knowledge base and training concepts.
• Ensure safety, reliability and manufacturability of solutions.
• Prepare business cases and track project benefits.
• Drive standardization and scaling across manufacturing sites.

This is you

• University degree in Engineering, Automation, Robotics, Mechatronics or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, depending on educational credentials
• Strong technical background in industrial automation and robotics is highly desirable.
• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and factory operations preferred.
• Experience in leading complex technical projects.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in supplier/vendor assessment and management.
• Hands-on and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work across sites, functions and cultures.
• Willingness to travel internationally.
• Fluent English skills; German is highly desirable.

Why work with us?

• Flexible working hours and possibility of overtime reduction to maintain a Work-Life-Balance
• Unlimited employment contract with a competitive salary and supplementary voluntary employee benefits
• A wide variety of training courses and career development options
• Numerous further benefits, such as retirement provisions, travel allowance for the public transport ticket, company events, sports and leisure activities, employee discounts and even more

Talent acquisition based on Nexperia vacancies is not appreciated. Nexperia job adverts are Nexperia copyright © material and the word Nexperia® is a registered trademark.

D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.