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

Nexperia; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexperia is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead the Humanoid Robotics program, overseeing development, validation and industrialization across manufacturing sites in Germany. You will drive vendor assessments, coordinate pilot tests and scale successful solutions with IT, engineering and external partners.

The role requires a strong automation/robotics background, PM skills and willingness to travel internationally, with fluency in English and German language skills being a plus.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Automation, Robotics or Mechatronics.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the global Operational Excellence team.
• 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 sites.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Engineering

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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

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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, 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.