Senior Project Manager - Electronic Process Engineering

1001 LEGO System A/S; Billund; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family care leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing programs

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Electronic Process Engineering Europe to connect element design with manufacturable processes. The role is based in Billund with a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration across design, sourcing, and manufacturing to ensure safety, launch timing and quality standards.

In this 50/50 role, you will drive process engineering and project management, guide equipment development with external partners, and lead cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 5+ years EMS experience.
• Experience with novelty electronic products and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
• Professional English required; knowledge of MTM/DFx/Six Sigma beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design & Manufacturing Insight: assess design elements to enable efficient manufacturing.
• Process Engineering & Project Management: balance 50/50 for timely delivery.
• Equipment Development: collaborate with partners to specify equipment needs.
• Project Leadership: lead equipment platform development via the Project Execution Model.
• Collaboration & Execution: work with suppliers and colleagues to deliver scalable solutions.
• Project Handover & Standards: anchor handover to line with high standards.
• Continuous Improvement: conduct after-action reviews and apply agile practices.

Skills

Project management

Process engineering

Equipment development

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DFx

FMEA

Six Sigma

MTM

Time studies

Line balancing

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Job Description

Just imagine shaping the future of LEGO® SMART play. Then make it real! As Senior Project Manager in Electronic Process Engineering Europe, you'll connect LEGO® element design with manufacturable processes.

Play your part in our team succeeding Our team engineers process solutions for electronics components made with global electronic manufacturing services (EMS) partners in Hungary, Mexico, China and beyond. For our external manufacturing platform (PEM), you'll design, source, plan and deliver components that fit our production frames. Working with colleagues across design, sourcing and manufacturing, the role protects product safety, launch timing and LEGO® Quality Standards.

Core Responsibilities

• Design & Manufacturing Insight: Quickly understand design elements to determine efficient manufacturing processes, leveraging deep engineering knowledge in consumer electronics.
• Process Engineering & Project Management: Balance responsibilities with a 50/50 focus on process engineering and project management to ensure timely delivery of Smartplay elements.
• Equipment Development: Collaborate with third‑party partners to develop and specify equipment needs, ensuring timely supplier delivery.
• Project Leadership: Lead equipment platform development projects using our Project Execution Model, shaping project scope by understanding internal customer needs and manufacturing requirements.
• Collaboration & Execution: Partner with specialists, suppliers, and colleagues to deliver scalable manufacturing solutions aligned with business priorities. Ensure effective execution by defining clear roles and responsibilities and establishing solid project governance.
• Project Handover & Standards: Secure strong anchoring during project handover to the line organization, maintaining high standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Conduct after‑action reviews and integrate best project management practices and tools, applying agile principles where relevant.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, particularly in EMS.
• Experience working with novelty electronic products, preferably with a background in consumer, medical devices, automotive, audio, or similar fields.
• Comfortable managing projects, planning risks and keeping work clear from concept to production.
• Able to collaborate across functions, build strong supplier and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong negotiation, communication, influencing, and analytical skills.
• Professional level English is required for effective communication across cultures and seniority levels.
• Solid knowledge of process engineering tools such as DFx, FMEA, Six Sigma.
• Knowledge of MTM, time studies, line balancing, lean manufacturing, and bottleneck analysis.

Additional details on this position

This position is based in Billund, with no relocation support offered. Travel is expected around 40% per year, typically one-week visits to EMS partners, with more travel near element launches.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.
• The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.
• The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe.
• Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

About the LEGO Group

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe.

Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Our founder

Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, andhaving fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.