Manufacturing Readiness Project Manager (DFM/DFA)

Vaisala; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaisala invites a Delivery Capability Project Manager to join the Weather Factory Delivery Capability team at Vaisala headquarters in Vantaa, Finland. This role focuses on turning new product concepts into manufacturable, production-ready solutions with strong cross-functional collaboration and hands-on impact in the factory.

You will work closely with R&D, manufacturing, test development and sourcing to ensure manufacturability is integrated early in product development.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience; IPMA-D or IPMA-C considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery capability projects for new product introductions at Vaisala’s Weather Factory.
• Lead joint Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
• Establish end-to-end readiness for new products for manufacturability and delivery.
• Inspire cross-functional teams across process engineering, test development, sourcing.
• Secure resources and production readiness for projects.
• Lead internal factory development projects, such as production line automation initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

LEAN & inventory

DFM/DFA

Smart factory

English

AI curiosity

Job description

Vaisala invites a Delivery Capability Project Manager to join the Weather Factory Delivery Capability team at Vaisala headquarters in Vantaa, Finland. This role focuses on turning new product concepts into manufacturable, production-ready solutions with strong cross-functional collaboration and hands-on impact in the factory.

You will work closely with R&D, manufacturing, test development and sourcing to ensure manufacturability is integrated early in product development.