Product Development Lead

Normet Group; Pirkkala; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ePassi lunch

Flex benefits (sports, wellness, and文化

Occupational health care

Mental well-being services

Education support - 10 paid days per/f

Leisure committee HYVÄNormet

Job summary

Normet Group is looking for a Product Development Lead to head a cross-functional team turning new machine capabilities into safe, release-ready solutions. You will guide software, electrical, hydraulic and mechanical specialists, plan work, and ensure alignment with platform architecture for verification and release.

The role is preferably based in Tampere, Finland, but other Normet locations can be considered.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering or equivalent technical education.
• At least 8 years of experience in product development or engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of multidisciplinary system development and integration (software, electrical, hydraulic, mechanical).
• Experience driving development activities, managing dependencies, and delivering on schedules.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills for collaboration without formal people management.
• Clear communication with technical and business stakeholders.
• Structured, pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem solving.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Familiarity with safety-critical product development is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, prioritization and delivery of the team’s scope within budget and schedule.
• Provide day-to-day leadership for a cross-functional development team.
• Coordinate with NPD Engineering to ensure right allocation and competencies.
• Contribute to performance and professional development of team members.
• Drive alignment with system architecture and technical direction; identify risks and trade-offs.
• Lead integration, validation and testing activities including simulation, SIL/HIL and prototype testing.
• Identify and mitigate technical, resource and delivery risks; provide status updates.
• Ensure adherence to engineering practices and CI/CD processes.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project planning

Systems integration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Fluent English

Safety-critical development

Education

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering or equivalent technical education

Tools

CI/CD

Simulation

SIL/HIL testing

Job description

We are a global technology company developing innovative solutions for mining, tunnelling, and construction, improving project safety, environmental impact, and productivity. We offer premium equipment, all-round aftermarket services and high-quality chemicals and rock support as our core products to our customers. We operate globally in over 30 countries with more than 1,800 experts. At Normet, we commit to a culture founded in our Values – Caring, Committed & Courageous. We foster your talent, with us you shine.

We are looking for a

Product Development Lead

As a Product Development Lead, you will lead a cross-functional team that turns new machine capabilities into working, safe and release-ready solutions. Your team brings together software, electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical expertise, and you are responsible for planning the work, integrating the pieces and delivering the committed scope. You will work closely with Systems Engineers, NPD Engineering, Product Management, and Release Management, so that what your team builds follows the platform architecture and is ready for verification and release. You lead through ownership and collaboration: team members stay in their engineering organization, while you guide their daily work. The role is preferably based in Tampere, Finland, but other Normet locations can be considered.

Main responsibilities and tasks:

• Lead the planning, prioritization and delivery of the team’s scope, including features, subsystems and product increments, ensuring commitments are delivered on time, within agreed effort and budget.
• Provide day-to-day leadership for a cross-functional development team, fostering ownership, accountability, and effective collaboration.
• Work closely with NPD Engineering to ensure the team has the right allocation and competencies required to achieve business and development objectives.
• Contribute to the performance and professional development of team members in cooperation with NPD Engineering.
• Drive execution in alignment with the defined system architecture and technical direction, while proactively identifying and escalating architectural impacts, risks and trade-offs.
• Lead integration, validation and testing activities, including simulation, SIL/HIL and prototype testing, ensuring readiness for verification and release.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate technical, resource and delivery risks, providing transparent status updates and escalation when needed.
• Ensure the team follows agreed engineering practices and quality standards, including code reviews, testing, documentation and CI/CD processes.

To shine in this position, we hope you to have:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering or equivalent technical education.
• At least 8 years of experience in product development or engineering, ideally within mobile machinery, robotics, automotive or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
• Solid understanding of multidisciplinary system development and integration, including software, electrical, hydraulic and/or mechanical systems.
• Experience driving development activities, managing dependencies, and delivering results according to agreed schedules and objectives.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, enabling effective collaboration without formal people management responsibility.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical experts and business stakeholders alike.
• A structured, pragmatic and hands-on approach to problem solving.
• Familiarity with safety-critical product development is an advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

As an employer, we support your well-being with benefits such as:ePassifor lunch and Flex benefits (sports, wellness, and culture), occupational health care and specialist-level treatment through our work ability insurance, access to Auntie’s mental well-being servicesand more.We also support degree-oriented studies thatbenefitNormetwith 10 paid working days per year.In addition, we have an active HYVÄNormetleisure committee, which organizes various leisure and sports-related events throughout the year.

Read more about working atNormet: https://www.normet.com/en/discover-normet/careers

Come and share your courage to shine with us: in a courageous, committed and caring company. Together with our customers, we have courage to lead the way in sustainable underground mining and tunnelling by building the safest places underground. We shape the future of underground work through the integration of advanced automation and intelligent systems into our mobile work machines. By embracing higher levels of autonomy, we are enhancing both safety and operational efficiency in even the most demanding environments. Your expertise will contribute to the development of next-generation smart technologies—such as real-time data analytics, remote operation, and machine learning that empower safer, more sustainable operations. You’ll collaborate with a forward-thinking team dedicated to pioneering digital solutions that transform the landscape of underground mining.

We are looking forward to hearing more about you.

For further information, please contact Olli Mylläri, VP, Technology, nr [phone] on 20 Nov between 13 – 14 or 26 Nov between 12 – 13.

Come and share your courage to shine with us!

Visit our career website for more information.