R&D Project Manager

Cambridge GaN Devices; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share options scheme

Pension scheme (6% Company contribution)

Annual leave allowance of 33 days

Flexible working options

Training and career development

Regular social events

Job summary

Cambridge GaN Devices is seeking an R&D Project Manager in Cambridge, UK. You will lead product and technology development projects, ensuring successful delivery from concept to completion. Ideal candidates will have a Master’s degree in engineering or science, significant project management experience, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Benefits include excellent salary, share options, and 33 days annual leave. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role in a technology or engineering organisation.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Motivated, responsive to project needs, with strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and delivery of internal and public-funded projects.
• Support project management team and improve procedures.
• Coordinate project teams and ensure projects are on time and within budget.

Skills

Project management

Strong organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Masters’ degree with engineering or science background

Tools

Project management methodologies

PRINCE2/PMI

Job description

R&D Project Manager

Team – R&D Engineering

Location – Cambridge

Contract – Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity

CGD is looking for an R&D Project Manager to join our growing engineering team. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Research and Development, this is an amazing opportunity to join CGD at an early stage and help drive the project management function, developing it further as CGD grows.

The R&D Project Manager will be responsible for the planning and delivery of internal product and technology development projects and public‑funded projects. Working closely with a wide group of both internal and external stakeholders, the R&D Project Manager will be responsible for all aspects of project delivery. This will involve supporting projects through their full lifecycle, from concept and requirements gathering to final completion, and will include project tracking and evaluation, and financial reporting and management.

The role is based at the company’s office in Cambridge, UK, though it is expected that some travel will be required for this role.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for CGD’s product development projects and public-funded projects
• Supporting the project management team and help to constantly improve project management procedures
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams focused on delivering new or upgraded products
• Support projects through all phases from concept and requirements to completion, including tracking and evaluation of project performance, using state‑of‑the‑art project management methodologies and tools
• Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and within accepted quality metrics
• Responsible for project review and status meetings and communicating project status
• Support and maintain project documentation
• Coordinate the bid‑writing process for public‑funded R&D projects

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Masters’ degree with an engineering or science background
• Previous experience working in a similar role, ideally in a smaller or growing technology or engineering organisation
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced, start‑up environment
• Willing and able to travel and work with partners in Europe, Americas and Asia
• Strong organisational skills
• Strategic thinker with practical skills and experience
• Motivated by nature, responsive to changing needs of the projects and business
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Desirable

• Formal project management training
• Project Management qualification such as PRINCE2/PMI would be an advantage
• Knowledge of semiconductor or power electronics development
• Experience with UK or European public‑funded industrial research projects

Benefits

• Excellent salary
• Share options scheme available
• Pension scheme (6% Company contribution)
• Life Assurance (3x Salary)
• Medicash cash plan
• Flexible working options (both location and times)
• Annual leave allowance of 33 days (including bank holidays)
• Training and career development
• Family friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• EV leasing scheme
• Volunteer leave policy
• IP bonus scheme
• Involvement in collaborative projects and grants with University of Cambridge and other partners
• Recruitment referral bonus
• Regular social events including frequent company lunches, annual summer party, Christmas party, team building and wellbeing activities

Equal Opportunities

We believe in equal opportunities

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of passionate, talented and committed people to build a system to shape the future of power electronics.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Studies have shown that women tend to apply to jobs if they meet all, or almost all, of the requirements whereas men apply even if they meet only some of the requirements. If that sounds like you then please apply and we’ll provide feedback.

We are well set up for collaborative hybrid working, with some members of the team working in the UK office and some from home in the UK and other cities in Europe and Asia.