Junior Project Manager R&D

Prodrive Technologies; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Prodrive Technologies is expanding its team of project operations managers to take full ownership of a product group for a key customer. You will oversee every lifecycle stage—from introduction to phase-out—while elevating quality, manufacturability, cost performance and supply robustness.

You’ll lead a product team, coordinate timelines and budgets, and collaborate with hardware, software, design, and quality teams to drive improvements and long-term reliability.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering field (BSc/MSc).
• Experience supporting team coordination or group projects.
• Ability to act in a highly operational, hands-on environment.
• Comfort with dynamic priorities and fast-paced settings.
• Strong communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate product team through full lifecycle for a key customer.
• Manage timelines, resources, risks, and budgets across disciplines.
• Drive lifecycle improvements focusing on manufacturability, reliability and cost.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, design, industrialization and quality teams.
• Ensure data-driven decisions for lifecycle management and performance.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Hands-on mindset

Proactive attitude

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering or Embedded Software/Computer Engineering

Job description

If you’re driven by operational excellence and safeguarding performance through the full lifecycle of the product roadmap — from series production until end-of-life — we invite you to apply for this role. For our business line in power conversion, we are currently expanding our team of project operations managers who are taking full ownership of a product group for a key customer.

About the role

You’ll continuously elevate product quality, manufacturability, cost performance and supply robustness. Together with your product team, you will ensure that every lifecycle phase—from introduction to maturity and ultimately phase‑out is managed in a structured, predictable, and data‑driven way. Your leadership will help secure long-term reliability and customer satisfaction while enabling our technologies to evolve with confidence and clarity. Your key responsibilities are:

• Lead a dedicated product team, taking full ownership of a product group for a key customer throughout the entire lifecycle
• Manage timelines, resources, risks, and budgets across multiple disciplines to ensure stable, predictable product performance
• Secure strong QLTC performance together with your product team, consistently meeting customer expectations
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional experts, including hardware, software, design, industrialization, and quality teams, to drive lifecycle improvements
• Continuously improve products, focusing on manufacturability, reliability, cost optimization, and long‑term supply robustness

What We Offer

• An environment where your daily output counts, with short lines, high dynamics and visible impact.
• Our values: Trust, Collaboration and Excellence, embedded in our company culture
• A young, entrepreneurial, and innovative company culture where initiative is encouraged
• Performance‑based salary growth that rewards your results
• 33 vacation days per year, including public holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Strong focus on personal development, supported by a tailored growth and learning plan
• Extensive career opportunities, with progression across a wide range of functions and projects
• Free access to the company gym
• Free lunch, dinner and healthy snacks available every day on‑site

What You Bring

• BSc or MSc ideally in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software-, Computer Engineering, or similar.
• Initial experience (academic, internship, or early career) supporting team coordination or contributing to group projects, with an interest in fostering collaboration and accountability
• You excel in a highly operational and hands‑on environment. You make bold, confident decisions that move things forward with clarity and momentum.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment, with adaptability to changing priorities
• A proactive attitude, learning agility, and the ability to build relationships with team members and stakeholders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in team environment
• A solution-oriented mindset
• Solid organizational and time‑management abilities