Project Manager NPI

NTS Eindhoven; Hengelo; On-site; EUR 83,700 - 100,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary from 7,500 EUR to 9,000 EUR

Career development

27 vacation days + 13 ADV days

Pension plan

Travel expense allowance

Mobility scheme / lease car

Laptop

Mobile phone

Free fruit at work

Job summary

NTS Hengelo is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams in industrialising advanced modules for international customers, from quotation to series production. You will keep a tight grip on projects across global operations.

You will manage 5–15 FTE, coordinate between account managers, engineers, procurement, production and quality, ensuring NPI excellence and handling evolving priorities with a hands-on approach.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in high-tech project management or similar.
• Experience with NPI projects or industrialisation.
• Strong stakeholder management across functions and management.
• Ability to navigate dynamic environments and changes.
• Decisive under pressure with technical and political awareness.
• Commitment to continuous learning and ownership.
• Knowledge of production processes; industrial validation a plus.
• IPMA C or B certification, or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects from quotation to production transfer to factories.
• Coordinate between account managers, engineers, procurement, production, and quality.
• Build project plans with risk assessment and resourcing scenarios.
• Establish and manage a multidisciplinary team (5–15 FTE) in engineering and production.
• Maintain close customer relationships and translate ambitions into deliverables.
• Ensure flawless NPI execution from proto to 0-series and readiness for production.
• Bring structure in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and deadlines.

Skills

Project management

NPI experience

Stakeholder management

Industrialisation

Decision making under pressure

Continuous learning

IPMA C/B certification

Job description

At NTS, we make it possible together. Technology inspires and drives us; it is our passion. Every day, we work on unique solutions for complex challenges. Whether it’s ultra-complex or ultra-precise solutions, we are proud of what we do and what we deliver.

Do you want to explore what is possible together? Are you ready for a key role within the Dutch high-tech industry? In this role, you will lead complex projects for leading customers worldwide. You work at the intersection of technology, production, and customer interests, with a direct impact on tomorrow’s technology. Does this appeal to you? Then start as a Project Manager NPI at NTS Hengelo and let’s make it possible together.

Job description

As a Senior Project Manager at NTS Hengelo, you lead multidisciplinary project teams in industrialising advanced modules for international customers. From quotation to series production – you keep a tight grip on things.

• You lead impact-full, cross‑functional projects from the quotation phase to production transfer to our factories;
• You coordinate between account managers, engineers, procurement, production, and quality, with an eye for technology, logistics, and finance;
• You build the project plan from the quotation phase, including risk assessment, resource planning, and scenarios;
• You establish and manage a multidisciplinary project team (5–15 FTE) within engineering and production;
• You maintain close customer relationships, manage expectations, and translate ambitions into concrete deliverables;
• You are responsible for flawless NPI execution: from proto to 0‑series and production readiness;
• You bring structure to a dynamic environment where priorities and deadlines continuously shift.

Example project:

Imagine: you lead a team that industrialise a precision mechatronic module. It must function within microns, be suitable for cleanrooms, and seamlessly integrate into a larger system elsewhere in the world. You ensure alignment with the customer, design for manufacturability, and validate the factory all within one dynamic project.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in high‑tech project management (machine construction, precision systems, or complex production environments);
• Demonstrable experience with NPI projects or industrialisation;
• Strong in stakeholder management: from production managers and engineers to customers and management;
• Skilled in handling dynamic environments and managing changes across teams and locations;
• Able to make decisions under pressure and navigate technical and political complexity;
• A mindset focused on continuous learning, taking ownership, and improvement;
• Knowledge of production processes and industrial validation is a plus;
• You are IPMA C or B certified, or willing to obtain this. NTS facilitates full certification.

What do we offer you?

• Work on challenging, high‑precision NPI projects with a direct impact on customers;
• Be part of a growing team shaping how we execute and scale complex industrial programs;
• Receive support in your development through our Project Management Excellence program (including IPMA, Lean, Six Sigma);
• Contribute directly to building a best‑in‑class model for industrial project execution — while remaining pragmatic and hands‑on.

Your terms of employment

At NTS, we combine our passion for technology with innovative solutions to complex challenges. You get the freedom and confidence to fully use and develop your talents in a dynamic and energetic environment. We invest both in technology and in you as a future colleague!

• Salary from €7500 to €9.000;
• Personal growth and development opportunities, for example through training and/or education;
• 27 vacation days and an additional 13 ADV days;
• Excellent pension plan with PME;
• Travel expense allowance paid monthly with a maximum of 50KM/single journey and an allowance of €0,21 per km;
• Mobility scheme or Lease car (Provided that it goes with the job);
• Laptop and cell phone (Provided it goes with the job);
• Free fruit at work.

About NTS

We deliver unique solutions to complex challenges and drive technological advancement for our customers. By combining development, manufacturing and assembly, we play an integral role in bringing the supply chain together. We combine the best skills and brightest ideas into a working system for the world’s most advanced Semiconductor, Opto‑Mechatronics and Analytical solutions. For this reason, we have grown into a Tier‑1 supplier to OEM’s and an international player operating from various (production)sites in Europe, Asia and the US.

Although we offer our teams around the world a great place to work, we do not forget to remain firmly rooted locally. Ultimately, the core of NTS is our people. Their excellent manufacturing skills, customer‑focused mindset and clear technical solutions have made NTS what it is today. Together, we create a culture that everyone can be proud of because we make it possible together. That’s why we take every opportunity to celebrate our people, our craftsmanship and our successes.

Interested?

For more information about this vacancy or our organization, please contact Recruiter Manon Leighton at 06-24956466 or by e‑mail [e-mail].