Senior Engineering Program Manager

DeltaQuad; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Key role in scaling engineering org

Real ownership of portfolio

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

DeltaQuad is seeking a Senior Engineering Program Manager to take technical leadership on multiple parallel UAV development programs and turn prototypes into scalable production-ready products. You will lead a multidisciplinary team across mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering, owning the portfolio end-to-end.

You will drive stage-gate processes, verify requirements, and collaborate with the Head of Engineering to scale the organization.

Qualifications

• Around 10 years of experience in technical product development, including leading developments end to end
• Hands-on experience with industrialization: design for manufacturing, production ramp-up and suppliers
• Experience with stage-gate processes, requirements management, and familiarity with ClickUp, Jira, Monday, Asana, or similar
• Enough technical depth to challenge engineers on content, not just on planning
• Professional proficiency in English

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of multiple parallel development programs from requirements to production
• Act as tech lead and project manager, guiding cross-functional teams
• Drive stage-gate processes and verify requirements before advancing stages
• Collaborate with Head of Engineering to align on portfolio goals

Skills

Technical leadership

Program management

Requirements management

English proficiency

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering

Tools

ClickUp

Jira

Monday

Asana

Job description

As a Senior Engineering Program Manager, you take the technical lead on new developments and turn them into products we can build at scale.

On a mission

DeltaQuad develops advanced VTOL UAV systems for defense, public safety, and commercial operators worldwide. Demand is growing fast, and so is the number of developments we run in parallel. That is why we are building an organization that can scale with it.

The role

You are an experienced engineer, experienced in the field of program management, and seek full ownership of a development: technically and organizationally, from requirements to series production.

Within our Engineering department, you manage a portfolio of multiple parallel programs. You turn prototypes and R&D concepts into products that are reliable, repeatable, and ready for production at scale. To get there, you lead a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineers, and you make the technical trade-offs together with them.

You are tech lead and project manager in one. You take every program through our stage-gate process, make sure each requirement is verified before it moves on, and keep our Head of Engineering informed. This role is key to how we grow: our ambition is to run 10 to 20 developments at the same time, and that only works with Program Managers who truly own their portfolio.

What you bring

You have built your career in technical product development, and you know what it takes to bring a new product into production. You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or a related field, and you combine engineering depth with a structured way of working. You also bring:

• Around 10 years of experience in technical product development, including leading developments end to end
• Hands-on experience with industrialization: design for manufacturing, production ramp-up and suppliers
• Experience with stage-gate processes, requirements management, and familiarity with ClickUp, Jira, Monday, Asana, or similar
• Enough technical depth to challenge engineers on content, not just on planning
• Professional proficiency in English

Nice to have

Experience with UAVs, aerospace, defense, automotive or other high-tech hardware with strict quality requirements.

What success looks like

Your programs move through their gates on schedule and land in production without surprises. Engineers know where they stand, and new developments no longer wait for one person to have time.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• A key role in scaling our engineering organization, with real ownership of your portfolio
• Work on advanced UAV technology with real-world applications
• 27 vacation days based on full-time employment
• 38-hour workweek with flexible working hours
• € 0.25/km travel reimbursement or full reimbursement of second-class public transportation
• An excellent pension scheme through PME Pension Fund
• A varied, well-kept lunch at DeltaQuad, monthly team drinks, an open, informal culture where colleagues support each other to reach high standards and production, and where your expertise counts

Please note: As part of our recruitment process, we may request a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and conduct a background screening in accordance with our screening policy.