Technical Project Manager

AME (Applied Micro Electronics); Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AME (Applied Micro Electronics) seeks a Technical Project Manager to guide product development projects from concept through production transfer. You will work with customers and cross-functional teams across electronics, mechanics and software to define solutions that meet requests, while managing quality, scope, timeline and budget.

You will coordinate resources, communicate risks and progress to stakeholders, and ensure smooth project delivery in a fast-growing, international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level technical degree required (electronics, mechanics or software).
• At least 5 years of proven project management and product development experience in technical/industrial environments.
• Proven ability to lead, coordinate and take ownership of project goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from concept to production transfer.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams (electronics, mechanics, software).
• Develop solutions with sales and technical teams to meet requests.
• Manage quality, timeline, scope and budget; identify risks and contingencies.
• Coordinate resources and communicate status to stakeholders including senior management.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder comms

Planning

Multidisciplinary

Education

Bachelor degree (BSc)

Job description

AME, part of the Metis Group, is an electronics company located in Brainport Eindhoven, a leading tech region. We partner with customers in developing and manufacturing high-quality electronic products with extensive product life cycle support. The combination of electrical, mechanical, software, and industrial engineering expertise in our teams drives our innovation in markets like energy, climate and industry. With over 25 years of experience, a commitment to technology, a skilled workforce and a large customer base, AME provides a unique offering as technology manufacturing partner in the electronics sector.

Your daily job

As a Technical Project Manager at AME, you contribute to our company’s success by guiding product development projects from concept to completion. In this role, you will work closely with customers, cross-functional project teams (electronics, mechanics, and software), sales, and the factory to ensure successful project delivery.

Your projects typically begin with a customer request or assignment. Together with sales and the technical team, you develop a fitting solution for the request at hand. The final milestone of each project is a smooth and successful transfer from development to production.

To achieve this, you are responsible for managing your projects within quality, timeline, scope, and budget, including identifying and managing project risks and issues, and developing contingency plans when needed. You also coordinate project resources, including personnel, materials, and equipment, to ensure that project goals are met. Additionally, you communicate project status, risks, and progress to stakeholders, including senior management, on a regular basis.

Who are you

• Bachelor education level (BSC) is required, preferably in a technical field (electronics, mechanics, software)
• At least 5 years of working experience in Project Management and product development, in a technical and/or industrial working environment;
• You have a talent for leading and coordinating and take responsibility for achieving the goals;
• You have a critical mindset and are able to think and act multidisciplinary;
• You can communicate well with different technical specialists (electronics, mechanics and software) and people with different cultural backgrounds;
• You are able to translate the project request, in cooperation with the technical team, into a realistic planning aligned with the AME’s development process.
• You have proper organizational skills (structured, good planning and priority setting);
• As a real team player and leader, you know how to motivate people and keep them aligned;
• Excellent command of English, Dutch knowledge is a plus.
• Make an impact in innovative, high-tech projects.
• Work in a fast-growing and ambitious environment.
• Flat organizational structure with short communication lines;
• International team with modern facilities and equipment.
• Flexibility, responsibility, and room for professional growth.