Project Manager Portugal (m/f/d)

Testo SE & Co. KGaA; Albergaria-a-Velha; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Testo SE & Co. KGaA in Portugal seeks an experienced project manager to own international development projects across hardware and software. You’ll collaborate with teams in Germany and China, ensuring a strong systems view and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has a technical degree, several years of project management experience in embedded hardware/software, plus solid quality and risk management skills, and fluent English for an international environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in a technical field.
• Several years of project management experience in hardware and software development.
• Experience with embedded software preferred.
• Familiar with quality management systems (QKT, FMEA, quality gates).
• Fluent English in international projects.

Responsibilities

• Own international development projects with HQ in Germany and China.
• Lead cross-functional teams across hardware, software, QA, production, and product management.
• Maintain system-level view of the product and risks.
• Assess progress, quality, and dependencies; form independent judgments.
• Proactively identify risks and define mitigation steps.
• Present status, risks, and proposals to top management.
• Communicate effectively with engineers to the executive board.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Systems thinking

Embedded software

Quality management

Risk management

Technical overview

English fluency

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Testo, with its headquarters in the Black Forest/Germany, is a world market leader in the field of portable and stationary measurement technology. Worldwide, roughly 3900 employees research, develop, produce and market innovative measurement solutions for Testo. The basis for this success, in addition to the highly qualified and motivated staff, is the above-average commitment to a future-oriented development - roughly 10% of the annual concern turnover is invested in Research & Development. With 37 subsidiary companies and over 80 distribution partners, Testo is represented on all five continents.

Role Description

You don't manage processes – you own results. In this role, you take full responsibility for international development projects, always keeping the product as a whole in focus. You bring solid technical knowledge across hardware, software, and quality – not as a specialist, but as someone who understands how everything connects, can assess what they're being told, and knows exactly when and where to push back. You think in systems: you understand how hardware, embedded software, quality, and production interact – and you immediately spot when one subsystem puts the whole product at risk.

Your Responsibilities

• Full ownership of international development projects, working closely with development teams at our headquarters in Germany and our development site in China
• Leading cross-functional teams across hardware and software development, quality assurance, production, and product management
• System-level view of the overall product: analyzing interactions between development areas, identifying systemic risks, and ensuring all subsystems contribute to a working end product
• Critically evaluating progress reports, quality assessments, and technical dependencies across all project areas – always forming your own informed, independent judgement
• Proactive risk management: identifying project risks early, defining concrete measures, and following through until resolved
• Presenting project status, risks, and decision proposals at top management level – clearly, convincingly, and to the point
• Communicating effectively at every level: from engineers on the floor to the executive board – always with the right tone and the right level of detail
• Close collaboration with internal stakeholders from development, quality, production, and marketing, as well as external partners

What We Offer

• A ground-floor opportunity to shape how project management and quality are done at Testo Portugal – with real influence from day one
• An international working environment with flat hierarchies, short decision paths, and agile ways of working
• Real ownership and impact: Your decisions directly affect the products our customers worldwide rely on
• Competitive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package
• A dynamic, forward-thinking organisation where your ideas are heard

Your Profile

• Degree in a technical field (e.g. mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, or similar)
• Several years of experience as a project manager in industry – specifically in hardware and software development projects, ideally with a background in embedded software; purely organizational project management experience without a technical product focus is not sufficient
• Solid technical overview across all relevant engineering disciplines – you can assess, challenge, and independently evaluate input from development, quality, and production
• Systems thinking: you grasp complex technical relationships at product level, identify dependencies between subsystems, and maintain a clear view of the overall system even under pressure
• Experience with quality management systems and methods (e.g. QKT, FMEA, quality gates)
• Strong risk awareness and proven experience in structured risk management for complex development projects
• Excellent communication skills across all levels – from technical discussions with engineers to presentations at board level, always striking the right tone
• Structured, pragmatic, and self-driven working style with the confidence to push things forward
• Fluent English is a must (international project environment)