Technical Project Manager

Your future company

For one of our Clients, a world leader in providing innovative and sustainable mobility solutions in the vehicle market, we are looking for an experienced Candidate for the position of: Technical Project Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master´s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on electric drive systems, power electronics, or electric motors

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in the automotive industry

• At least 3 years of experience in project or technical project management within the automotive sector

• Proven expertise (3+ years) in power electronics, eMotors, driveline systems, and both hardware and software development

• Broad engineering background with hands-on experience in complex mechatronic systems, including electrical machines, power electronics, and embedded software

• Deep understanding of electrified vehicle systems and their integration

• Familiarity with hybrid and electric vehicle operating modes, system-level trade-offs, and packaging constraints

• Strong analytical and technical skills, including statistical analysis and structured problem-solving (e.g., root cause analysis, 8D methodology)

• Practical experience with ASPICE, functional safety, and cybersecurity standards, ensuring compliance with industry regulations

• Knowledge of automotive safety analysis tools and standards, including ISO 26262, DFMEA, FMEA, FMEDA, and FTA

• Effective team leadership and coaching abilities, fostering collaboration and a positive team environment

• Experience working in global, cross-cultural teams across multiple regions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; proficiency in German and French is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a global engineering team to successfully execute projects or product families

• Drive system-level reviews, including requirements, architecture, and integration 

• Act as the primary technical interface to the customer, managing product definition, requirements allocation, and development expectations

• Understand customer needs and align them with feasible, marketable product solutions

• Lead technical negotiations for customer change requests, assessing cost and timing impacts 

• Balance trade-offs across power electronics, eMotor, and mechanical systems to optimize overall performance

• Develop and maintain detailed engineering timing plans, tracking progress across design, testing, and validation 

• Ensure timely delivery of all engineering outputs to Program Management

• Collaborate with Program Management to ensure cross-functional task integration

• Proactively manage project risks throughout the development lifecycle

• Define and manage engineering resource requirements against approved budgets 

• Communicate technical project status clearly to internal and external engineering stakeholders

• Support product reliability and warranty monitoring; contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions when needed 

• Promote and enforce adherence to engineering processes, including ASPICE, functional safety, and cybersecurity standards

The offer

• Private Medicover medical care for the employee and their family

• Co-financing for the sport card Multisport

• Possibility to join the PZU insurance

• Flexible working hours

• Salary adequate to skills and experience

• Co-financing for holidays

• Hard and soft training, language courses

• Hybrid working model (2 days per week remote work)