Project Leader Engineering (w/m/d)
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Manufacturing Engineering
In short
As a Project Leader Engineering, you will guide the development of new vacuum products, ensuring they meet market requirements, performance, and cost targets. This on-site role in Cologne, Germany involves extensive collaboration with interdisciplinary teams throughout the product creation process.
Responsibilities
- Guide new product developments through the Product Creation Process (PCP) framework.
- Estimate timelines, budgets, and technical risks for NPI projects.
- Identify dependencies, risks, and mitigation actions to support project plans.
- Track technical progress and escalate schedule, cost, or performance issues.
- Translate Marketing Requirements into clear Product/Engineering Specifications.
- Support design reviews to confirm compliance with functional, regulatory, and customer needs.
- Maintain complete, accurate Technical Construction Files (TCF).
- Support creation of manuals, safety documentation, and regulatory submissions (e.g., CE, UL).
- Prepare formal test reports documenting objectives, methods, setups, results, and conclusions.
Requirements
- Demonstrate Project management experience, preferably within an engineering, electronics, or product development environment (3 years+).
- Essential to demonstrate ability to plan and deliver projects to agreed scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
- Essential to demonstrate ability to prioritise multiple activities and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels internally and externally.
- Able to plan, estimate, and report on work progress.
- Ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
- Ability to monitor project performance and communicate progress, risks, issues, and KPIs to management.
- Fluent written and spoken German & English.
- Experience or in-depth understanding on rotary machinery.
- Experience with vacuum pump is preferable.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience or in-depth understanding on rotary machinery, experience with vacuum pump is preferable.
Benefits
- Compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and responsibilities of the role.
- Independent and varied responsibilities.
- Flexible working time models.
- 30 days of annual leave.
- On-site parking.
- Staff canteen.
- Urban Sports membership.
- Professional and personal development opportunities.
- International career opportunities within the Atlas Copco Group.
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