Technical Project Manager R&D – Naval Communication Systems
GlobalTech Recruitment GmbH
Ansprechpartner: James Attenborough
Kiel, Deutschland
Beschreibung
Location: Kiel, Germany
Working hours: 40 hours/week
Home office: Up to 60%
Contract: Temporary assignment, up to 24 months
Start: ASAP
We are looking for a Technical Project Manager / Technical Project Leader to join an R&D project team working on advanced Naval Communication Systems.
In this position, you will take organizational responsibility within the project team and coordinate the further development and customer-specific adaptation of complex communication systems. You will work closely with the overall Project Manager and act as a key interface between R&D, manufacturing, service, application teams and external development partners.
The role is suited to an experienced project manager with a strong engineering background who is comfortable working with complex technical systems, multiple stakeholders and demanding project environments.
- Take organizational responsibility within the project team for the further development and customer-specific adaptation of Naval Communication Systems.
- Act as Technical Project Leader, coordinating the product development process together with the overall Project Manager.
- Establish the project organization and lead the project team towards defined objectives.
- Coordinate technical and organizational dependencies across different project functions.
- Plan and control projects with a strong focus on time, cost and quality.
- Define and manage work packages throughout the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate closely with application teams, manufacturing, service departments and external development partners.
- Drive projects from development through production handover and customer acceptance.
- Identify risks, dependencies and potential delays and implement pragmatic solutions.
- Manage multiple stakeholders and ensure effective communication across organizational boundaries.
- Monitor project progress, milestones, risks and key performance indicators.
- Prepare structured project progress reports and KPIs for management.
- Ensure transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
- Communicate project status, challenges and required actions clearly to relevant stakeholders.
- Degree in Engineering, such as Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Communications Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.
- Proven track record leading R&D, development or product development projects from initiation through delivery.
- Experience managing complex system projects with multiple technical and organizational interdependencies.
- Strong ability to maintain an overview and find pragmatic solutions in demanding technical and organizational environments.
- Confident and reliable presence within project teams, with clear communication and genuine ownership of leadership responsibilities.
- Excellent German and English, both written and spoken.
We are open to candidates at different levels of experience:
Junior: Initial project management experience combined with a strong systems or engineering background.
Mid-Level: Proven development project leadership experience and experience coordinating complex technical systems.
Senior: Extensive experience in Naval, Defence or complex communication systems, with demonstrated end-to-end project management responsibility.
Contract & Compensation
- Contract: Temporary assignment, up to 24 months
- Start: ASAP
- Working hours: 40 hours/week
- Home office: Up to 60%
- Location: Kiel
- Target gross annual salary:
- Junior: €65,000–€75,000
- Mid-Level: €75,000–€88,000
- Senior: €88,000–€105,000
(Salary is dependent on experience and seniority)
Due to the nature of the project and applicable export control regulations, candidates must hold citizenship of an eligible country. Eligible citizenships include selected EU/EEA countries, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, subject to the applicable export-control requirements.
If you have a strong engineering background and experience leading complex R&D or systems-development projects, we would be interested in hearing from you.
Please apply with your CV and include relevant information about your technical background, project management experience and experience working with complex systems.