Job Description

About the role

Your Responsibilities

• Manage electronics development projects from concept through prototyping, validation, and release to production
• Organize sprint-based or milestone-driven planning for electronics development cycles
• Translate system and business requirements into detailed JIRA tickets and structured hardware work packages
• Coordinate schematic design, PCB layout, firmware alignment, bring-up, testing, and certification activities
• Track dependencies between electronics, firmware, mechanics, and software teams
• Ensure adherence to timelines for prototype builds, board, spins, testing phases, and production release
• Identify risks related to the supply chain, component availability, validation, and compliance early and proactively
• Monitor validation progress, including EMC, safety, thermal, and reliability testing
• Ensure structured documentation (schematics, layout reviews, BOMs, test reports, revision tracking)
• Provide clear status reporting and milestone transparency to stakeholders

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience as Technical Project Manager or Electronics Project Manager in hardware development
• Strong technical background in electronics design (analog/digital circuits, PCB development, power electronics, embedded systems)
• Experience with full hardware development lifecycle including prototyping, validation, certification,and production ramp-up
• Solid understanding of firmware-hardware interaction and embedded systems
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, and structured requirement management
• Strong knowledge of risk management in hardware projects (e.g., long lead-time components, board re-spins, test failures)
• Excellent planning and organizational skills ensuring structured execution and clarity across the team
• Strong communication skills in English
• Experience working in robotics or complex mechatronic systems

Beneficial Skills

• Experience with safety standards (e.g., functional safety concepts)
• Knowledge of EMC compliance and regulatory certification processes
• Supply chain and vendor management experience
• German and Mandarin languages are a plus
• Flexibility for business trips

What we offer

• Dynamic high-tech startup combined with financial soundness and world-class investors
• Challenging tasks and projects for your professional growth, with an open-minded environment for creativity and personal development
• Corporate benefits program that covers health, sports, mobility and language courses
• Great working environment in an interdisciplinary, international team