Program Manager R&D

About Speedgoat
Speedgoat develops and sells complete software and hardware development platforms for real-time simulation and testing. Our customers are engineers and scientists developing next generation controls, DSP and vision technologies such as for autonomous cars, electric aircraft, robots, smart grids, power plants, smartphones and augmented reality technologies. Our solutions allow them to continuously verify and validate their designs along a complete Model-Based Design workflow using MATLAB® and Simulink®, including virtual and real physical testing.

Organization

Your job title is Program Manager R&D. You are a member of the R&D Projects team in the Technologies department, reporting to the Head of R&D Projects.

The R&D Projects team owns the product development process and is responsible for the management of complex development projects for new products and systems, from requirements specification to production and sales start, while ensuring project controlling.

As Program Manager, you are responsible for overseeing the entirety of development projects, as well as supervising and supporting the project owners. You closely collaborate with the technology development teams, the project owners, and the CTO.

Core Responsibilities

• Ownership, maintenance, and improvement of the product development process and related tools.
• Supervision and support of all projects in the Technologies department.
• Report the status of all ongoing development projects to the CTO and the company’s management.
• Implementation and maintenance of required reporting and controlling tools.
• Ensure that all development work is compliant with the product development process.
• Typical development projects involve:
  • Electronics: motherboards, processing units, FPGA, I/O boards, power supplies, power electronics
  • Mechanics: enclosures, mechanical integration, heat dissipation, assembly optimization
  • Software in C/C++ and MATLAB®/Simulink®
  • Interfaces: connectors, cables, bus systems
  • Testing, validation, certification
• As an expert in project management and project controlling, you support project owners managing their projects.
• Create and document knowledge on project management methods and processes.
• Where required, suggest and implement changes or improvements to the product development process.

Job requirements

• University degree in an engineering discipline.
• Degree in project management, product management, or general management
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in project or product management.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a technical field.
• Proven ability to define and successfully implement business processes.
• Reliability and ability to take ownership and work independently.
• Good communication skills in English (written and spoken).
• Ability to build relationships, solve problems, make decisions, and build consensus.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong entrepreneurial spirit.

What we offer

• A chance to contribute to a high-tech company and help our customers to accelerate technological and scientific breakthroughs.
• A young and dynamic working environment and excellent team spirit.
• A highly modern workplace with a lot of flexibility and independence.
• Up to 3 days per week working from home.
• Five weeks of vacation with the option for more.
• Part-time work possible