Our team in Haag, Switzerland is looking for you:

Project Manager Engineering

As part of the Corporate R&D team, you will lead strategic relevant projects.

You will lead such projects in close collaboration with our business development managers and customers.

Join VAT and be a part of the team that drives the transformation to a global player in vacuum solutions. In this exciting role you`ll be in touch with the entire chain from core technologies to functional groups, components and sub-systems

YOUR CHALLENGES 

• Executing innovation projects based on VAT`s product strategy
• Lead of technology, product and sub-systems development, with key focus on innovation
• Coordination with product management and field application engineering to evaluate the customer’s needs best possible
• Interdisciplinary teamwork with design, lab engineers, simulation, scientists, project buyer, quality and operation in an agile way
• Collaboration with external competence partners
• Presentation of project progress in the frame of VAT innovation boards based on project content, project costs and project timeline
• Further development of internal project management processes, methodologies and systems

YOUR COMPETENCIES 

• Completed education as engineer of applied sciences
• Specialization in mechanical / mechatronics engineering
• Several years of work experience as a project manager in product development
• Active and resilient personality
• Strong analytical skills & ability to communicate
• Ability to work with uncertainty
• Negotiating skills in the languages German and English (fluent in spoken and written)
• Willingness to travel
• Work experience in vacuum technology / semiconductors highly desirable

You have a proven track record in product development and are highly motivated to work in project management. You are used to working with uncertainty and are proactive. You have strong teamwork skills and are interested in interdisciplinary interface functions.