Junior Project Manager R&D
€4,000 - €5,200 per month
Key Skills
Job Description
If you’re driven by operational excellence and safeguarding performance through the full lifecycle of the product roadmap — from series production until end-of-life — we invite you to apply for this role. For our business line in power conversion, we are currently expanding our team of project operations managers who are taking full ownership of a product group for a key customer. About About the role You’ll continuously elevate product quality, manufacturability, cost performance and supply robustness. Together with your product team, you will ensure that every lifecycle phase—from introduction to maturity and ultimately phase‑out—is managed in a structured, predictable, and data‑driven way. Your leadership will help secure long-term reliability and customer satisfaction while enabling our technologies to evolve with confidence and clarity. Your key responsibilities are: Lead a dedicated product team, taking full ownership of a product group for a key customer throughout the entire lifecycle Manage timelines, resources, risks, and budgets across multiple disciplines to ensure stable, predictable product performance Secure strong QLTC performance together with your product team, consistently meeting customer expectations Collaborate closely with cross‑functional experts, including hardware, software, design, industrialization, and quality teams, to drive lifecycle improvements Continuously improve products, focusing on manufacturability, reliability, cost optimization, and long-term supply robustness What We Offer An environment where your daily output counts, with short lines, high dynamics and visible impact. Our values: Trust, Collaboration and Excellence, embedded in our company culture A young, entrepreneurial, and innovative company culture where initiative is encouraged Performance-based salary growth that rewards your results 33 vacation days per year, including public holidays Flexible working hours Strong focus on personal development, supported by a tailored growth and learning plan Extensive career opportunities, with progression across a wide range of functions and projects Free access to the company gym Free lunch, dinner and healthy snacks available every day on-site What You Bring BSc or MSc ideally in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software-, Computer Engineering, or similar. Initial experience (academic, internship, or early career) supporting team coordination or contributing to group projects, with an interest in fostering collaboration and accountability You excel in a highly operational and hands-on environment. You make bold, confident decisions that move things forward with clarity and momentum. Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with adaptability to changing priorities A proactive attitude, learning agility, and the ability to build relationships with team members and stakeholders Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in team environment A solution-oriented mindset Solid organizational and time-management abilities
Core Responsibilities
Lead a cross-functional product team and manage timelines, resources, risks, and budgets for a customer product group throughout its lifecycle. Improve product quality, manufacturability, reliability, cost performance, and supply robustness while meeting customer expectations.
Requirements
A BSc or MSc in electrical engineering, embedded software, computer engineering, or a related field is preferred, along with initial experience coordinating teams or contributing to group projects. Candidates should be adaptable, proactive, solution-oriented, organized, and effective communicators who can work confidently in a fast-paced operational environment.
Benefits
- Performance-Based Salary Growth
- 33 Vacation Days Per Year, Including Public Holidays
- Flexible Working Hours
- Personal Development and Tailored Learning Plan
- Career Opportunities Across Functions and Projects
- Free Access to Company Gym
- Free On-Site Meals and Healthy Snacks
About Prodrive Technologies
Industry: Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Prodrive Technologies is a Dutch high-tech company headquartered in Son, the Netherlands. Since 1993, we have been designing and manufacturing advanced electronics, software and mechatronic systems that are used worldwide in sectors such as healthcare, semiconductors, infrastructure & energy, mobility and industry. We combine engineering and manufacturing within one integrated organization. From concept and system architecture to testing, industrialization and life cycle management, teams work across the full development and production process. This enables us to translate technical innovation into scalable and manufacturable solutions while maintaining a strong focus on quality, reliability and continuous improvement. Our technologies are used in environments where performance and reliability are essential. Examples include systems used in semiconductor manufacturing processes, components and subsystems for medical imaging equipment such as MRI systems and charging solutions for electric mobility. By developing and producing key technologies largely within our own facilities, we maintain a high level of control over process, quality and innovation. This integrated approach enables us to support customers throughout the entire product life cycle and contribute to solutions that address some of today's most important technological challenges. Our mission: creating meaningful technologies that make the world work.