Technical Project Manager - Navigation Systems

at  Collins Aerospace

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in engineering
• 3-5 years of professional experience in the management and supervision of projects
• Experience in the professional management of employees
• EU citizenship
• Stakeholder management
• Strong ability to work in a team
• Very good communication and negotiation skills
• Independent, solution-oriented and flexible way of working
• Very good knowledge of German and English

DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Existing experience in Navigation Systems
• Aviation/Automotive background preferable
• Basic software experience in C or C++
• An understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Experience using MS Project

TASKS:

• Analyse customer receivables or sales requirements and check the possibility of implementation (e.g. production conditions)
• Carry out temporal and qualitative planning according to the priority plan and align results with the relevant bodies
• Develop an overall concept for the solution of product-related problems
• Further development of Navigation Systems and Electrical Software Projects
• Manage ongoing project changes and maintenance including bug fixes and customer requests

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the technical aspects of a project to gain best fit with scope, outcome and time
• Assess and evaluate risks as well as temporal and economic dimensions and define appropriate minimization measures
• Clarify and define the content of work steps and packages
• Select potential suppliers, obtain and review offers
• Record project status and monitor project flow; in the event of deviations, if necessary via deciding on the right remedy to the situation
• Ensure compliance with economic goals and technical specifications
• Clarify bottlenecks as well as hardware and software problems and initiate corrective measures taking into account economic goals/targets
• Creation of standards for the documentation and maintenance of project-descriptive Data
• Answer customer inquiries within the scope of the warranty obligation and period
• Employ employees, manage them professionally and help improve work processes support; Review and discuss work results