Are you a project manager with a technical background? Would you like to work in a company with the entire chain- from development to production? Join us as a project manager at Westermo!

Within our R&D department, a group of six project managers lead the work from concept stage all the way to serial production in our own factory. We are now looking for an R&D Project Manager, who will be working close with colleagues both at R&D and Operations. We pride ourselves when it comes to quality, but also regarding our open culture and can-do attitude. Here, you will work in an environment that provides structure, but is also open to trying new things and keeping a pragmatic approach.

The Westermo brand and products are known for robustness in the eyes of our customers along with our strong ability to solve their challenges; using our software, hardware and application know-how. We act globally and in a big variety of markets such as Trains, Trackside, Energy sector, Infrastructure etc. If you are ready for your next step as a project manager- here is a chance for you!

Are you our new R&D Project Manager?

If you choose to join Westermo you will be part of a small team of skilled and dedicated Project Managers working side by side helping each other out, sharing knowledge and experience. In this team we encourage everyone to contribute to improve our ways of working going forward. We aim to work in a structured yet pragmatic way. We need to stay agile but with good control as we are an important part of a growing business, on a global market.

We continuously run a number of Development projects in parallel and you will be responsible for one or several of them. Projects can be initiated both internally, by our Product Management department, or by a customer or a partner company.

Once your project(s) are up to speed you will lead the day-to-day execution as well as long term planning, financial follow up and reporting to your Project Steering Committee. You will interact with team members and stakeholders from many different areas of the company such as: Electronics, Mechanics, Software, Software Test, Purchasing, Suppliers, Production, Production Test, Marketing, Product Management and potentially external Customers or Partners.

So, who are we looking for?

We are looking for a project manager with experience in electronics development and engineering. Someone who is used to working close to production and has great leadership skills. As an R&D Project Manager, you will work in different teams and you make sure that people’s skills and competences comes to best use. Teamwork, communication and trust are values you cherish and you have a problem-solving attitude.

Requirements:

• Academic degree in Engineering
• Experience in Product Development and Project Management
• Experience from or good understanding of several of the following areas: electronics development, mechanical design, product validation testing, type testing, electronics production, production testing, embedded software development, HW/SW interaction
• Fluent in Swedish and English

Meritorious:

• Project Management training and certification
• Project management experience from product development of electronic devices
• Project management experience from working with external customers/partners
• Experience of some of the following:
  • mechanical design of electronics devices
  • embedded software development
  • production of electronics/assemblies
  • designing for test and manufacturing

In return, we offer: You will be working at the forefront of technology in a friendly, open culture where we you get the opportunity to learn from skilled colleagues every day. A mature and caring leadership in a flat organization. Through our collective bargain agreement you will be covered in terms of insurance, pension and other benefits. We like to have fun together and we regularly enjoy sports and other social activities as a team. We believe that magic happens when people meet. We are a learning organization and we truly love to try new things, think outside the box and be innovative together!

Basic Information:

• Location: Kopparlunden, Västerås
• Job type: Full time
• Employment contract: Permanent

Questions? Recruiting Manager Christian Poljén; christian.poljen@westermo.com and Elin Sandell, Recruiter at elin.sandell@westermo.com

About Westermo:

Welcome to a rapidly growing international company, thriving at the forefront of cutting edge technology. Westermo develops and manufactures advanced devices for industrial data communication, used in mission-critical installations and harsh industrial environments. The very robust and secure communication networks built with our products provide a high value for our customers.

We are focused on leveraging growth opportunities in our market and are devoted to delivering the world's best industrial networks. This is achieved through a very dynamic work environment where teamwork and loyalty are valued. Strong and honest relationships with colleagues, customers, and suppliers are important to us. We have an open culture where we share knowledge, learn from one another and explore new ideas, allowing us to constantly improve.