Project Leader High Tech Systems

About the position

Due to growth within our company ZEST-Innovate, we are looking for a new colleague, a project leader High Tech Systems! Are you the technical leader who is made to carry out complex and High Tech projects in the field of mechatronic systems, often at the limit of what is technically possible? Do you want to be part of an innovative organization with a close-knit team of about 25 super smart engineers? If so...

Then respond quickly while the vacancy is still available. We would like to welcome you at our office in Son en Breugel and give you a tour.

This is what your new job looks like

As project leader High Tech Systems you are responsible for realizing projects for the High Tech industry. These are often complex mechatronic systems, often at the limit of what is technically possible with challenges in the field of submicron motion control, complex control software, (thermal) stability, contamination and optics. At least as challenging is coordinating the work within your own team, the collaboration with our end customers and other parties with whom we work in these projects. You also manage a multidisciplinary engineering team consisting of Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering.

Your tasks and responsibilities

Leading High Tech projects with final responsibility for the content, time and money is not easy but it is extremely challenging! Think of projects where you work on development projects such as one-offs and protos where you can move on nanometers. You will work with fanatical engineers from various technical disciplines such as mechanics, electronics and software.

As a project leader you are closely involved in state of the art developments. The end customer has an idea in mind and you make it happen, together with your engineering team. Taking care of the communication with our end customers and the external parties is of course part of your tasks. Working out calculations, project plans and schedules are familiar tasks for you as well as managing, coordinating and supervising all project employees involved from different disciplines both internally and externally and from start to finish.

Your other tasks are again very diverse and consist of

• Feasibility studies and pre-studies;
• Specifications and quotation preparation;
• Concept, design and detailing;
• Acquisition;
• Responsible for building, testing and the FAT;
• Responsible for installation, commissioning and the SAT.

Job preferences

• An engineering education at the Higher Vocational/ University Education level preferably in the direction of Mechatronics;
• Electrical engineering, mechanics or a related field;
• At least 3+ years of demonstrable work experience in a (High Tech) development environment;
• You have proven managerial and/or coaching skills;
• You are analytical, enterprising, can separate main and secondary issues well;
• You are solution-oriented;
• You are enthusiastic and open to ideas from others;
• You are proactive and able to translate the needs of our end customers into concrete solutions;
• You are practical, pragmatic and would even like to tinker with the workshop with your colleagues;
• You are representative and a fully-fledged discussion partner for end customers and partners;
• You can communicate well in both Dutch and English, both verbally and in writing.

What we offer

For this vacancy we offer a wide range of employment conditions. A challenging position with plenty of room for your own initiative and development. A lot of freedom but also personal responsibility to organize your work in your own way. Good secondary employment conditions, including WIA Gap insurance, collective accident insurance and pension insurance.

Furthermore, our package consists of

• A contract offer that suits your personal situation;
• An attractive salary with career opportunities;
• 24 vacation days + 5 reduction of working hours days;
• Flexible working hours with attention to work-life balance and sustainability;
• The possibility of part-time employment;
• Travel allowance of € 0.21 per kilometer.

About ZEST-Innovate

ZEST-Innovate, we are a technical engineering agency consisting of 25 creative but also stubborn engineers from various technical disciplines. Together we work on the most innovative, high-tech projects from idea to realization and service. We are a one-stop shop where our engineers work together from idea to delivery to make the most innovative projects a success. We know that the best end product does not come from one expert, but rather through optimal cooperation and cross-pollination of all experts together!

By having the most important disciplines in-house and also working with a large network of regular parties, we can offer high-level service. The engineers do not work on their own island, but look together at the total solution!

We are a recognized supplier of tooling and test setups for the High Tech industry in Eindhoven. We also have a track record for tooling, handling, adjustment tools, qualification tools for design specifications in prototypes or functional models. We have everything in-house to support our end customers in converting an idea into a robust working solution.

WE are ready and able to take the next step in development together with you! You too?!

As Project Manager High Tech Systems you are responsible for realizing projects for the High Tech industry. These are often complex mechatronic systems, often at the limit of what is technically possible with challenges in the field of submicron motion control, complex control software, (thermal) stability, contamination and optics.

At least as challenging is coordinating the work within your own team, the collaboration with our end customers and other parties with whom we work in these projects. You also manage a multidisciplinary engineering team consisting of Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering.

Would you like to apply for a job or meet us without any obligations?

Do you have questions after reading our vacancy or are you interested in an introduction? Please contact one of the Board members: Cyrille Gradus cgradus@zest-innovate.eu (06 – 432 65 231) or Willem van Reisen wvreisen@zest-innovate.eu (06 – 519 85 058).

If you have any doubts about the match, do not hesitate and get in touch with us. We are happy to think along with you about how we can still make the role suitable (or look at other possibilities together).