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(Junior) Technical Project Lead

  • On-site
    • Rotterdam HQ
  • Design and Engineering

This role enables you to have a broad impact and exposure within our Design & Engineering department.

This role is intended for High Potential candidates. We are open to fresh graduates.

Job description

The Technical Project Lead acts as the right hand to the System Architect / Team Lead, driving execution of complex deep-tech equipment projects. This role ensures that technical deliverables, internal teams, and the supply chain are fully aligned to deliver high-performance systems on time.

You will operate at the intersection of engineering, operations, and suppliers; ensuring smooth progress from concept through industrialisation.

This role enables you to have a broad impact and exposure within our Design & Engineering department.

This role is intended for High Potential candidates. We are open to fresh graduates.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution & Coordination

  • Drive project execution by tracking milestones, deliverables, risks, and dependencies

  • Proactively follow up on progress across teams and ensure timely completion of action items

  • Maintain clear reporting and escalation of issues impacting timeline or quality

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Coordinate activities across engineering (mechatronics, software, electronics), manufacturing, procurement, and quality

  • Act as a central communication hub, ensuring alignment between all internal stakeholders

Supply Chain & Supplier Management

  • Interface with external suppliers to ensure on-time delivery, specifications alignment, and quality standards

  • Monitor and follow up on purchase orders, supply chain constraints, and delivery commitments

  • Ensure supplier deliverables meet technical and integration requirements

Technical & Operational Support

  • Assist in resolving technical and operational bottlenecks impacting project progress

  • Support documentation, reviews, and design alignment across disciplines

Team Support

  • Act as sparring partner and right hand to the System Architect / Team Lead

  • Help guide teams with structured planning, clear priorities, and execution discipline

Job requirements

Qualifications & Skills

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in physics or engineering (Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or related)

  • Experience in project coordination or technical project leadership

  • Solid stakeholder management and communication skills

  • Highly structured, proactive, and detail-oriented mindset

  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-tech development environment

On-site
  • Rotterdam HQ
Design and Engineering

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