General Responsibilities
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
• Defines project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Develops comprehensive project plans and manages all implementation processes including resource allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, testing, documentation, training, and status reports
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
• Make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
• Regularly communicates and presents project schedules and statuses
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
Experience / Qualifications
• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers
- 5+ years of project, program, product development, or launch management experience within automotive, electronics, industrial manufacturing, mechatronics, or a related engineering environment.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional product development projects from concept through production launch.
- Experience working directly with automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, or other complex industrial customers.
- Strong understanding of New Product Development (NPD), industrialization, and production launch processes.
- Demonstrated success managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, changes, and customer commitments throughout the project lifecycle.
- Experience managing project financial performance, including forecasts, business case impacts, and change approvals.
- Ability to lead project teams without direct reporting authority and drive accountability across engineering, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial functions.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities in a global environment.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and escalation management skills in technically complex situations.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage technical teams, customers, and senior leadership.
- Experience applying APQP, PPAP, customer milestone reviews, and automotive launch processes.
- Understanding of automotive quality systems, including IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
- Experience with engineering change management, product lifecycle management (PLM), and configuration management processes.
- Experience supporting manufacturing readiness, production launch, and operational handoff activities.
- Experience leading development programs across multiple regions and globally distributed engineering teams.
- Technical background in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
- Microsoft Project, Jira, Agile PPM, or equivalent project management tools.
- Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid product development methodologies.
- Project governance frameworks, gate reviews, and launch readiness assessments.
- Requirements management, requirements traceability, and engineering documentation control systems.
- Product lifecycle management (PLM) and engineering change control tools.
Gross Annual Salary Range:
31,700.00 EUR - 43,587.50 EURThe salary range is published in line with the EU Pay Transparency Directive and relevant country legislation.
Starting Salary
The starting salary offered will be based on objective, gender-neutral criteria , (e.g internal equivalency, relevant skills, experience, qualifications etc.). Applicants will not be asked for salary history.
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Skills Required
- University bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience
- 5+ years of project, program, product development, or launch management experience in automotive, electronics, industrial manufacturing, mechatronics, or a related engineering environment
- Experience leading cross-functional product development projects from concept through production launch
- Experience working directly with automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, or complex industrial customers
- Strong understanding of New Product Development, industrialization, and production launch processes
- Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, changes, and customer commitments
- Experience managing project financial performance, forecasts, business case impacts, and change approvals
- Ability to lead project teams without direct reporting authority and drive cross-functional accountability
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a global environment
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and escalation management skills in technically complex situations
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical teams, customers, and senior leadership
- Teamwork, organization, planning, time management, ethics, accountability, and ability to manage competing priorities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Experience applying APQP, PPAP, customer milestone reviews, and automotive launch processes
- Understanding of automotive quality systems, including IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements
- Experience with engineering change management, PLM, and configuration management processes
- Experience supporting manufacturing readiness, production launch, and operational handoff activities
- Experience leading development programs across multiple regions and globally distributed engineering teams
- Technical background in electrical, mechanical, electronics, industrial engineering, or a related discipline
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Agile PPM, or equivalent project management tools
- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid product development methodologies
- Knowledge of project governance, gate reviews, launch readiness assessments, requirements management, and engineering documentation control
Sensata Xirgo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sensata Xirgo and has not been reviewed or approved by Sensata Xirgo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Total compensation aligns with peer industrial‑tech firms for several U.S. roles, with some titles tracking near or above market norms. This positioning supports a generally acceptable pay experience for many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. policies include flexible or “unlimited” PTO and a dedicated paid volunteer-time allotment, broadening time-off options. Company programs also run an annual Day of Service across sites.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits highlight flexible work schedules and optional telecommuting for certain roles, offering adaptability in how work and time off are managed. Inclusion programs and ERGs further extend non-cash support.
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