Step into a role where your engineering expertise shapes the future of sustainable railway infrastructure. As Technical Manager Railway, you will lead innovation, drive technical excellence, and influence international rail projects that make cities quieter, safer, and more liveable.
What You Will Be Doing
As Technical Manager Railway, you serve as the technical backbone of the Rockdelta product line. You will drive innovation, ensure excellent technical support, and act as the key technical ambassador to internal and external stakeholders.
Technical Support & Expertise
- Provide expert support in railway projects, including modelling, calculations, documentation, tender preparation, and technical reviews.
- Serve as the key technical authority for vibration control in railway infrastructure and material applications.
Innovation & Development
- Maintain and continuously develop our internal technical library through research, testing, and compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Lead and manage development projects that add value and push the performance of our solutions.
- Explore opportunities for cross-application synergies within the broader ROCKWOOL Group.
Knowledge Translation & Market Support
- Translate technical results into clear insights for customers, Sales teams, and Marketing.
- Support customer presentations, seminars, and technical discussions by communicating complex topics clearly.
Collaboration & Representation
- Build strong internal connections across departments, ensuring effective technical communication.
- Maintain a strong external network including customers, engineering firms, universities, and industry partners.
- Act as an ambassador for ROCKWOOL in all technical engagements and collaborations.
Your Future Team
You will join a highly dedicated and international team, reporting directly to the Business Manager – Railways. You will collaborate closely with our global Sales organisation and technical network across the ROCKWOOL Group.
This Is Who You Are
You are a technically strong, proactive, and market-oriented professional who enjoys working at the intersection of engineering, innovation, and customer value.
Your Background
- Engineering degree, ideally in acoustics, civil engineering, or mechanical engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in a similar technical role.
- Experience managing international projects and cross-functional collaboration.
- Customer-focused and market-aware.
- Strong command of German and English; Spanish is an asset.
- Strong analytical, modelling, and documentation skills.
- Experience in or familiarity with the railway sector is a plus.
- Combination of working from home and the office in Roermond. Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 10%).
About Rockdelta
At Rockdelta, we provide advanced railway vibration control solutions that help shape more sustainable, comfortable, and resilient urban environments. As cities grow and rail infrastructure expands, vibration and noise mitigation becomes increasingly important. Using our high-performance stone wool mats, we deliver some of the most sustainable and effective vibration control systems in the market—protecting people, buildings, and infrastructure from the impact of passing trains. Learn more at https://rti.rockwool.com/rockdelta/.
What We Offer
We offer a good basic salary and attractive fringe benefits, including:
- A collective pension scheme
- Holiday allowance and a 13th month
- Discount on health insurance
- Travel allowance
- Benefits within an innovative, sustainable organisation
At ROCKWOOL, we encourage a healthy lifestyle and vitality for our employees through our bicycle plan, as well as a discount on your fitness subscription. To support a healthy work–life balance, you receive 25 holidays plus 13 paid leave days, giving you plenty of time to rest and recharge. We also add 13 paid leave days to your pension plan. You will find a warm working atmosphere supported by an active staff association and the opportunity to purchase ROCKWOOL products at a reduced rate.
How You Can Apply
We value diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, or identity.
We look forward to receiving your application! An online assessment is part of the selection process and includes a skills and competency test. If you have any questions, please contact our Recruitment Manager Dave Coppen at: [email protected] or 0031 6-1562 0130.
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What We Do
We release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.
ROCKWOOL Group is a focused industrial company with leading positions in insulation, acoustic ceilings and horticultural growing media based on proprietary stone wool technology. We harness the properties that nature has given us to create products for quality living.
Our products touch most aspects of everyday life. We offer carefully designed, innovative sustainable solutions for your comfort, safety and for the benefit of the environment.
ROCKWOOL Group's business portfolio consists of:
* ROCKWOOL® insulation solutions for buildings.
* ROCKWOOL® technical insulation solutions to both industry, marine and offshore.
* ROCKWOOL® core solutions tailor made stone wool products to be integrated into finished systems.
* Rockfon® acoustic ceilings and wall solutions.
* Rockpanel® cladding material.
* Grodan® growing media solutions for plants.
* Lapinus® solutions for applications such as friction, water management, tracks, coatings, gaskets.
At ROCKWOOL Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our product solutions. Our expertise is perfectly suited to tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity and flooding. Our range of products reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint along the way.
Stone wool is a versatile material and forms the basis of all our businesses. With around 12,200 colleagues in 40 countries, we are the world leader in stone wool solutions, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, engineered fibres for industrial use to insulation for the process industry and marine & offshore
