Senior Engineering Program Manager in Duivendrecht, Nederland

You are an experienced engineer, experienced in the field of program management, and seek full ownership of a development: technically and organizationally, from requirements to series production.

Within our Engineering department, you manage a portfolio of multiple parallel programs. You turn prototypes and R&D concepts into products that are reliable, repeatable, and ready for production at scale. To get there, you lead a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineers, and you make the technical trade-offs together with them.

You are tech lead and project manager in one. You take every program through our stage-gate process, make sure each requirement is verified before it moves on, and keep our Head of Engineering informed. This role is key to how we grow: our ambition is to run 10 to 20 developments at the same time, and that only works with Program Managers who truly own their portfolio.

What you bring

You have built your career in technical product development, and you know what it takes to bring a new product into production. You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or a related field, and you combine engineering depth with a structured way of working. You also bring:

• Around 10 years of experience in technical product development, including leading developments end to end;
• Hands-on experience with industrialization: design for manufacturing, production ramp-up and suppliers;
• Experience with stage-gate processes, requirements management, and familiarity with ClickUp, Jira, Monday, Asana, or similar;
• Enough technical depth to challenge engineers on content, not just on planning;
• Professional proficiency in English.

Nice to have

• Experience with UAVs, aerospace, defense, automotive or other high-tech hardware with strict quality requirements.