R&D Project Manager in Industry (M/F)

Recruitment conducted for an industrial SME based in Toulouse, which designs, manufactures, and markets its own 2D/3D integrated vision systems, sold in France and internationally. I will present the company, its activity, and its organization during our first exchange.

The position is open as a replacement.

The position: Reporting to the Projects Director, you will join a team of four people and will be responsible for the projects entrusted to you, from scoping to delivery. The management is transverse: you will lead the project team.

Your missions: Scoping and organizing:

• Translate client and user needs into project specifications
• Define the means, methods, resources, costs, deadlines, and expected quality level
• Establish the project development plan

Steering execution:

• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, from launch to monitoring of implementation
• Identify, evaluate, and handle risks during the project
• Ensure regular reporting to management and the client, as well as a project end review

Meeting milestones and quality:

• Prepare and obtain phase-gate validations from hierarchy and the quality department

Managing suppliers

• Contribute to the choice of suppliers with the Purchasing Manager
• Define the expected deliverables from suppliers and partners, and control their compliance

Contributing to technical and financial choices:

• Challenge the chosen technical directions
• Participate in the financial structuring of R&D projects

Profile sought:

Indispensable

• Engineering degree or Master's degree (Bac+5)
• 6 to 8 years of experience in electronic project management
• Good technical understanding of electronic products
• Mastery of project management methods in a multidisciplinary and international environment
• Fluent English, practiced with clients and suppliers

Appreciated:

• A background in an SME or an ESN
• Experience as an electronics manager or in managing a technical team

Expected soft skills: rigor, method, sense of analysis and results, and the ability to drive a project team forward.

Conditions:

• Permanent contract (CDI)
• Remuneration: Package 55 to 60 K€ depending on experience
• Health insurance fully covered by the company
• Supplementary pension and disability insurance
• Meal vouchers
• Social and Economic Committee (CSE)
• Position based at the Toulouse site, with occasional travel to be expected to the company headquarters in the South-West
• Start date aligned with your availability: if you are currently employed, your notice period is not an obstacle

Recruitment process: A first exchange with me, Caroline Rousseau, independent recruitment consultant. Then three steps on the company side:

1. Qualification interview with the Human Resources Director
2. Interview with the Projects Director, your future manager
3. Interview with the General Manager

I remain your contact person until you start your position.