Senior Project Manager (m/w/d) Mechanical- / Electrical Engineering

Project overview

-First duration *., extension possible

About the Role:

The Project Manager ensures structured, transparent, and methodical execution of complex, cross-functional development projects. You will enable teams and leadership to make fact-based decisions, safeguard adherence to governance and processes, drive cross-functional alignment, and continuously improve execution performance across the organization.

• Location: Hinwil (Zürich) – up to 20% remote work possible
• Workload: 100%
• Type of contract: payrolling (temporary employment)
• Swiss residence

Responsibilities

• Coordinate or lead interdisciplinary technical development projects (mechatronic, embedded, system level or cross-functional).
• Drive stakeholder coordination across engineering, production, quality, procurement, and product management.
• Manage risks, issues, and structured change processes in complex projects and programs.
• Create decision-ready analyses, status reports, and steering documents for senior leadership.
• Facilitate alignment and fact-based discussions.

Requirements

• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering & Business, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• 5-8 years of extensive experience driving structured execution of complex, cross-functional development projects, ensuring transparency, alignment, and methodical governance.
• 5-8 years of solid understanding of business-economic correlations, cost structures, and scenario evaluation.
• 5-8 years of strong proficiency with project management tools, processes, and governance frameworks.
• Proficiency in Office Suite (>5 years); experience with Planview or Sciforma is nice to have.
• Service-oriented mindset with a high sense of ownership, high self-organization, independence, and resilience.
• Ability to motivate and influence without formal authority.
• Holistic systems thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interface management skills.
• Business fluent English is required; advanced German is highly desirable.

Project details

• Start: 2026-11
• Duration: 2 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Hinwil, Schweiz, CH
• Languages: English