Project Manager (Automation NPI)

Ajax Systems is an international technology company and the largest manufacturer of security systems in Europe.

We are looking for a specialist in the NPI Automation department for the position of Project Manager. The NPI Automation Department implements new devices into production by developing testing and firmware systems for each product. The team ensures the start of mass production with high quality indicators and prepares the engineering base for scaling.

Tasks: Full project management from the approval of requirements for automatic testing/firmware/calibration of a device to the implementation of all stages into mass production. Setting and controlling tasks, controlling the ordering of boards/components and their assembly, cross-team interaction with device and pre-production teams for the release of new devices, with the production technical department – for scaling the developed equipment. Conducting kick-offs and other activities, maintaining meeting notes, controlling the preparation of project documentation, instructions for working with test equipment and software. Troubleshooting for projects that have already been launched into production. Assisting in people management and team-building processes. Managing auxiliary projects necessary for optimizing/automating processes within the team, interaction between departments, optimizing pilot batch launches, and modernizing production.

Required skills and knowledge: 2+ years of commercial experience as a PM/Production Automation Lead. Experience in successful release of multiple projects, including those related to hardware. The more diverse, the better. Proactivity, leadership, high self-organization. Ability to listen and hear others, to convey one's thoughts clearly and concisely. Basic understanding of how electronic devices work and what they consist of. Experience in facilitating meetings aimed at finding optimal solutions within a group of diverse specialists. Ability to quickly resolve emerging issues. Quickly switch between tasks, take responsibility for decision-making.

Will be a plus: Experience in hardware projects, IoT, production automation. General understanding of how electronic device production works. Understanding and adherence to the principles of Servant Leadership.

We offer: Opportunity to propose and implement your own ideas that affect the product and its mass production; A place in a rapidly growing company with a motivated professional team; Competitive salary; Medical insurance; Corporate English language classes; Opportunity to participate in an internal beta testing project of Ajax security systems; Discounts on company and partner products. Ajax Systems is a Ukrainian success story that has grown into a global product. Ajax devices are trusted by over 4.5 million end-users and 330 thousand PRO-users in more than 180 countries. The company offers comprehensive solutions for protecting residential and commercial properties of various scales. Currently, the Ajax portfolio includes 280 devices for intrusion detection, video surveillance, fire safety, and comfort and automation.