Product Owner Hardware (m/f/d)

What You'll Build

• Own the plan for our hardware development projects, from concept and prototypes to release for series production
• Keep hardware, software, and data science development in sync: interfaces, test campaigns, integration milestones, and releases
• Prioritize the integration backlog together with our tech leads and align it with customer commitments
• Manage the outsourced parts of our development with production partners and component suppliers: scope, specifications, timelines, and quality
• Integrate partner timelines into the overall project plan and resolve conflicts before they become blockers
• Plan and coordinate system deployments together with Sales Engineering: installation scheduling, spare parts, and incident handling
• Plan and monitor project budgets, track risks, and initiate corrective measures early
• Deliver clear, regular reporting on milestones, trial outcomes, and project status to leadership

We're looking for a Technical Project Manager who runs our hardware development projects end to end and holds the thread between our engineers, our external partners, and our leadership. Our system combines optics, mechanics, electronics, and embedded control with machine learning on top. Most of what you manage is hardware, but every hardware decision touches software and data science, and you make sure those pieces move together. Development happens in-house, but parts of it are outsourced to production partners and component suppliers. You keep those external work packages aligned with our internal timelines, specifications, and quality standards. Our Sales Engineering team owns the customer relationship; you make sure their requirements turn into delivered systems. You take ownership end to end, hold yourself to a high standard, and focus on outcomes that matter for the customer. You communicate openly, give honest feedback, and build trust through your actions.

• 3 to 5 years of experience in technical project management in a hardware development environment: machinery, medtech, robotics, optics, or comparable
• Solid understanding of hardware development, from prototyping to release for small series production
• Experience coordinating outsourced development work with manufacturers or key suppliers
• Enough understanding of software and data science to spot dependencies to the hardware and plan integration realistically
• Experience with project budgets and risk tracking
• Strong communication skills: you naturally become the connective tissue between engineers, partners, and leadership
• A structured, hands-on working style and an affinity for using AI tools in your daily workflow
• Fluent English. Fluent German is a strong plus for working with our partners and suppliers
• Willingness to travel occasionally to our partners
• Nice to have: experience with embedded systems, optics, or agile product ownership
• Not ticking every box? That's okay. If this role excites you and you bring most of what we've described, we want to hear from you.

We offer

• Relocation Support: Moving to Munich? We are part of the WERK1 incubation program, which gives us access to apartments in the Werksviertel that never hit the open market. With enough lead time we reserve one for you before you arrive, minutes on foot from the office.
• Work Environment: Located in Munich's Werksviertel, we combine a focused, high-performance culture with flexibility. Up to 50% remote work, depending on role and execution needs.
• Ownership: VSOPs (Virtual Stock Options) so you share in the value you help create.
• Time Off: 28 vacation days per year, plus December 24th and 31st off. Benefits & Growth
• Monthly meal budget for whatever keeps you going, from quick lunches to proper team dinners
• Monthly perks budget to spend where it actually matters to you — fitness, mobility, or the occasional "I earned this" purchase
• Annual learning budget to invest in your growth, from conferences to deep dives into new domains
• Free drinks, coffee, and snacks in the office to keep you focused throughout the day