Technical Project Manager
Capgemini
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Your Role
Location: Liege
Sector: Defense
As a Technical Project Manager at Capgemini Engineering, you will spearhead complex engineering initiatives with particular emphasis on defense sector projects. You'll orchestrate cross-functional teams to deliver successful outcomes while upholding quality standards and exceeding client expectations.
In this role you will play a key role in:
- Orchestrating the strategy, organization, and execution of engineering ventures encompassing hardware, software, and integrated system components
- Cultivating and directing multidisciplinary engineering groups, including systems specialists, embedded software developers, and quality assurance professionals
- Spotting and addressing technical challenges throughout the project journey while ensuring timely completion within financial parameters
- Spearheading process enhancement initiatives by implementing and customizing methodologies like Agile or V-model for defense-related projects
- Establishing and monitoring project timelines, key achievements, and expected outcomes in alignment with contractual obligations
Your Profile
- Advanced degree in Engineering (Master's level)
- At least 5 years of experience leading technical projects or providing technical direction within high-tech engineering organizations in sectors such as aerospace, defense, automotive, embedded systems, or similar mission-critical industries
- Comprehensive understanding of systems engineering principles: Model Based Design Engineering (MBSE), complex embedded hardware/software applications, product development cycles, and verification/validation procedures
- Exceptional project governance capabilities: managing scope, engaging stakeholders, allocating resources, and handling risks while collaborating effectively in diverse team environments
- Skilled in utilizing project management applications (such as MS Project, Jira, PowerBI, Polarion, Capella, Windchill)
- Achievement-focused, budget-conscious with a proactive mindset and innovative problem-solving approach
- Track record of coordinating with diverse technical teams on sophisticated projects in highly regulated sectors
- Strong interpersonal abilities with capacity to guide with authenticity and effectively engage various stakeholders
- Background in aviation, space, defense or automotive fields, along with familiarity of industry standards like DO-178, ARP4754 or ISO26262 would be advantageous
What You'll Love About Working Here
- At Capgemini Belgium we offer flexibility in more than one way: next to our hybrid way of working, where we offer you can work 70% from home, we also offer our flex abroad program. With this program you can work up to 45 days abroad, this to maintain a good work-life balance.
- Our mission is your career path. Our array of career growth programs and diverse professions are crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
- OUTfront, Women@Capgemini or CapAbilityare 3 examples of employee led networks dedicated to advance diversity, equity and inclusion within workplace and society.
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.