Program Manager Mission Systems (m/f/d) - Defence & High-Tech Mobility

Program Manager Mission Systems (m/f/d) - Defence & High-Tech Mobility

Location: Lake Constance Region / Eastern Switzerland

Employment type: Permanent position (full-time)

Industry: Special vehicle construction / Defence technology

About the position For our client - a highly specialised, internationally operating technology company in the defence and special vehicle construction sector - we are looking for a assertive and strategically minded Program Manager Mission Systems (m/f/d). In this key position, you will take overall responsibility for the successful planning, control and execution of demanding, customer-related mission system programmes from conception to delivery.

Your main tasks

• Programme & project management: Holistic responsibility for the timely, budget-compliant and quality-assured implementation of complex customer projects.

• Cost & risk management: Monitoring financial key figures, conducting risk analyses as well as managing change processes including regular management reporting.

• Interface coordination: Active leadership, negotiation and coordination with international customers, key suppliers and internal departments.

• Contract compliance: Ensuring the seamless, contract-compliant fulfilment of all agreed performance and system requirements.

• Process optimisation: Continuous development and refinement of internal standards in project and programme execution.

Your profile

• Education: Completed engineering degree (FH/ETH/Uni) in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics or industrial engineering (ideally complemented by commercial training).

• Professional experience: Several years of solid experience in complex project or programme management in an industrial environment (preferably defence, special vehicle construction or automotive).

• Industry know-how: Military background a great advantage, ideally related to reconnaissance systems (RECCE) or tactical sensor/electronics.

• Languages: Business fluent English (level C1/C2) spoken and written; excellent German skills.

• Personality: Strong leadership, communicative and interculturally skilled personality with high personal responsibility and pragmatic hands-on mentality.

• Mobility: Willingness to travel worldwide (approx. 20%).

The offer

• Exciting high-tech environment: Responsible tasks at the interface of state-of-the-art defence technologies.

• First-class conditions: Very attractive salary package with above-average social benefits (full coverage of NBU and KTG employee contributions, public transport allowance, mobility benefits).

• Culture & development: Dynamic, highly qualified team, flat hierarchies as well as targeted training and talent promotion programmes.