Project Manager with Mechanical Expertise

NFA Forestry Automation AB · plný úvazek

SCHEELEVÄGEN 15, LUND, Švédsko

We are seeking a project manager who wants to be part of advancing the future of digital forest technology – from concept to rolling production. In your role as a project manager within the hardware team, you will handle mechanics, electronics, coordination with software teams, regulatory compliance, and production launch. This position suits someone with experience in product development who thrives working cross-functionally. You will actively engage in feasibility studies and requirement specifications, and then drive the work through the development phase and industrialization until production launch. Since we continuously work to improve our products and services, you are flexible in considering new input. Collaboration with other teams within NFA and external partners will be a central part of your work. Key Responsibilities Conduct feasibility studies to make the right decisions, primarily around mechanics and electronics, often in collaboration with customers and external suppliers where site visits occur. Manage requirements and conduct conformity analyses around various regulations. Responsible for driving development work within your projects forward, often in close collaboration with other teams within NFA and external partners. Ensure proper documentation, both for internal and external verification as well as according to regulatory requirements. Handle industrialization to ensure supply chains, pricing, and production setup. Assist in managing support issues related to our products' hardware. Profile Relevant background is project management in product development involving mechanics and electronics. Advantageous experience includes work as a mechanical designer where you can handle modern CAD tools, knowledge of functional safety systems, and regulatory compliance (Compliance) for electronics and machinery products. What matters most to us is that you: Have strong technical knowledge and interest in problem-solving and practical solutions. Thrive at building good relationships with external parties. Take ownership and drive projects all the way to completion. Document continuously and do not leave it for last. Understand the importance of a smooth installation process for the hardware we develop. Excellent knowledge of Swedish and English. What you get from us Opportunity to work in a rapidly developing organization with sound values and clear objectives. Work alongside highly technically skilled colleagues. A central role in developing hardware for our next-generation product. Opportunity to influence both processes and working methods. Opportunity to grow together with an innovative company that develops digital solutions for the future of the forest industry. About NFA NFA is building the forest technology of the future and we are in an expansion phase where we are scaling up the launch of our first product while accelerating the development of next-generation products. Our first product is a driver assistance system for thinning that helps machine operators worldwide reach their thinning goals based on real-time measurement of the forest around the machine. Our technology realizes precision forestry and we lead the global technology development of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous technology for forest machines. With us, you will work at the forefront of technology and contribute to the development of a more sustainable and data-driven forestry industry.