Project Manager, Controlling & Research Project Management (m/f/d)

Your Profile:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in project management, project controlling, or grant management
• Experience independently managing projects with responsibility for budgets, timelines, and resources
• Proficiency in grant law and grant administration, particularly regarding funding requests, statements of expenditure, record-keeping, and facts relevant to grants
• Practical experience with the entire grant lifecycle—from planning and application submission to audit-ready reporting and processing of additional claims
• Experience in communicating and negotiating with project organizers, funding agencies, consortium partners, and executive management
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to reconcile differing interests in a structured manner
• High degree of personal responsibility, decision-making ability, and commitment
• Very good command of German at a minimum C2 level or native-level proficiency in spoken and written German
• Very good English skills at a minimum C1 level or native-level proficiency in spoken and written English

Nice to Have

• Experience with German funding programs such as BMBF, BMWE, state funding, or ZIM
• Proficiency in handling grant award letters, AZK applications, fixed asset accounting, and eligible costs
• Experience with EU collaborative projects, particularly Horizon Europe, MSCA, or EIC
• Knowledge of Part A/Part B logic and experience with consortium agreements
• Experience with large-scale funding instruments or those involving complex state aid regulations
• Experience in the semiconductor industry, microelectronics, or chip development
• Understanding of typical firmware, embedded software, or hardware development projects
• Familiarity with contractual and commercial aspects of the semiconductor industry, such as NRE costs, licensing models, milestone payments, or IP licensing agreements
• Experience with project management and controlling tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet
• Certification in project management, such as PMP, PRINCE2, or IPMA
• Experience in establishing or further developing PM, controlling, and reporting structures in a startup or scale-up environment

We offer

We offer:

Creative freedom & responsibility

• Plenty of creative freedom and genuine ownership instead of micromanagement
• Short decision-making paths and direct influence on strategic decisions
• A tangible contribution to the success of our product and company
• The opportunity to play a key role in a growing deep-tech company
• Contributing to a technology that can transform the future of wireless communication

Benefits

• Employer contribution toward the Deutschlandticket or DVB Jobticket in the amount of €55.10 per month
• Alternatively, an employer contribution toward the JobRad of €54.90 per month
• Unlimited free gym access right in the building
• Company pension plan with a €100 monthly employer contribution

Flexibility & Work Environment

• Flexible work hours with core hours from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Hybrid work with a high degree of flexibility
• Modern hardware and professional work tools
• Bright, modern office spaces in a central location in Dresden
• Ergonomically designed workstations

Team & Culture

• An international team with flat hierarchies and short lines of communication
• Direct interaction with management and technical decision-makers
• Colleagues who support one another and share knowledge
• Lunch breaks together and regular team events
• A corporate culture in which initiative and new ideas are actively encouraged

Contact

Apply through our careers page::

https://career.ebnd.de/jobs/305157?utm_source=indeedApply&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=empfehlungsbund_job_posting&locale=en&user_address=979296472

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Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation