Project Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 31, 2025. Nearfield Instruments scores D on the Alion truth index.
Lead product development projects and deliver innovative solutions that exceed our customers expectations.
Important: We have two separate Project Manager openings. one general and one R&D-focused. Please read the descriptions carefully and apply only to the one that best fits your experience and interest ;)
About Nearfield Instruments
Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.
Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 320 employees) in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.
What will you do:
As a Project Manager you lead cross functional project teams to deliver innovative products or product improvements to our customers. You steer the development according our product development process to meet the requirements, and you ensure in time delivery and the project staying within budget. With the team you make the project plan and use that to keep the project on track in order to meet the committed milestones. You identify the risks and mitigate them. You ensure that all deliverables to qualify the product and produce it repeatedly are completed. You define the KPI to measure project progress and success. You work with the various team leads to ensure proper staffing of the project.
Who you’ll be working with:
You’ll be joining Nearfield Instruments’ Program management team which is a dynamic, diverse team from all over the world. You will be collaborating through the full organization, from sales & marketing, system engineering, engineers from the D&E organization, supply chain to the assembly and test department. What connects us is a drive to develop and build deep-tech metrology solutions that solve our customers’ complex technical challenges and to exceed customer expectations.
Requirements
Who you are:
With your strong leadership skills, you boldly get things done while keeping quality, deadlines and customer satisfaction in mind. You have an excellent command of English and demonstrated abilities to lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team. You also have:
5+ years of professional experience with leading development and improvement project for complex deeptech innovative mechatronics products.
A Master's degree in Mechatronics, Mechanics, Physics, or a related field.
Experience working in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment, with suppliers and co-developers.
Excellent problem analysis skills.
The skills to make a solid project plan and use it to meet the committed timelines
What can you expect from us?
Getting on board now is a great opportunity to grow with the company from a technical, personal, and financial perspective. Nearfield's momentum is energetic and promising!
Our starting point is of course to pay someone a fair and competitive salary and besides this we offer you:
Valuation of your work-life balance;
Time for some relaxation: 30 holidays per calendar year (based on 40 hours);
8% holiday allowance;
Commuting allowance;
Discount on your health insurance;
We are here to support one another, and colleagues are there to help you. TEAM is very important, Together Everyone Achieves More!
Besides a challenging role where you can utilize the full extent of your professional knowledge.
Recruitment Process
If the above challenges excites you, we encourage you to send us your details using the Apply now button on our career site. Our recruitment process:
Screening by Recruiter
1st interview with the Team Lead
Assignment
2nd interview
Interview with CEO
Offer and reference check
Onboarding and welcome at Nearfield Instruments!
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This means that all profiles offered to Nearfield Instruments will be treated as direct applications. Unless we have explicitly agreed otherwise.