Senior Project Manager, strategic quantum technology projects

Are you enthusiastic about running fascinating projects with a superb team? 

VTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2000 brilliant minds is focused on creating impact through science-based innovation. In recent years, we have created ground-breaking innovations such as the world's fastest and most accurate radiation detector, a cancer-sniffing sensor device for smartphones, and a headphone set entirely made of microbial materials. Get to know us further by exploring VTT’s research infra at VTT World . 

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead some of our strategic quantum technology projects that are of national and international significance, including the ongoing quantum computer co-development project. These projects will give you strong role and visibility in Finnish and in European quantum technology ecosystem.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing of one or several quantum projects at the same time.
• Managing projects throughout the entire execution, ensuring scope, budget and timeline are met.
• Interfacing with partners in Europe to build a collaborative network and bring VTT’s offerings at the forefront of Europe.
• Interfacing with supplier (in collaboration with legal) to follow up project progress, deliver and report.
• Leading the project team and supporting in resolving technical issues.
• Ensuring project quality standards are met.
• Participating in preparing new offering and projects. Preparing offers to new customers.

Who we are looking for:

• You have several years’ (+5) project management experience.
• You have several years of experience on hardware R&D type of work, preferably in the field of quantum, superconducting or cryogenic technologies.
• You have suitable technical background, for example from electrical engineering or physics.
• Experience from software projects is a plus.

As a person, we hope that you are:

A person with great problem-solving and communication skills. We hope that you have a hands-on mentality, good collaboration skills and are able to great strong relationships with your colleagues, collaborators, clients and other stakeholders. We appreciate curiosity, passion as well as the ability to take the long-term perspective and find beyond-the-obvious solutions.

With VTT, you’ll enjoy:

• Visionary work in technology. We offer positions at the cutting-edge of technology and engineering from next generation microelectronics and quantum technology to automation and robotics, energy systems and more. Our research agenda is dedicated to creating sustainable growth by solving systemic and technological challenges, so your work will go towards creating real, positive impact. Read more about our strategy – the path of exponential hope .
• Fascinating projects, excellent research environment. Our researchers get to work on a combination of cutting-edge academic research and applied customer projects, both locally and internationally. At VTT, you’ll have state-of-the-art research facilities at your disposal, such as Micronova, the Finnish research infrastructure for micro-, nano- and quantum technologies.  
• Great career opportunities, superb colleagues. At VTT, excellence in research is a strategic priority. We offer long-term positions and stable career paths in top-level research. People tend to stay with us over 10 years since there are always new roles and responsibilities to grow into. Collaborating in a cross-disciplinary community with superb colleagues is a source of learning, inspiration, and fun.
• Support for your well-being. Our people are our main asset, so we take good care of them. We aim to nurture great team spirit and leadership and offer versatile well-being services to enable a good work–life balance. On top of 6 weeks of paid holidays, we offer exercise and culture benefits, hobby clubs, and voluntary well-being services such as meditation programmes and trainings on cognitive ergonomics.

Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!

Please send your CV and application with your salary request via our recruitment system as soon as possible but at the latest by 23 October 2022. We will process applications as they come in, and fill in the position as soon as we find the right candidate.

Interested and want to know more?

For further information, please contact

Vice President Microelectronics Tauno Vähä-Heikkilä, [email protected] , +358 40 758 7941 on Fri 14 Oct 14:30-15:30

or Lead, Quantum Programs Himadri Majumdar, [email protected] , +358 406 589 596 on Thu 13 Oct 9:00-10:00.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Location: Espoo

Apply between 10 October 2022 and 23 October 2022 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki)

Employment type: Full-time, Permanent

VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner. We drive sustainable growth and tackle the biggest global challenges of our time and turn them into growth opportunities. We go beyond the obvious to help the society and companies to grow through technological innovations. We have 80 years of experience of top-level research and science-based results. VTT is at the sweet spot where innovation and business come together.

VTT – beyond the obvious.