Senior Project Manager (Hardware)

Ready to engineer the next wave?

We’re looking for a  Senior Project Manager (Hardware)  to steer our multidisciplinary hardware + software projects. You’ll own the plan, energise the team, and make sure every milestone splashes down on time, on budget, and on point.

What you’ll be doing

• Chart the Course:  Create, maintain, and continuously improve the product-development project plan alongside our Project Lead Engineer.

• Stakeholder Integrator : Serve as the central link, mapping priorities, crafting clear high-level overviews, and balancing the communication needs of engineering, operations, product, and other partners so everyone moves in sync.

• Watch the Clock & the Cost:  Track timelines, budgets, and risks, escalating early to keep delivery smooth and surprises minimal.

• Proof in the Progress:  Document milestones, craft crisp status reports, and keep stakeholders in the loop without the fluff.

• Unblock & Accelerate:  Identify obstacles before they surface and implement creative mitigation strategies.

• Level-Up Our Playbook:  Lead the development and integration of Aquablu’s stage-gate product-development system, blending agile practices when needed.

What you bring

• 5-7 years leading  hardware   projects  as a (Senior) Project Manager. 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Business, or a related field

• Full-lifecycle product development: you’ve shepherded ideas from first mock-up to mass production.

• Fluency in both stage-gate and agile: structure when we need it, sprints when we don’t.

• Experience with Asana, Jira, or MS Project.

• Impactful Communicator: distill complex ideas into concise, audience-tailored insights, cutting the fluff and spotlighting what truly matters.

• Structured Thinker:  bring order to the chaos of a fast-moving tech team, turning parallel timelines into a clear, trackable plan.

• Supportive Leader: You empower engineers to deliver, while holding the line on scope, schedule, and spend.

• Challenge-Driven Realist: You dive deep before saying “no,” uncover practical solutions, and set clear, realistic boundaries.

• Able to work without visa sponsorship, we are not IND registered sponsors.

🚀 Bonus points if you…

• Have PMP or PRINCE2 certification.

• Have rolled out product-development processes from scratch in a fast-moving startup or scale-up.

• Bring experience from an industry similar to Aquablu’s hydration tech.

• Have experience with software and hardware.

What’s in it for you?

📈 Equity through our Aquablu for All plan – because everyone shares in what we’re building

🎯  Purpose with Impact – Shape how the world hydrates while wiping out single-use plastics.

🗺️ Watch your roadmaps turn into real products people use every day.

📋 Scale-up pace means fresh challenges (and new skills) every quarter.

🤝 Join an ambitious, bold, and fun crew that’s always got your back.

💻 Hybrid + 26 vacation days.

🌱 Company-sponsored gym membership keeps mind and body in sync.

💰 Pension plan with Zwitserleven (50/50 split) so you grow while your savings do, too.

🎵 What kind of vibe can you expect at our office? Check out our very own Spotify playlist " Akwablues "

Want to know more?

We'd love to hear why you're the one to make this happen. Email us at l.kastner@aquablu.com or apply immediately.

Information

• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Taxonomy

• Consumer Products
• Engineering Company
• Project Management
• Project Management
• Construction of Water Projects
• Water Special Projects,