Product Manager Active Alignment (m/f/d)

ficonTEC Service GmbH is an innovative high-tech company that has quickly established itself in a highly specialized market since 2001. With continuous growth and innovative development, we are a recognized market leader in the automated assembly and testing of optoelectronic components and (hybrid) photonic devices. Our company develops advanced solutions such as high-precision die bonding, fiber alignment, and laser soldering systems, which are critical for manufacturing cutting-edge photonic devices like LiDAR sensors, high-speed data transceivers, and silicon photonics. These technologies are paving the way for advancements in telecommunications, autonomous vehicles, and medical diagnostics.

Our company-wide goal is to set up top-notch technology that facilitates our customers from around the world in building tomorrow’s optoelectronic devices. We believe in equal opportunity, with employees committed to diversity and inclusion, offering a vibrant working environment.

• Derive customer requirements on active alignment lines and transfer them into technical specifications for the technical teams.
• Define technical and functional key parameters of active alignment lines, like through-put, cost estimates, quality requirements etc.
• Analyze the industry trends for active alignment of optical components in general.
• Proactively interact with key players in the optical communication market like suppliers of photonic components, and end customers integrating photonic components into their products.
• Define and delegate development tasks for the technical realization of customer re-quirements/specs.
• Green-light machine concepts which fall under the response of the active alignment product line
• Keep up-to-date configurations with new company features, options, and industry trends.
• Configure/define a technical proposal starting from prospect’s requirements.
• Drive acquired project technically and have close cooperation with the operation team and consult them technically
• Cost oriented approach while configuring machine concepts.
• Create quotations in strong cooperation with Sales Managers.
• For strategic opportunities visit customers with or without sales managers to identify prospects’ known and unknown requirements.
• Make product/requirements improvement recommendations.
• Work/network with R&D, System Engineering and Operations engineers to leverage their know-how in the technical proposals.
• Strong network with System Engineering to create technical proposals.
• Support Sales Managers in their opportunity qualification visits.
• Support Project Managers upon Final Design Review of projects.
• Provide ideas on what and how to market ficonTEC machines.
• Prepare/be part of webinar and/or technical videos.
• Participate in national and international trade shows.
• Prepare/participate in customer meetings/calls all around the world.

• Able to relocate in Bremen area.
• From 3 to 5 years of experience in machine design and automation processes.
• Great verbal and written communication skills (active listening, good communicator in verbal and written interactions) to summarize, express and explain the customer re-quirements to the technical teams.
• Able to work alone and with a team, self-motivated and entrepreneurial.
• Good organizational skills for scheduling and managing customer meetings, deriving and summarizing customer needs.
• Good technical understanding to transfer customer needs into technical requirements.
• Technical university degree is preferred, but not required.
• Solution-oriented as well as customer-focused way of thinking and acting, able to step in the customer shoes to change the view on a project.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• High attention to details, organized and proactive.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Available to travel with short notice.
• Use of Microsoft Office, Salesforce.com, and other company software resources.

• Unlimited employment relationship & flexible working hours
• Appropriate remuneration opportunities & company pension plan
• Daycare allowance for children up to the age of 3
• Distinctive prospects incl. international career opportunities
• Exciting, international clients from a wide range of industries
• Professional Onboarding program and individual support
• Annual employee appraisals for your targeted and individual development/personal development
• Short decision-making processes, opportunity to get involved and change things
• Company fitness and discount opportunities for employees (e.g., City for two, benefits app)
• Company pension scheme and other benefits
• Top hardware incl. ergonomic workplace conditions
• Of course: regular company events (e.g., summer party, Christmas party, B2Run)