About the role

  • Lead and coordinate the product lifecycle after the development stage, including the delivery stage, support, and retirement stage, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder requirements.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive product lifecycle plans, including milestone schedules, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between engineering, marketing, sales, manufacturing, quality, and support teams throughout all lifecycle stages.
  • Manage requirements engineering processes, including stakeholder needs analysis, requirements elicitation, validation, and traceability management.
  • Conduct and lead technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR) to ensure product readiness at each lifecycle stage.
  • Oversee configuration management activities, including change control processes, version management, and documentation control.
  • Monitor and report on product performance metrics, quality indicators, and lifecycle status to senior management and stakeholders.
  • Coordinate product transitions between lifecycle stages, ensuring smooth handoffs and maintaining quality standards.
  • Manage product retirement planning, including end-of-life strategies, customer communication, and transition to next-generation products.
  • Establish and maintain product lifecycle governance frameworks, policies, and procedures in accordance with industry standards.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimize product lifecycle processes and enhance team efficiency.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members on lifecycle management best practices and methodologies.
  • Prepare and develop comprehensive training materials for product handling, operation, and maintenance to ensure proper product usage and customer satisfaction.
  • Manage product experience initiatives, including user feedback collection, experience optimization, and continuous improvement based on customer interactions and usage data.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering , Systems Engineering , Product Management , or related discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in product development, preferably in complex systems or mechatronic products .
  • Proven track record managing full product life cycles from concept to retirement.
  • Experience in requirements management and requirements rewriting after the conceptualization stage.
  • Familiarity with INCOSE SE Handbook and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles.
  • Domain expertise in agriculture technologies, farming equipment, and agricultural automation systems.
  • Ability to manage traceability from stakeholder requirements to validation and verification.
  • Understanding of configuration management and change control processes (CMII/ISO 10007).
  • Knowledge of risk management methodologies (ISO 31000, FMEA, FTA).
  • Proficiency in product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
  • Technical competence in mechatronics integration, including mechanical, electrical, and control systems coordination.
  • Specialized knowledge of electric subsystems , power distribution, motor control, and electrical safety standards in industrial applications.
  • Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams (hardware, software, UX, manufacturing, quality).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to decision-making.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with agile and stage-gate product development models.
  • Capability to prepare and present lifecycle status reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR).
  • Solid documentation skills for system architecture , requirements , and interface control .
  • Experience with Jira/Confluence or similar project collaboration tools.
  • Proficiency in MS Project or equivalent project planning tools.
  • Understanding of version control systems (Git, SVN) for engineering documentation.
  • Preferred: INCOSE ASEP/CSEP/ESEP certification or equivalent.
  • Preferred: Experience in ISO 9001 or ISO/TS 16949 quality environments.
  • Preferred: Exposure to safety-critical systems standards (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508).

Job title

Product Lifecycle Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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