Technical Project Manager — Customer Projects

Own the Handover. Drive the Build. Deliver the Lens.

Location:

Rotterdam, NL
Commitment:
Full time

Experience:

4+ years

You're the person who turns a signed contract into a finished lens.

At Add Optics, prototype speed is a competitive advantage — and you're the one who protects it. The moment Sales closes a deal, you pick up the Statement of Work and ask the questions that matter: what exactly needs to happen, and how fast can we build it? From that point on, the project is yours. You drive it from handover to delivery — ensuring the Prototype Engineering team has clear requirements, priorities, and timelines to execute successfully.

You are the bridge between Sales, customers, and the Prototype Engineering team — ensuring that what’s promised also gets clearly defined, prioritized, and delivered accordingly. You speak both languages: you can hold a technical conversation with the lab and a clear, confident one with the customer. Project ownership isn't a slice of this job — it's the whole job.

What You’ll Be Working On

Taking the Statement of Work from Sales and translating it into a concrete action plan: what needs to be ordered, what needs to be built, what needs to be confirmed

Translating customer requirements into clear, actionable project plans that enable the Prototype Engineering team to execute efficiently

Initiating supplier orders without delay and aligning lab capacity with the Head of Labs

Keeping the customer informed throughout — proactively, clearly, and at the right level of detail for a technical audience

Staying on top of every moving part: specs, timelines, dependencies, and final output

Coordinating priorities, requirements, and timelines across Sales, customers, suppliers, and the Prototype Engineering team

Catching risks before they become problems, and acting on them first

Building the structure and rhythm that keep fast-moving projects on track — and improving how we run them as we grow

What We’re Looking For

3–7 years running technical projects, ideally in optics, hardware, or precision manufacturing

A sharp eye for detail — you notice when the output doesn't match what was asked

Strong process discipline: you build structure where there is none, and hold it under pressure

Clear, confident communication with engineers and customers alike

Comfort reading and interpreting technical scopes of work

The ability to thrive in a fast-moving, early-stage environment where priorities shift

A genuine pull toward project ownership — this is a management role, and driving projects is what gets you out of bed

The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here
You get energy from closing the gap between what was promised and what the Prototype Engineering team delivers. You don't wait to be told — you see what needs to happen and make it happen. You're organized without being rigid, and precise without losing sight of the bigger picture. And you genuinely enjoy being the dependable centre of gravity that a technical team and a customer can both rely on.

What You'll Get

Direct ownership of customer projects in a growing, high-impact team

Regular exposure to cutting-edge optical and AR technology

We take the work seriously — and we take the time to celebrate what we achieve together

Competitive salary and benefits

Interested?
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