Digital Product Lifecycle Manager (m/f/d) – Real-Time Optimization (RTO)

As a Digital Product Lifecycle Manager, you will play a key role in implementing BU Uhde’s digital strategy and shaping our future portfolio of digital solutions.

Drive Digital Innovation & Product Development

• Support the development of the digital plant of the future, including market assessments and product ideation.
• Focus on digital process models, operator training solutions, real-time optimization (RTO) offerings, and related digital technologies.
• Monitor scientific publications and patent landscapes to identify opportunities, secure innovation, and inform product decisions.

Lead Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• Coordinate all PLM activities for digital products - from concept phase to market launch and ongoing enhancement.
• Ensure that post execution analyses and lessons learned are captured and fed into continuous product improvement.
• Align product decisions with BU Uhde’s strategic roadmap.

Support Technical Sales & Execution

• Prepare technical proposals in close collaboration with service bid managers.
• Act as the bridge between development teams, technical experts, and sales engineers.
• Deliver high quality documentation and support execution teams after project handover.

Your profile

• Completed university degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Strong academic background in Real-Time Optimization (RTO) and Advanced Process Control (APC) required.
• Experience with process simulation models is an advantage.
• Additional qualifications in Data Analytics, Machine Learning, or AI are a plus.
• Initial professional experience in an industrial environment is desirable.
• Experience with agile project management methods is beneficial.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and coding skills (e.g., Python) are an advantage.
• Experience with data visualization tools is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and strong customer orientation.
• Ability to work effectively across diverse teams and disciplines.
• Fluent in English (written & spoken); German skills are an asset.
• Willingness to travel internationally (limited).

Your benefits

We work together closely and respect each other, for over 200 years now and up till today. If that is just as important to you as it is to us, please apply online now under specification of your salary requirement and your notice period.

It goes without saying, that we would like to offer attractive working conditions. This includes for example:

• Performance-based remuneration in accordance with the North Rhine-Westphalia metal and electrical industry collective agreement (30 days of vacation, 35-hour week, vacation pay, and special payments in accordance with the collective agreement)
• Flexible and family-friendly working time models and the option of mobile working
• Attractive company pension scheme with the option of investing part of your gross remuneration in your future at a favorable tax rate and attractive interest rate
• Group-wide and Uhde-internal training programs from individual training courses to clearly defined development paths
• Comprehensive health and prevention services, e.g., thyssenkrupp internal health campaigns, sports groups, and participation in the Employee Assistance Program
• Sustainable mobility benefits: free charging infrastructure for electric cars and e-bikes, company bicycle leasing, and a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
• Corporate benefits with numerous discounts for leisure, technology, travel, and more
• Community & team culture: regular team and company events strengthen our cohesion