Product Owner

Rohde & Schwarz Topex is the Rohde & Schwarz Center of Competence for developing and implementing Voice Communication Systems (VCS) dedicated to Air Traffic Control, Air Force Operations, Railway and other Safety Critical infrastructures. We offer to our customers worldwide state of the art turnkey VCS solutions which are integrating in-house developed software and hardware with COTS server and switching platforms. For our R&D department, we are looking for a seasoned technology expert who acts as a responsible product owner, ensuring technology excellence and synergies across solutions.

Your tasks

• Ensure all products meet data sheet specifications and maintain conformity throughout their lifecycle maintaining the validation of solutions in terms of feasibility, performance, interoperability with other products and compatibility with the existing infrastructure.
• Manage the requirements and feature/release baselining for products, in collaboration with the Project Lead R&D.
• Participate in definition of technical architecture/modernization of the product and drafting research & development proposals.
• Manage material data and obsolescence in SAP, ensuring long-term product availability and compliance and align with the Quality and Production Departments.
• Coordinate activities along the entire product lifecycle – from planning, design, and development to testing, technical launch and maintenance – ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Act as a key interface to Product Managers, ensuring technical feasibility and market alignment.
• Facilitate and moderate conflict resolution across R&D, product management, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare service-related aspects for products, including spare parts planning, repair processes, and documentation.
• Drive product information management, ensuring technical data is accurate and up to date across all platforms.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience as a Product Manager, R&D Manager, Systems Engineer, Product Owner or similar role in a complex software, safety critical and technology-driven industry, ideally in Air Traffic Control (ATC) or aviation.
• Strong knowledge of product lifecycle management (PLM) and technical data sheet conformity.
• Experience in material data management, and obsolescence management.
• Deep understanding of product design, requirements engineering, and specification management.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and conflict resolution skills with the ability to work across multifunctional teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills and cultural awareness.
• English and Romanian language proficiency required, knowledge of German language an advantage.

Interested?

We are looking forward to receiving your application Ideally, you should apply online with the reference number. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your recruiting contact via LinkedIn.

We promote equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with and without disabilities. We offer an inclusive work environment where all individuals can develop their skills and talents regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, worldview, age, sexual orientation, identity, and other characteristics.

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Rohde & Schwarz is a global technology company with approximately 14,000 employees and three divisions Test & Measurement, Technology Systems and Networks & Cybersecurity. For 90 years, the company has been developing cutting-edge technology, pushing the boundaries of what is technically possible and enabling customers from various sectors such as business, government and public authorities to maintain their technological sovereignty.

Our offer

• Flexible working hour models
• Financial benefits
• Training & continuing education
• Company restaurant/café
• Health care
• Wellbeing programs
• Public transport
• Bookster
• Family care