Job Description
Job Title:  Project Manager (m/f/d)
Req ID:  49108
Job Location (Short):  Essen, DEU | Offenbach Am Main, DEU | Vaasa, FIN
Employment Type:  Full Time
Segment:  Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives Segment
Job Category:  Project Management
Work Location Type:  On-site

The Impact You'll Make

As a Project Manager (m/f/d), you will lead the delivery of customer‑specific VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) cabinet solutions used in demanding industrial environments worldwide. Your work will support essential applications such as pumps, compressors, paper machines, and steel processing – where reliability and precision are critical.

You will take ownership of complex projects and turn customer requirements into high‑quality, on‑time deliveries. You will work closely with colleagues, partners, and customers across regions. By keeping cost, quality, and timing in balance, you help ensure our customers receive solutions they can trust.

Joining the Global Engineered Solutions Team means working in an international setting where collaboration, technical expertise, and accountability are valued every day. This role is located at Offenbach or Essen (Germany), or Vaasa (Finland).

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Lead project execution for customer‑specific VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) cabinet projects from handover to final delivery
  • Working closely with our Solution Managers who design the specific cabinet solutions
  • Coordinating stakeholders as main point of contact across sales, order handling, factories, suppliers, service teams and cabinet‑building partners
  • Manage project costs, schedules, and milestones, with a strong focus on on‑time delivery
  • Coordinate start-up activities, commissioning, and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) together with the responsible service organization

What We're Looking For

  • An academic degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent engineering qualification
  • Knowledge of low‑voltage directives and cabinet‑building standards
  • Experience with frequency inverters and motor technologies
  • Project management experience, ideally in an international or customer‑specific environment
  • A structured, detail‑focused team player who values quality and collaboration
  • Fluent English (written and spoken); German skills are a plus

 

What You'll Get from Us

 

  1. We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
  2. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
  3. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
  4. You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

 

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

 

For further information about the position, please contact Franziska Reiter, Talent Acquisition Partner, at +49 (0)40 7367 5109.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.