Eaton's European Innovation Center has a new opening for a: Engineering Project Lead - Government Grants (R&D) Location: Prague, Roztoky, Czech Republic Job profile: Managing small to medium governmental funded R&D engineering projects. Responsible for meeting the project objectives in terms of schedule, scope and budget. Leading project teams (internal and consortium partners) ,executing reporting for funding agencies (CZ, EU, DE) and driving new technology development (NTI), process improvement (OPEX) and financial performance through all project phases. What will be your mission? Manage project scope delivery and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost, quality and governmental grant commitments Communicate and manage expectations and contractual commitments internal to the business. Lead communication with external project partner(s). Manage fullfiling of the grant committments in deliverables, time, costs and reporting. Ensure that an effective change management is realized if needed. Establish objectives and goals and provide direction to the project teams Drive potential changes in scope and risk assessment Ensure development quality and adequate support to the project team by coordinating project reviews, preparing and publishing project metrics and reports Coordinate all risks and requirements of the project. This is accomplished by planning, controlling, integrating all project activities and deliverables and measuring all elements to ensure the requirements and goals are successfully achieved Provide periodic project updates risk areas (e.g. technical, cost, schedule). Provide periodic reporting for governmental funded agencies (close cooperation with EEIC Gov. Grant Manager) Act as overall project interface with internal and external customer Qualifications We would like you to know: University degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering or similar technical education Experience as a technical engineer or technical lead Must have demonstrated experience in leading smaller projects Experinces with working with universities and within government granted projects Expected to work with Czech and EU documentation (grant propsals, gov. granted program rules etc.) Advantage to have project management training / certification (PRINCE, PMI, others) Expected to work with Czech and EU documentation (grant propsals, gov. granted program rules etc.) Fluent spoken English and Czech at fluent level Very good communication and presentation skills – both verbal and written with ability to make necessary status reports and technical presentations to Eaton management and customer German language is an advantage What you can expect from us? Team of professionals, opportunity to learn and practice new technologies Focus on technology, product development and innovations Being close to other projects running in EEIC, sharing knowledge and experiences Roomy offices, good canteen, space for your creativity, ping pong, and others Annual bonus, home office, cycling and sport friendly environment and much more The Eaton European Innovation Center (EEIC) offers an exciting and engaging environment for creative engineers who are looking for great learning, advancement and technology leadership opportunities in a broad range of technological fields and in a highly diverse team of researchers and engineers. With over 180 employees we are a vibrant fast-growing Engineering and Innovation Center for electrical, green energy, vehicle, and aerospace applications for the region focus on businesses in Europe, Middle East & Africa. Green company targeting carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030. What you will get from us Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees. We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger. We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Job: Engineering Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa Organization: Corporate Sector Job Level: Individual Contributor Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No Does this position offer relocation?: No Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time