Product Manager, Unic+

Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. With the world’s widest portfolio and service network, we – Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers. The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. Did you know that shipping is the world’s most efficient mode of transportation and that 88% of the world's trade is carried by sea?

We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Are you ready to jump onboard?

Take your next step at Wärtsilä with an enthusiastic team of automation and controls developers developing next level engine controls to enable sustainable shipping and power generation!

Our industry is entering a new era of innovation and unprecedented efficiency where Wartsila brings value to Marine and Energy applications worldwide by innovative use of new fuels and control strategies. We are participating in the sustainable society creation by building power and energy management control systems for future generations. Our vision is to exceed customer expectations by providing best in class engine control systems for superior engine performance and functionality.

Wärtsilä Marine Power Solutions RDE, Automation & Controls is now looking for a Product Manager to lead A&C’s new automation system product development and lifecycle from all aspects end to end. In A&C we develop and maintain embedded engine control systems for all Wärtsilä engines. 

Join our team of talented professionals in Automation & Control by applying now!

Position information:

Location for this permanent position is Vaasa, Turku or Helsinki, Finland. We also offer possibilities for hybrid work.

What we offer:

•    Be in charge in creating state of the art control system for the market leading medium speed four stroke engines
•    Independency and responsibility over your own work
•    Challenging and interesting dynamic work environment having impact to Wartsila’s engine business
•    Work in an organisation applying industry best practises to daily way of working
•    Orchestrate integration of multidisciplinary development processes covering control engineering, software engineering, electronics engineering and electromechanical engineering to work as an integrated whole leading to industrialized engine automation system
•    Good career development opportunities
•    Vantage point to understand and have impact to engine development and lifecycle processes and businesses
•    Possibility to work in a state-of-the art R&D environment in the new Sustainable Technology Hub Wärtsilä (https://www.wartsila.com/sth)

Your typical day will include:

•    Responsible of A&C's new control system product both development and lifecycle phases
•    Sole ownership of the new automation product end to end
•    Development of the product
•    Industrialization of the product
•    Deployment of the product
•    Lead the virtual team consisting of product owners, technical leads and architects
•    You will be A&C’s Management Team member
•    You will report to the Director of A&C

What we expect from candidates:

•    At least eight years’ experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager for a complex product, preferably around embedded systems in industrial sector including product development and lifecycle stages
•    At least eight years’ experience in leading complex embedded systems or embedded software development projects as Project or Program Manager
•    At least five years’ experience of leading complex product with a virtual team of product owners, architects and technical leads
•    At least five years’ experience working in an organisation according to LeSS or SAFe operating models as a product owner, product manager, architect or technical lead
•    Proven excellent skills in stakeholder management, preferably in a multi-stakeholder set-up with controversial, competing needs
•    At least five years of experience in leading embedded systems suppliers or partners
•    At least five years’ hands on experience from embedded systems’ development as a developer, architect or technical lead
•    Excellent understanding of automation’s role for Wartsila Engines and Engines business
•    Fluent communication skills in English
•    Good understanding of Wartsila Engine products
•    Good understanding of Wartsila Engine Businesses
•    Master’s degree from Automation, Computer Science or other applicable area
•    Understanding of energy production or marine business is a plus
•    Curiosity to learn new things and continuously improve way of working

Contact & next steps:  
 

Please submit your application by 09.06.2025 through our Careers portal. Applications submitted via email will not be considered. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email.
In case you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact:
Janne Tarsa
Director, Automation & Control 
janne.tarsa@wartsila.com

Last application date: 09/06/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country. 

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health checks, including drug tests/screenings where applicable. When a person is located outside of Finland, the country legislation is followed.

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