❓ About SiPearl…

Founded in 2019 with the support of the European Union 🇪🇺, SiPearl embodies Europe's dream of mastering the technological heart of its supercomputers: the microprocessor.

SiPearl is building Rhea, the high-performance, low-power European microprocessor dedicated to supercomputing and AI inference.

This new generation of microprocessors will first target EuroHPC Joint Undertaking ecosystem, which is deploying world-class supercomputing infrastructures in Europe for solving major challenges in medical research, artificial intelligence, security, energy management and climate with a reduced carbon footprint.

SiPearl is working in close collaboration with its 30 partners from the European Processor Initiative (EPI) consortium - leading names from the scientific community, supercomputing centers and industry - which are its stakeholders, future clients and end-users.

SiPearl employs more than 190 people in:

• France (Maisons-Laffitte, Grenoble, Massy, Sophia Antipolis),
• Germany (Duisburg)
• Spain (Barcelona)
• and Italy (Bologna)

SiPearl is part of French Tech Next 120 programme 2024 class.

💻 About the role

As part of collaborative research team, the Collaborative Project Manager has the mission to manage a variety of Funded Research projects aligned with SiPearl’s product roadmap . He/she will represent SiPearl in front of public authorities, experts, key partners and will ensure SiPearl executes the workplan and delivers expected project outcomes.

🎯 What regular missions at the job might look like

• Transform awarded proposals for collaborative projects into effective project organisation
• Build the project plan with the Principal Investigator including the R&D resource allocation, the expenses plan and overall project organization
• Prepare both internal and external project kick-off meetings
• Monitor the execution of collaborative projects against commitments taken in terms of responsibilities, technical deliverables, schedule and budget
• Cooperate with the internal product team to best serve the objectives of the SiPearl roadmap and to better mutualize resources and activities
• Ensure strict respect the compliance framework imposed by the grant contracts
• Report to the steering bodies of the progress and risks of projects
• Coordinate the writing of the periodic reports and deliverables to ensure the right quality (as well as any other additional interim reviews)
• Monitor the project expenses in order to guarantee an optimized use of the grants
• Elaborate the financial statements due at each period with the support of the Finance Department
• Manage, whenever required, requests for amendments/changes to the projects in terms of scope, schedule, budget allocation
• Participate to the project events such as the technical meetings, steering committees, project management board, face-to-face event
• Maintain project status for management and monitor performance indicators for projects
• Apply methods to improve quality and productivity and more generally, promote tools, methods and best practices within projects to increase quality and productivity
• Represent SiPearl in the consortium and develop collaboration with key partners in the science, industrial, technical, political, academia domains to develop future collaboration
• Support the Pre-Award team to prepare proposals
• Building a network of institutions/clients and diverse stakeholders (science, industrial, technical, political, academia) to develop future collaboration

🔍 What would make you succeed in this role

• Master degree in electronics or in computer science
• 5+ years of project management in international or multi-cultural context, including experience in facing public institutions, clients and diverse stakeholders from science, industrial, technical, political, academia domains
• You have a proven experience of working within a compliance framework with a strict respect of deadlines
• You can prioritize and multitask between projects
• You are eager to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, foster cross functional collaboration and act with influence
• You can delegate while controlling quality
• You can analyze and solve problem
• You can work independently as well as in team
• You have excellent reporting skills both verbal and written
• You have excellent communication skills and are proficient in English, both written and spoken
• You have experience of project management software tools and methodologies
• You can adapt to changing environment and have appetite for challenges

➕  Candidates with a background in semiconductor, hardware and software development or experience in European collaborative projects, subcontractor management are preferred

Dear candidate, even if you consider you do not fulfill all the qualifications mentioned above, please still apply and share with us why you believe you would be a good fit

Recruitment process

✔️Discovery interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner (30 min)

✔️ AssessFirst personality test - no need to worry, there is no wrong or right answer; our goal is to see beyond your resume (45')

✔️ 2 Technical interviews (1h each)

✔️ Interview with one HRBP in order to answer to your last questions (30 min)

💡 Benefits and conditions:

• Contract: Permanent Contract//CDI

• Benefits: meal vouchers (Sodexo), health insurance (70% covered by SiPearl), 8 to 9 RTTs, 5 days per year of remote work from any EU location)

• Work model: Hybrid (2 days remote)

• 📍 Location: Maisons-Laffitte (RER A/ Line L) or Grenoble.

• Awesome activities such as: Hackathons, Training Challenges, Quarterly Kick-off sessions, team events, Company events and much more 

Are you curious to learn more about us?

• Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated with our latest news
• Get updated about our recruiting activities: Sipearl careers webpage
• Get to know a bit more about our team culture: Welcome to the jungle

At SiPearl, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that thrives on the strength of varied perspectives and backgrounds. We recruit talent based on merit, experience, and alignment with our company's goals and values.