Senior Industrialization & Supply Chain Manager (f/m/d).

About TACTILIA At TACTILIA, we are building the industry-ready robotic hand that closes one of the biggest gaps in Physical AI. Spun out of SCHUNK, the global market leader in gripping technology, we combine a decade of robotic-hand expertise and real industrial access with the speed and ambition of a deep-tech startup. This isn't a research project waiting for its first customer. We already have a product, customers are ready to use it, and we are launching now. Your work will directly shape the electronics, actuators, and embedded systems that make that possible. You will join at the moment when the hard engineering questions become real product decisions: how do we make a highly capable robotic hand reliable, manufacturable, serviceable, and simple enough to deploy on a real shop floor? The Role As Senior Industrialization & Supply Chain Manager you will take ownership of the industrialization perspective throughout the product development process. Working closely with R&D, engineering and external manufacturing partners, you will ensure that manufacturing considerations are integrated into product design from the earliest development stages. You will challenge existing design decisions where necessary, identify more suitable manufacturing technologies and processes, and drive the transition from engineering concepts and prototypes to manufacturable, scalable products. This is a key role for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of engineering, product development and manufacturing – and who is equally comfortable discussing technical trade-offs with R&D engineers, negotiating with suppliers and engaging directly with people on the production floor. What you will do: • Drive industrialization from early product development: Work closely with R&D engineers from the beginning of the development process, integrating manufacturing expertise into design decisions and challenging concepts where necessary to improve manufacturability, cost and scalability. • Define manufacturing strategies and technologies: Evaluate, select and implement appropriate manufacturing technologies, processes and production methods for complex mechanical and electromechanical components. • Optimize product design for manufacturing: Identify opportunities to simplify designs, reduce component complexity, improve production feasibility and find more cost-effective manufacturing solutions without compromising product performance. • Drive design for manufacturing of electronics and sensorics hardware: Work with R&D on the hardware design of electronics and sensor systems (PCBs, sensor modules, cabling and assembly) with manufacturing and supply chain requirements in mind. Ensure designs are producible, testable, cost-efficient and robust in series production. • Develop external manufacturing partnerships: Identify and establish relationships with suitable manufacturing partners, particularly specialised SMEs. Work directly with company owners, technical experts and production teams to identify solutions and build reliable partnerships. • Build up the supply chain and procurement strategy: Define and implement the supply chain and procurement strategy together with SCHUNK SE and external partners. Leverage SCHUNK's established supplier network and purchasing expertise where it makes sense, and build additional sourcing channels, including second sources, for critical components. • Drive manufacturing readiness: Take ownership of manufacturing bottlenecks, technical feasibility, supplier lead times and production challenges, ensuring a smooth transition from prototypes to repeatable and scalable production. • Build industrialization capabilities: Establish manufacturing processes, methods and standards that support TACTILIA's future growth and