
Senior Project Manager, Hardware & Software
- Kanata, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- You will lead multiple project teams to develop and deliver large and complex projects through all stages of hardware and software development
- Work with the business development team and technical leads to define scope, schedule and cost for new business opportunities
- Work with the client to define and meet expectations, for project scope, schedule and cost, throughout the project lifecycle.
- Lead and guide the project team to deliver the project, while following customer or Syntronic agile process
- Coordinate integration of hardware, software, firmware & mechanical developments
- Manage and review product development documentation (Requirements Specifications, System Specifications, Design Description Documents, Design Verification Test Plans & Reports, Product Manuals, etc.)
- Collaborate with other development disciplines, including HW developers, to integrate and deliver complete systems
- Report concise project status to the client, senior management and other stakeholders
- Build and develop long term relationships with client stakeholders across multiple projects
- Identify, mitigate and manage project risks and issues, and escalate as needed
- Manage and review product development documentation
- Increase team effectiveness by measuring and improving processes and tools
- A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 5+ years of software and/or hardware development experience
- 5+ years of scrum master or technical project lead experience working across functional teams
- Successful delivery of two or more products to market through full development lifecycle
- Experience planning and delivering integrated hardware and software products
- Experience motivating, mentoring and guiding a diverse development team, both virtually and face to face
- Solid oral and written communication skills, including managing communication with clients
- Experience in reporting progress to stakeholders (clients, product owners, project leads etc.) in a concise manner
- Experience in defining requirements and estimating project scope
- Working knowledge of one or more SW development domains: full stack iOS or Android mobile apps, web apps, embedded SW, Cloud
- Working knowledge of one or more HW development domains: RF HW, Digital HW, Mechanical systems
- Working knowledge of UX design and experience interacting with UX design teams
- Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence (Atlassian tool chain), Microsoft Azure Dev Ops, Teams and Office
- Self-organized and driven to help the team get organized and be more effective
- Experience in Business Analysis techniques for eliciting client requirements
- Contributing business and end user perspective to the project team
- Experience leading and coordinating rapid prototyping in a cross disciplinary team of SW developers and UX designers
- PMP or CSM certification
- Making the client's and the team's success your own success
- A friendly willingness to collaborate and play nice with others
- A passion for project-based work and staying on top of your technical game
- Drive and willingness to explore and master areas outside of your expertise