Technical Project Manager
Kanata, ON
Hardware – Project Management /
Permanent /
On-site
Are you ready to be part of a leading global engineering design house specializing in the design and development of embedded software/hardware, electronics, and electro-mechanics?
What we’re looking for
• Highly motivated and dynamic professionals
• Motivated designers with broad backgrounds and service mindset to be a consultant
• Professionals with ability to work both with in-house projects and on-site assignments at our customer’s locations
You will be an integral contributor to a team responsible for managing projects through all stages of hardware development with contributions from multi-discipline design team members. The team requires energetic, self-motivated individuals who can work closely with a variety of key stakeholders in the development of innovative features and products.
What you’ll do
- Creation and maintenance of project plans for various engagements covering schedule, cost, resource assignment, risk, communication, stakeholder management, etc.
- Tracking and reporting of project key performance indicators (KPI’s)
- Manage and motivate teams of varying size, from single to multi-disciplinary HW development teams throughout the product development lifecycle
- Develop project schedules in MS Project (resource & effort estimation) collaboratively with design discipline functional management
- Assess impacts on project schedule due to technical issues and determine mitigation strategies
- Coordinate integration of hardware, software, firmware & mechanical developments
- Oversee regulatory and safety approvals phases of new product development, where applicable
- Manage and review product development documentation (Requirements Specifications, System Specifications, Design Description Documents, Design Verification Test Plans & Reports, Product Manuals, etc.)
- Review and track status of project schedules and key deliverables
- Facilitate product design review meetings
- Develop and execute communication plans to ensure key stakeholders are informed appropriately of project status and key issues
What you'll need to get the job done
- Project Management experience leading integrated HW/SW product development
- Highly organized individual with the ability to multi-task and adjust to priorities as required
- Strong Leadership skills
- Excellent written, verbal communication skills and presentation skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Effective problem-solving skills and proven ability to work collaboratively with
- Design teams or other departments to resolve complex issues with novel solutions
What will make us REALLY love you
- RF hardware and/or radio system design experience
- System integration experience
What you’ll love about us
• Company Culture – outstanding people and a flexible work environment with lots of after work activities/groups! It’s so great, we even won an award for it!
• Work/Life Balance – 4 weeks holidays to start and work that stays at work!
• Career Growth Opportunities – being a design house keeps variety in your work. New opportunities happening all the time!
• Great Benefits – and, they start the same day you do… and, they include your family… and, the company matches your RRSP contributions!
About Syntronic Canada
Syntronic provides our customers a complete portfolio of professional services to support their product development including research & development, new product introduction, manufacturing, and aftermarket services. We adopt the latest technologies in electronics design and software development with a pool of technically skilled staff around the world. Among our customers and partners are some of the world’s most technically intensive businesses and organizations. This pushes us forward in designing to satisfy our customers’ needs with a focus on quality, competence, capacity and continuity.
Syntronic values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact our recruiting team and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
