Hardware Project Manager (Vancouver Hybrid)

Motorola Solutions; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions Vancouver is seeking a Project Manager to lead hardware-focused projects within the VS&A Enterprise Physical Security group. You will drive early scoping, planning, execution, and closeout with engineering and multiple business functions to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering background, PMI-PMP is a plus, and 4+ years in hardware project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• Solid understanding of NPI projects and Product Lifecycle Management.
• 4+ years of experience in a hardware project or program management role.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create complete project schedule and planning documents including, but not limited to effort estimates, resource requirements, and capital costs
• Project execution according to the approved project plan and schedule
• Actively monitor project progress, track outstanding issues and risks and their mitigation plans, follow up on action items, and provide timely project status updates
• Actively manage and support cross-departmental project teams and technical leaders, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality deliverables
• Work with manufacturing teams to plan and coordinate prototype production
• Work with other Hardware, Firmware, and Software project managers to coordinate project dependencies across teams
• Liaise with 3rd party vendors and suppliers as appropriate
• Maintenance of project documentation over the life of the project
• Evolution of project management processes to ensure an efficient project lifecycle

Skills

Hardware design

Project planning

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Agile PLM

Atlassian tools

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Chez Motorola Solutions, nous pensons que tout commence par nos employés. Nous sommes une communauté mondiale soudée, unie par la volonté incessante de contribuer à la sécurité des personnes partout dans le monde. Nous concevons et connectons des technologies qui contribuent à protéger les personnes, les biens et les infrastructures. Nos solutions favorisent la collaboration essentielle pour améliorer la sécurité des populations, des écoles, des hôpitaux, des entreprises et, finalement, des nations. Connectez-vous à une carrière qui compte et aidez-nous à bâtir un avenir plus sûr.

Department Overview

At Motorola Solutions we are helping solve some of the biggest challenges around safety and physical security by developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and products that are used to help keep people, businesses, and cities around the world safer. Avigilon, a Motorola Solutions company, designs, develops, and manufactures advanced AI, video analytics, network video management software and hardware, surveillance cameras, and access control solutions that help change the way people interact with their security systems.

Job Description

The Video Security & Access Control (VS&A) Enterprise Physical Security organization Project Management Team has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to work on the delivery of key products from the company roadmap. Working with an energetic, highly skilled, and diverse team within engineering and across several business functions, the Project Manager will be responsible for early scoping, planning, innovation, execution, control, and closeout of several small to medium-sized projects. Projects are designed and delivered in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment, where customer satisfaction and time to market are key success factors.

Duties

• Create complete project schedule and planning documents including, but not limited to effort estimates, resource requirements, and capital costs
• Project execution according to the approved project plan and schedule
• Actively monitor project progress, track outstanding issues and risks and their mitigation plans, follow up on action items, and provide timely project status updates
• Actively manage and support cross-departmental project teams and technical leaders, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality deliverables
• Work with manufacturing teams to plan and coordinate prototype production
• Work with other Hardware, Firmware, and Software project managers to coordinate project dependencies across teams
• Liaise with 3rd party vendors and suppliers as appropriate
• Maintenance of project documentation over the life of the project
• Evolution of project management processes to ensure an efficient project lifecycle

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering
• A solid understanding of NPI projects and Product Lifecycle Management
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in a hardware project or program management role is desirable
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is considered a plus

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Background in hardware (mechanical, electrical, firmware) design development
• Ability to plan and work in a fast paced environment with competing priorities, tight deadlines, and diverse stakeholders
• Experience developing formal project deliverables including reports, charts, status updates, executive summaries, and presentations
• Understanding of software development and dependencies in relation to hardware delivery
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to deliver presentations and concise updates to project sponsors and senior management
• Proficient use of engineering change management tools such as Agile PLM is considered a plus
• Proficient use of issue tracking and wiki based tools where familiarity with Atlassian tools is considered a plus

Target Base Salary Range

Target Base Salary Range: $70,000 CAD - $90,000 CAD Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering AND 4+ years of experience in a hardware project or program management
• Travel Requirements None
• Relocation Provided None
• Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan No

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

Culture and Inclusion

We’re proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

Motorola Solutions adopte, favorise et promeut les principes de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion. Nous encourageons et accueillons les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées, quelles que soient leur race, origines ethnique, religion ou croyance, orientation sexuelle, identité et expression sexuelle, statut d’anciens combattants ou tout autre statut protégé par la Loi. Nous sommes fiers de notre culture axée sur les personnes et les communautés, encourageant ainsi chaque Motorolan d’être la version la plus authentique de lui-même dans ses responsabilités afin de tenir la promesse d’un monde plus sécuritaire.

Motorola Solutions adopte, favorise et promeut les principes de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion. Nous encourageons et accueillons les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées, quelles que soient leur race, origines ethnique, religion ou croyance, orientation sexuelle, identité et expression sexuelle, statut d’anciens combattants ou tout autre statut protégé par la Loi. Nous sommes fiers de notre culture axée sur les personnes et les communautés, encourageant ainsi chaque Motorolan d’être la version la plus authentique de lui-même dans ses responsabilités afin de tenir la promesse d’un monde plus sécuritaire.

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

More Information

Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com.