Project Manager (Hardware)

Zoomcar; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Health Spending Account

RRSP with company match

Equity program

Paid time off

Job summary

Fortinet seeks a hands-on professional to coordinate cross-functional teams in designing, developing, and releasing new hardware products. You will ensure deliveries align with PRD, budgets, and schedules while supporting production readiness and supplier collaboration.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, strategic thinking, and the ability to adapt to rapid process changes in a high-tech environment. Fortinet offers strong benefits and equity participation.

Qualifications

• Clear written and spoken English communication.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, applied science, computer science or related field.
• Proven interface with management levels, developers, suppliers and customers.
• Experience in hardware design and hardware manufacturing.
• Knowledge of engineering BOM and change order management.
• Understanding manufacturing processes for server systems, PCBA, and WiFi/AP products; inventory and quality concepts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with teams to design, develop and release new products, including hardware development aspects.
• Ensure new products meet PRD, on schedule and within budget.
• Assist in realizing inventory plans to support revenue and goals.
• Proactively plan to minimize threats to objectives.
• Assist in sourcing, quoting and procurement.
• Follow SOPs and document processes; manage component data and lifecycle.
• Communicate with vendors to expedite tests and products.
• Plan and track progress to meet deadlines across assignments.

Skills

Communication skills

Hardware design

BOM management

Sourcing & procurement

Project scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/CS

Job description

You will be working with internal teams to define and refine new product specifications. You are responsible for coordinating with teams to design, develop and release new products into production and follow through with proactive and strategic actions that help achieve corporate growth objectives through innovative, persistent and conscientious efforts. This position incorporates different aspects of hardware development. The position offered here is unique in its wide spectrum of skills involved and is exciting in the actual realization of design concepts into manufactured products. We are looking for candidates with a computer science background who have a strong interest in operations, management and manufacturing.

We are looking for hands-on people who understand the importance of details, who find personal satisfaction and a sense of achievement in solving situational problems and overcoming schedule barriers and who hold in highest regard, professionalism and ethical integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with teams to design, develop and release new products, incorporating different aspects of hardware development
• Successful release of new products that meet the PRD, on schedule and within budget.
• Successful assistance in realization of operations inventory requirement plan that helps achieve corporate revenue and business goals.
• Successful instilments of proactive, strategic action plans that help minimize/eliminate existing and potential threats to corporate objectives
• Help in sourcing, quoting and procurement.
• Follow SOPs while performing any tasks.
• Efficiently work on component data organization and lifecycle recording.
• Communicate with vendors on expediting tests and products.
• Map out and discuss specific plans and work on meeting deadlines on each assignment and continue to update on progress and status until completion during the process.

Requirements:

• Able to communicate clearly in both written and spoken English.
• Bachelors degree in engineering/applied science/computer science or related field
• Proven experience and ability in successful interface with various management levels internal and external developers, component suppliers, contract manufacturers, logistic providers and customers.
• Experience in hardware design and hardware manufacturing.
• Experience with engineering BOM and change order management.
• Knowledge in manufacturing processes especially in server system, PCBA and WiFi/AP related products Experience and knowledge with inventory control and quality concept (transactions, IQC/OQA etc.).
• Sourcing/ purchasing or similar experiences in a hi-tech company.
• Experience with project scheduling, budgeting, RFP, component sourcing/quoting and BOM cost analysis.
• Solid understanding of the supply chain.
• Must be able to demonstrate critical thinking and exceptional attention to details.
• Familiar with quoting, sourcing and purchasing working with vendors.
• Ability to finish tasks in a timely fashion and effectively.
• Able to respond to urgent tasks and follow up on rapid changes occurring in the process.
• Ability to recognize the long-term goals to be achieved while working through the day to day tasks.
• Ability to understand, document and word communication with Developers.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm at work, positive attitude towards assignments and ability to improve on receiving feedbacks.
• Ability to follow real life examples being provided.
• Be able to observe, learn and ask questions.

The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be between $80,000 - $110,000 annually. Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labour market, job type, and job level. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, and experience.

Fortinet strives to provide you and your family with a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits eligibility starts on your first day of hire and comprises of 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a Health Spending Account and a Personal Spending Account that gives you flexibility to spend where you need it the most. Our Employee & Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) offers you and your family access to various services like counseling, legal advice, mental health resources etc. We also provide critical illness, disability, and life insurance, as well as a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with a company match to help you save faster for retirement. We offer competitive Paid Time Off and flexible leave policies, including paid health days, to help you take care of yourself and your family members.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program. Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Company’s discretion.

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

We are looking for hands-on people who understand the importance of details, who find personal satisfaction and a sense of achievement in solving situational problems and overcoming schedule barriers and who hold in highest regard, professionalism and ethical integrity.