QNX - Senior Technical / Software Project Manager (Automotive / GEM)

QNX; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Ottawa is seeking a Technical Project Manager. You will work with cross-functional teams on cutting-edge technology impacting millions. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a related field and experience in software development, particularly in an AGILE environment. This full-time position is ideal for those with a passion for project management and software solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven technical project/program management and software development experience.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with different timeframes.
• Skills in project planning, decision making, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Develop detailed schedules for projects and ensure successful completion.
• Monitor project progress and resolve problems as necessary.

Skills

Technical project / program management

Software development (C / C++ / Java)

AGILE project management

Effective leadership

Problem resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics

Tools

UNIX-based operating systems

Job description

Overview

QNX is a trusted supplier of safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, frameworks and development tools, and provides expert support and services for building the world’s most critical embedded systems. We are the embedded experts. BlackBerry QNX was born in embedded, and provides time-tested and trusted foundation software, including our deterministic microkernel real-time operating system (RTOS), safety-certified products, middleware and security solutions, all purpose-built for embedded systems.

QNX software is trusted by more than 68% of the Electric Vehicle market by volume, 24 of the top 25 EV manufacturers and is running in 255 million vehicles globally. Our foundation products have been pre-certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D and we offer a broad range of board support packages, professional services, AUTOSAR adaptive support and middleware solutions – from acoustic management, to digital cockpits to advanced driving assistance (ADAS) - to accelerate development and help OEMs meet Start of Production (SOP) dates.

Responsibilities

Our Engineering Services team is seeking several Technical Project Managers (TPMs) with recent experience in Software Development and cross-functional project management to grow our team. This is a great opportunity to work with some of our highest profile automotive & GEM (general embedded) customers on ground-breaking technology that will impact millions of users and be essential to the success of QNX.

• Work with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Plan and ensure optimum use of shared resources; administers and monitors use against budget.
• Direct the compilation of required data, including budget, time constraints, contracts & technical data.
• Develop detailed schedules for major or complex projects, detailing all activities required for successful completion.
• Be accountable for and mitigating risk factors to successful completion of major or complex projects.
• Arrange the distribution of work packages to the responsible function within the company and / or external contractors ensuring awareness of and commitment to project requirements.
• Write or contribute to the writing of new contracts for external contractors.
• Monitor progress throughout the project cycle, ensuring cost and time constraints are met and acting to ensure problem resolution, as necessary.
• Collaborate with software developers, group leaders, contractors and others outside the company to obtain or provide program, technical and progress data.
• Partner with internal departments including Finance, Marketing and Sales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent experience.
• Proven technical project / program management and software development experience (C / C++ / Java), ideally gained within the automotive or embedded software / RTOS domains. If your software development experience has been gained in a services or customer-facing environment, that’s also valuable.
• Experience with software implementation project management, planning and deployments in an AGILE environment.
• Knowledge of UNIX-based operating systems.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with different timeframes.
• End-to-end project ownership experience.
• Skills in project planning and management, decision making, problem resolution.
• Knowledge of applicable programmatic / technical procedures and specifications; awareness of program contractual processes.
• Skills in effective leadership, innovation, analysis, organisation, influence and communication.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience managing commercial implementation projects in the Embedded and RTOS market.
• Any direct experience with QNX.
• Direct experience with implementing a software development organization’s compliance to quality-related standards such as ISO 9001, SEI-CMMI, IEC 61508, IEC 62304, SPICE ISO / IEC 15504, Common Criteria ISO 15408, ISO 26262.

Details

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40

• Seniority level : Mid-Senior level
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries : Software Development