Technical Project Manager (Aerospace)

Strativ Group; München; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Strativ Group is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive cross-functional engineering and product development projects. You will coordinate hardware, software, electronics, and manufacturing efforts to meet time, scope, and quality targets.

Ideal candidates have hands-on integration experience and at least 2 years of technical project management in fast-paced environments, with proficiency in Jira, Confluence, Linear, or Asana.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on hardware/software integration experience in complex environments.
• 2+ years managing technical or engineering projects.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Linear, or Asana.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technical projects from concept to deployment.
• Create and maintain plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and risks.
• Coordinate software, electronics, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.
• Drive execution and remove blockers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Communicate status, risks, and dependencies to leadership.
• Support product development from prototype through serial production.
• Coordinate testing, validation, and deployment activities.
• Manage external suppliers and partners as needed.
• Improve project management processes and reporting.

Skills

Hands-on hardware/software integration

2+ years project management experience

Hardware and software development know

Agile/ Scrum/ Waterfall hybrid

Proficient PM tools (Jira, Confluence,

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor/Master)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Linear

Asana

Job description

Technical Project Manager (requires hands-on SW and/or HW experience)

This company develops systems that help protect people and critical infrastructure. Combining engineering, software development, electronics, and manufacturing to build reliable, operator-focused systems designed for real-world deployment.

Now they are looking for a Technical Project Manager who can drive complex cross-functional projects from concept through deployment.

Your Mission

As Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering strategic engineering and product development projects across hardware, software, electronics, manufacturing, and operations.

You will work closely with engineering, production, leadership, suppliers, and external partners to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technical projects throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Create and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and risk registers.
• Coordinate activities between software, electronics, mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Drive execution and remove blockers to ensure timely project delivery.
• Monitor project progress and communicate status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support product development programs from prototype through serial production.
• Coordinate testing, validation, certification, and deployment activities.
• Manage external suppliers, development partners, and subcontractors where required.
• Establish and continuously improve project management processes, tools, and reporting structures.
• Ensure alignment between technical requirements, customer expectations, and business objectives.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience integrating hardware and software in a complex environment
• 2+ years of experience managing technical or engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of hardware and software development processes (e.g. Robotics)
• Experience in a hyper-fast paced environment where demand for new product and release of product updates is maximum every 1-2 years.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Linear, Asana, or similar.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to help shape the future of European unmanned systems.
• Direct collaboration with highly motivated engineers and builders.
• High ownership and responsibility from day one.
• Fast decision-making and short communication paths.
• Competitive compensation and long-term growth opportunities.