Hardware Project Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Olney; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Hardware Project Engineer to lead multiple hardware development projects in a collaborative environment. This hybrid role allows flexibility while ensuring successful project delivery through effective management of resources and stakeholder expectations. You'll oversee the entire development process of electronic products, utilizing your strong communication and planning skills. Join a team that values your contributions and empowers you to thrive in your career, making a significant impact in the field of key and asset management solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects in a product development (R&D) environment.
• Strong understanding of the full development lifecycle of electronic products.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple hardware development projects from requirements to delivery.
• Produce and maintain project plans and ensure cross-functional alignment.

Skills

Project Management

R&D Environment

Communication Skills

Time Management

Planning Skills

Tools

MS Project

Atlassian Confluence

Jira

Job description

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Can you bring your experience to our R&D department at ASSA ABLOY, Traka? Join our team based in Olney, UK and enjoy a collaborative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.

Part of Global Solutions, Key and Asset Management provide intelligent management solutions for keys and equipment. Our key cabinets & locker solutions help all types of organisation’s better control their important assets, improving productivity & accountability, and reducing risk in critical processes.

What would you do as our Hardware Project Engineer

As our Hardware Project Engineer, you will manage multiple simultaneous hardware development projects from initial requirements through to production. We are looking for someone who has experience in all stages of hardware product development (including electronics, mechanical and firmware), understands the development process at a technical level, and also understands the interactions with external teams to ensure the successful delivery of our projects. You will plan projects that fit in with other team daily activities, understanding the available team resources and how they can be shared across projects at different stages of development.

This is a hybrid working role with at least one day a week in the office (Olney, UK) and the flexibility to work from home depending on project needs.

You would also:

1. Project Manage the full development process of our hardware products from requirements through to delivery, across the development team and external departments
2. Produce and maintain project plans and maintain cross-functional alignment of project status
3. Identify and help resolve planning conflicts or possible delays to projects
4. Help plan project schedules, resource availability and manage stakeholder expectations
5. Organise and maintain project-level documentation and keep up to date with the status of our live projects

The skills and experience you need

We are looking for someone who has:

• Solid experience in managing projects in a product development (R&D) environment, developing physical products
• Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects
• Understanding of the full development lifecycle of electronic products (including mechanical, electronic, and firmware design)
• Strong communication and documentation skills as well as excellent time management and planning skills
• Experience with a project planning tool, such as MS Project

It would be beneficial if you have experience with Atlassian Confluence/Jira as well as a technical background in electronics.