Technical Project Manager - Embedded Software - Contract

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Glengormley; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd in Belfast is seeking a Contract Technical Project Manager for a hardware and embedded software programme, working hybrid in Belfast for a 6-month initial contract with a strong extension potential.

You will own end-to-end delivery, run customer-facing meetings, align hardware and software teams, monitor progress against the plan, and support production readiness activities for a safety-critical ASPICE-aligned programme.

Qualifications

• Must have proven track record delivering hardware and embedded software from concept to production.
• Experience with safety-critical requirements and ASPICE is a plus.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with customers and internal teams.
• Jira and Confluence familiarity is useful.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of hardware and embedded software product programme.
• Lead weekly customer-facing meetings clarifying scope and timing.
• Coordinate internal hardware and software engineering teams.
• Track progress, risks and issues against the plan.
• Support production readiness activities including samples and line trials.

Skills

Technical Project Manager

Technical Program Manager

Hardware development

Embedded software

Safety-critical

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Scheduling

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Contract Technical Project Manager - Hardware & Embedded Software - Belfast Rate: Up to £65 per hour, outside IR35 Location: Belfast - Hybrid working Contract Length: 6 months initially, with strong potential to extend Start Date: ASAP Technical Project Manager / Technical Program Manager required for a 6 month contract, working for a global electronics business operating in automotive electronic devices and electrification, based in Belfast, within easy reach of both Belfast City and Belfast International Airports. This is a genuinely technical Project Manager role, overseeing a hardware and embedded software product through its full lifecycle - from concept and requirements, through validation and production readiness, to launch. You will be the key point of contact for the customer, aligning internal hardware and software engineering teams, tracking progress against the plan, and ensuring milestones are hit on a safety-critical, ASPICE-aligned programme.

The Role:

• Owning delivery of a hardware and embedded software product programme, end-to-end
• Running weekly customer-facing meetings, clarifying scope and timing
• Aligning software and hardware engineering teams internally
• Tracking progress, risks and issues against the project plan
• Supporting production readiness activities, including samples and line trials

About You:

• Proven track record as a Technical Project Manager or Technical Program Manager, managing hardware and embedded software product developments, from concept through to production
• Comfortable working to safety-critical / functional safety requirements
• Confident engaging directly with customers and cross-functional engineering teams
• Experience with ASPICE and/or automotive product development is a nice-to-have, not essential
• Experience with Jira and Confluence is useful
• Working Pattern: 1-2 days per week onsite in Belfast, or week on / week off