Technical Project Manager

Jobtailor; Delft; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex technical projects in defence tech. You will coordinate software, hardware, and system integration across teams, ensuring on-time delivery and clear governance.

You will translate objectives into actionable plans, manage dependencies, and communicate progress to stakeholders. The role demands proactive, structured thinking, fluent English, and full-time availability.

Qualifications

• Professional experience managing technical projects involving software, hardware, engineering, R&D, system integration, or technical deployment.
• A completed technical degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience developing project plans, milestones, dependencies, risk assessments, and stakeholder updates.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and external stakeholders.
• Sufficient technical understanding to discuss system development, prototypes, interfaces, integration, testing, validation, and deployment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with multiple projects and changing priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with agile development and project-management methodologies.
• Fluent English, both spoken and written.
• Full-time availability for 40 hours per week.
• Interest in defence tech, drones, autonomous systems, and their applications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical projects across product development, roadmap implementation, demonstrations, deployments, and integrations.
• Translate objectives into scope, activities, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Coordinate hardware and software deployments, testing, procurement, and operation deployment.
• Maintain momentum, resolve blockers, and ensure actions are completed.
• Plan and coordinate internal product and prototype development activities.
• Support engineering teams in roadmap implementation, sprints, and test cycles.
• Maintain visibility of progress, dependencies, and decisions.
• Coordinate customer deployments and demonstrations, pilots, and integrations.
• Align teams around a common delivery plan and governance.

Skills

Technical project management

Software & hardware

Notion/Jira/Slack

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Planning & scheduling

Risk assessment

Proactive mindset

English fluency

28-40 hours?

Education

Technical degree (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, CS, Robotics, Physics)

Tools

Notion

Jira

Slack

Job description

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical projects
• Lead technical projects across product development, product roadmap implementation, customer demonstrations, deployments, system integrations, R&D, and partner‑funded initiatives
• Translate objectives into clear project scope, activities, milestones, responsibilities, dependencies, and delivery plans
• Adapt level of involvement to the needs of each project, taking full ownership where required or supporting technical leads and other project owners
• Coordinate projects involving software, hardware, testing, procurement, integration, and operational deployment
• Maintain momentum, follow through on commitments, and ensure that actions are completed
• Coordinate product and prototype development
• Plan and coordinate internal product and prototype development activities
• Support engineering teams in structuring roadmap implementation, development sprints, integration activities, and test cycles
• Maintain visibility of progress, blockers, technical dependencies, and required decisions
• Ensure that planning supports engineering execution without introducing unnecessary administrative overhead
• Coordinate customer deployments and integrations
• Coordinate technical and non‑technical requirements for customer demonstrations, pilots, integrations, and deployments
• Align engineering, operations, hardware, logistics, customers, and external partners around a common delivery plan
• Manage dependencies between internal teams and external integration partners
• Coordinate preparation, testing, validation, deployment readiness, and follow‑up activities
• Identify delivery risks early and drive timely resolution or escalation
• Strengthen project governance
• Surface delivery risks, resource constraints, cross‑project dependencies, and decisions requiring leadership intervention
• Track actions and ensure that decisions and escalations are followed through
• Help clarify project ownership, decision rights, reporting expectations, and escalation paths
• Give leadership a reliable overview of project status and portfolio health
• Maintain project visibility and communication
• Maintain project plans, milestones, risks, decisions, and actions in Notion
• Organise and facilitate project meetings, technical syncs, reviews, and stakeholder updates
• Prepare clear meeting notes, project summaries, status reports, and decision records
• Keep stakeholders informed without creating unnecessary meetings or reporting
• Connect engineering, product, operations, commercial teams, leadership, and external stakeholders
• Coordinate hardware and operational dependencies
• Coordinate procurement, delivery schedules, availability, and setup of hardware needed for development, testing, demonstrations, and deployments
• Align equipment, logistics, test locations, personnel, and external dependencies with project timelines
• Ensure operational requirements are identified early enough to avoid preventable delivery delays

Requirements

• Professional experience managing technical projects involving software, hardware, engineering, R&D, system integration, or technical deployment
• A completed technical degree, such as Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Physics, Systems Engineering, or another relevant discipline
• Experience developing project plans, milestones, dependencies, risk assessments, delivery forecasts, and stakeholder updates
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and external stakeholders
• Sufficient technical understanding to discuss system development, prototypes, interfaces, integration, testing, validation, and deployment with engineers
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage several projects and changing priorities simultaneously
• A proactive and assertive working style. You take initiative, ask for missing information, challenge unclear assumptions, and consistently follow up
• A self‑starting mindset and the ability to make progress without detailed instruction
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to translate technical challenges into project, delivery, resource, or stakeholder implications
• A calm and structured approach when timelines, requirements, or priorities change
• Experience with project and collaboration tools such as Notion, Jira, Slack, or similar platforms
• Familiarity with agile development and project‑management methodologies
• Fluent English, both spoken and written
• Full‑time availability for 40 hours per week
• A genuine interest in defence technology, drones, autonomous systems, and their operational applications

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing technical projects involving software, hardware, and system integration, with strong skills in project planning, risk assessment, and stakeholder communication. Proficient in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and adapting to changing project requirements while maintaining clear visibility and governance.