Technical Project Manager - Hardware

Team: RF

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Commitment: Full-time Regular

Workplace Type: hybrid

Key Responsibilities 

Product Ownership & Delivery 

• Own the successful realization and delivery of assigned spacecraft hardware products from definition through qualification and production

• Lead the Integrated Product Team responsible for product development, build, integration, verification, and delivery 

• Own product scope, schedule, cost, risk, and completion status, identifying divergence early and driving recovery actions where required

• Balance technical performance, quality, schedule, cost, manufacturability, and risk to achieve successful product outcomes

• Ensure product readiness and delivery decisions are supported by appropriate engineering and verification evidence

Integrated Execution 

• Bring together the people, plans, suppliers, builds, and verification activities required to deliver the product

• Coordinate priorities, interfaces, dependencies, and decisions across engineering and supporting functions

• Identify and burn down product risks, drive issues to closure, and remove obstacles to execution

• Work with Architects and technical leads to turn product requirements and technical direction into executable development plans

• Lead product activities through development milestones and readiness reviews

• Communicate product status, risks, challenges, and recovery plans clearly across technical and program stakeholders 

Team & Execution Excellence 

• Build alignment and drive outcomes across multidisciplinary teams without relying on direct reporting authority

• Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and bias for action within the IPT

• Drive adherence to Kepler's product development, engineering, configuration management, quality, and verification processes

• Capture lessons learned and contribute to improving how Kepler develops and delivers spacecraft hardware

Required Skills & Qualifications 

 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or another relevant technical discipline

• 4+ years of experience in hardware development, project engineering, technical leadership, or a related engineering role  

• Experience developing and delivering complex hardware through multiple stages of the product lifecycle

• Technical depth in at least one hardware discipline sufficient to understand designs, interrogate engineering evidence, and reach independent conclusions

• Strong understanding of hardware architecture, development, manufacturing, integration, verification, qualification, and test

• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive outcomes across organizational boundaries  

• Experience managing schedule, priorities, dependencies, risk, and completion of complex technical work

• Strong communication, problem-solving, organization, and engineering judgment  

Bonus Points

• Electrical or electronics engineering background

• Experience developing RF, radio, communications, or antenna hardware

• Experience developing spacecraft, aerospace, or other mission-critical hardware

• Experience managing external suppliers through development and delivery

• Experience transitioning hardware from development into repeatable production