Technical Project Manager (Hardware Systems)

TL;DR

Technical Project Manager (Hardware Systems): Lead delivery of complex engineering efforts for spacecraft applications with an accent on cost, schedule, and technical integration across disciplines. Focus on managing execution of work packages, milestone reviews, risk mitigation, and ensuring adherence to engineering processes and system requirements.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid

Salary: $100,622 - 150,622 CAD

Company

Leading provider of real-time Internet access for space-based assets, operating the first commercial optical data relay constellation with 33 satellites launched.

What you will do

• Lead integrated product team owning design, development, and delivery of subsystem units.
• Establish priorities, manage execution across work packages, and plan milestone/readiness reviews.
• Maintain alignment between program objectives and engineering work while managing cost, schedule, and scope.
• Drive issue resolution, risk mitigation, schedule recovery, and cross-discipline coordination (systems, software, hardware, QA, integration).
• Ensure adherence to processes, quality standards, and system-level requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechatronics, mechanical, electrical, or related)
• 5+ years in design engineering, 3+ years as technical project manager, preferably in space, aerospace, automotive, or regulated environments
• Experience leading cross-functional teams (mechanical, electrical, software) through full development lifecycle.
• Solid grasp of development, verification, validation practices, test planning, and quality gates.
• Proficient in schedule management, cost estimation, completion tracking with tools like MS Project or Jira.
• Effective communicator and decision-maker across engineering, PMO, and leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience with design for space, program development phases, and qualification requirements.
• Knowledge of agile/classical project management for hardware and earned value methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity plan.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance including dependents.
• Unlimited vacation, parental leave, company-wide holiday shutdown.
• Relocation packages for approved roles, $1,500 professional development fund.
• Fully stocked Toronto office, semi-annual parties, team events, Town Halls.
• Certified Great Place to Work five years in a row.