BlackBerry QNX - Senior Technical/Software Project Manager (Automotive/GEM)

BlackBerry - Novi, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Novi, MI

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Technical Project Manager (TPM) role at BlackBerry QNX involves overseeing complex software development projects within the automotive and embedded systems sectors. TPMs will leverage their technical and management skills to ensure successful project delivery, customer satisfaction, and adherence to budget and schedule constraints. This position offers the opportunity to work with high-profile clients and cutting-edge technology, contributing to the development of critical embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Plan and ensure optimum use of shared resources; administer and monitor use against budget.
• Direct the compilation of required data, including budget, time constraints, contracts & technical data.
• Develop detailed schedules for major or complex projects, detailing all activities required for successful completion.
• Be accountable for and mitigate risk factors to successful completion of major or complex projects.
• Arrange the distribution of work packages to the responsible function within the company and/or external contractors ensuring awareness of and commitment to project requirements.
• Write or contribute to the writing of new contracts for external contractors as an asset.
• Monitor progress throughout the project cycle, ensuring cost and time constraints are met and acting to ensure problem resolution, as necessary.
• Collaborate with software developers, group leaders, contractors and others outside the company to obtain or provide program, technical and progress data.
• Partner with most internal departments including Finance, Marketing and Sales.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent experience.
• Proven technical project/program management and software development experience (C/C++/Java) ideally gained within the automotive or embedded software/RTOS domains.
• Experience with software implementation project management, planning and deployments in an AGILE environment.
• Knowledge of UNIX-based operating systems.
• Experience with managing multiple concurrent projects with different time frames.
• End-to-end project ownership experience.
• Skills in project planning and management, decision making, problem resolution.
• Knowledge of applicable programmatic/technical procedures and specifications; awareness of program contractual processes.
• Skills in effective leadership, innovation, analysis, organisation, influence and communication.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience managing commercial implementation projects in the Embedded and RTOS Market.
• Any direct experience with QNX.
• Direct experience with implementing a software development organization's compliance to quality-related standards such as ISO 9001, SEI-CMMI, IEC 61508, IEC 62304, SPICE, ISO/IEC 15504, Common Criteria, ISO 15408, ISO 26262.

Benefits

• Attractive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits package