technical project manager
About the company
Avestec is a Canadian robotics technology company specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced robotic systems for industrial inspection and defence applications. Based in British Columbia, we develop innovative aerial, ground-based, and autonomous robotic solutions for complex and demanding environments, serving customers in Canada and internationally.
Your tasks
Avestec is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex robotics, product development, and inspection projects.
This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product development, testing, operations, and client delivery. The successful candidate will establish strong project coordination practices, improve communication across multidisciplinary teams, and ensure that products and projects are properly tested, validated, and delivered on time.
Key Responsibilities1. Project Planning & Execution
- Lead end-to-end project planning and execution for robotic inspection, product development, and R&D programs.
- Define project scope, timelines, milestones, budgets, resource requirements, and delivery plans.
- Coordinate engineering resources and monitor progress across multiple concurrent projects.
- Track project dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables, ensuring timely identification and resolution of potential delays.
- Establish clear ownership and accountability for project tasks and milestones.
- Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within scope, and according to agreed technical requirements.
- Engineering Coordination & Communication
- Coordinate daily activities across mechanical, electrical, software, systems integration, and field engineering teams.
- Establish effective communication and coordination between engineering disciplines.
- Translate technical requirements and product development objectives into actionable work plans.
- Organize regular project coordination meetings and maintain clear records of decisions, action items, responsibilities, and deadlines.
- Identify engineering bottlenecks, resource conflicts, and dependencies that may affect delivery.
- Proactively follow up with technical leads and escalate unresolved issues to management.
- Ensure engineering teams have clear priorities and understand project deliverables and deadlines.
- Product Testing, Validation & Readiness
- Establish and coordinate structured testing and validation plans for robotic systems and products.
- Ensure testing requirements, procedures, acceptance criteria, and responsibilities are defined before product demonstrations or delivery.
- Coordinate mechanical, electrical, software, functional, integration, and field testing activities.
- Track testing progress, document test results, and ensure identified issues are assigned and resolved.
- Coordinate regression testing and verification following engineering changes.
- Establish product readiness checklists and ensure all required testing and documentation are completed before customer demonstrations, deployment, or delivery.
- Work with engineering leads to ensure products meet technical specifications and customer acceptance requirements.
- Identify recurring product failures and testing gaps and coordinate corrective actions.
- Client & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary project coordination point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate with clients on schedules, technical requirements, project milestones, and deliverables.
- Support proposal execution, contract milestones, technical reporting, and project documentation.
- Communicate project status, risks, delays, and changes clearly and proactively.
- Ensure internal engineering commitments remain aligned with custom
Requirements
The ideal candidate has an engineering background, experience managing complex hardware and software development projects, and the ability to bring structure, accountability, and execution discipline to a fast-growing technology company.