QNX Senior Technical Project Manager

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Job Description:

QNX enhances the human experience and amplifies technology-driven industries, providing a trusted foundation for software-defined businesses to thrive. With a focus on reducing hardware dependency and increasing efficiency, QNX empowers organizations to unlock new possibilities in areas like high-performance computing at the edge, standards-based virtualization technologies, and cloud enablement. QNX® technology has been deployed in the world’s most critical embedded systems, including more than 275 million vehicles on the road today. QNX® software is trusted across industries including automotive, medical devices, industrial controls, robotics, commercial vehicles, rail, and aerospace and defense.

Are you the person we are looking for?

Our Engineering Services team is seeking a Technical Project Manager with recent experience in Software Development and cross-functional project management, particularly as it pertains to product release management.

You will show your technical skills by assembling and re-flashing custom hardware; reproducing issues; collecting logs; debugging; sanity testing fixes and features. You will show your project management skills by planning software releases; responding quickly to customer requests; collecting and documenting customer requirements; coming to agreements on deliver content and schedules & managing the day-to-day project progression. You will have recent software development experience (ideally in the Embedded and RTOS Market), to direct, manage, and coordinate the delivery and implementation of major or complex projects within cost, schedule and contract limitations while ensuring total customer satisfaction.

This is a great opportunity to work with some of our highest profile automotive & GEM (general embedded) customers on ground-breaking technology that will impact millions of users and be essential to the success of QNX.

What you’ll do:

• Lead cross‑functional, global teams across engineering, finance, sales, and external partners to deliver technically complex software programs.
• Own end‑to‑end program execution—from planning and estimation through delivery—ensuring optimal use of shared engineering resources within time and budget constraints.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans and schedules for large, multi‑track initiatives, identifying dependencies and critical paths.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical and program risks to keep high‑impact projects on track.
• Coordinate the breakdown and distribution of work packages across internal teams and external contractors, ensuring clarity, accountability, and delivery alignment.
• Act as a central point of contact between software developers, technical leads, contractors, and customers, translating requirements into executable plans.
• Monitor progress across the full lifecycle, resolving issues quickly and effectively to meet delivery commitments.
• Contribute to or lead the creation of contracts and statements of work with external partners (an asset).
• Provide clear, data‑driven status, schedule, budget, and technical reporting to stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Engineering Services customers to align execution with business goals.
  

What we're looking for:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience in one of the following:
• Technical Program / Project Management for software‑driven products, or
• Software Development experience (C, C++, Java, or similar) with significant customer‑facing exposure.
• Strong understanding of UNIX‑based operating systems and embedded software environments.
• Experience leading people, projects, or complex technical initiatives.
• Demonstrated strength in planning, prioritization, decision‑making, and problem solving.
• Solid knowledge of software development lifecycles, program governance, and contractual processes.
• Experience managing software implementation and deployment projects in AGILE environments.
• Familiarity with OS microcontrollers and embedded platforms.
• Comfortable managing multiple concurrent projects with competing timelines and priorities.
• Background in embedded software and RTOS development is highly desirable.
  

If you have experience with any of these, then great!

• Experience delivering commercial software implementations in the Embedded or RTOS market.
• Hands‑on exposure to QNX.
• Experience supporting or implementing quality and compliance standards such as:
• ISO 9001
• SEI‑CMMI
• IEC 61508 / IEC 62304
• SPICE (ISO/IEC 15504)
• Common Criteria (ISO 15408)
• ISO 26262

Imagine what you could do at QNX!

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:

$108,750.00 - $158,750.00

Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.

Bonus:

The BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program is an organization-wide bonus incentive program which aims to reward full-time eligible employees for their contribution to BlackBerry’s success. VIP payments are made in addition to base salary and factor in company’s performance as a way for employees to share in BlackBerry’s achievements.

Benefits:

The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical, financial and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.

Disclosure of Position Status:

This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately

Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence:

We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.