Technical Project Manager

As a Technical Project Manager at Emesent, you will drive the delivery of complex, cross-functional hardware and software programs across our robotics, autonomy, and data platforms. Partnering with Engineering and Product leaders, you'll manage dependencies, manage risks, and drive projects from concept through QA handover. You'll also strengthen delivery processes, implement portfolio management tooling, and provide transparent visibility to leadership. This is a hands-on technical role offering deep engagement with hardware-software integration in robotics and data systems.

Key Responsibilities

Hardware & Complex Multi-Team Project Delivery

• Develop and maintain detailed project execution plans for hardware products (payloads, accessories) including engineering, external contractors, supply chain dependencies, and QA validation
• Manage complex 6+ month projects requiring coordination across Robotics, Data Processing, Data Platforms, and Hardware teams
• Map and manage cross-team dependencies, establish integration roadmaps, track critical path, and facilitate milestone planning & reviews
• Proactively identify risks and bottlenecks, implement mitigation strategies, and drive accountability across teams and external parties

Release Coordination, Handovers & Portfolio Visibility

• Oversee engineering-to-QA handovers for cross-team and complex projects, ensuring complete documentation, clear acceptance criteria, and coordinated validation timelines
• Coordinate multi-team release processes, aligning Engineering Managers, QA, Product Management, and Program Management on integrated releases and dependencies
• Manage handover to production for complex products, coordinating readiness across engineering, QA, manufacturing, and operations
• Provide clear, decision-ready status updates to CTO and leadership on portfolio health, project risks, delivery confidence, and resource utilisation across all active projects
• Facilitate capacity planning, scenario modelling and resource optimisation discussions for concurrent projects serving Mining, AEC, and Defence markets, identifying conflicts and recommending prioritisation

Delivery Process & Portfolio Tooling

• Implement and maintain product development & delivery lifecycle processes, delivery gates, and standards in partnership with Engineering Managers
• Transform Jira workflows, boards, and automation to ensure data integrity and consistency across teams and delivery cycles
• Implement portfolio/project management tools/software and executive dashboards that eliminate manual duplication and provide real-time visibility
• Track delivery KPIs (cycle time, predictability, quality), facilitate project retrospectives, and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Explore the use of AI tools for analysing the performance and productivity of teams for continuous improvement

Skills and Experience

• 5-7 years technical program/project management - in hardware development, software or complex systems integration environments with proven track record delivering at least one complex product successfully to commercial launch
• Deep technical understanding - of hardware-software-firmware integration, able to understand and communicate technical issues and dependencies, and challenge technical decisions credibly
• Hardware project experience - managing projects with supply chain dependencies, external contractors and manufacturing handovers
• Process innovation mindset - demonstrated ability to implement modern delivery methodologies, drive organisational change, and challenge traditional project management practices to achieve better outcomes
• Advanced Jira expertise - including administration, workflow design, automation, dashboard creation, and portfolio management tool implementation
• Cross-functional coordination - proven success facilitating delivery across 3+ engineering teams with competing priorities and complex dependencies in fast-paced environments
• Agile delivery - strong understanding of agile practices, backlog management, iterative development, and continuous improvement cycles
• Executive communication - ability to distill complex technical status into clear, actionable updates for leadership with delivery confidence assessments
• Stakeholder influence - drive accountability and alignment across engineering, product, QA, and operations without direct authority through clear communication and data-driven facilitation
• Determined, outcome-focused personality - clear and direct communicator with ability to motivate and excite teams, drive urgency, and maintain focus on results over process.

The added perks

• Novated Lease
• Access to LinkedIn Learning platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Qoctor, online telehealth
• Settle into our great work environment and facilities
• Every second Friday Off as RDO
• 1 full day of leave, each year for work anniversaries

Who are we?

Emesent is a world-leader in drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping, and data analytics. Our vision is to autonomously map the inaccessible. Founded in 2018, with deep connections to Australia's globally recognised CSIRO, we have established ourselves worldwide with a reputation for delivering high-quality data capture in the mining, infrastructure, survey, and mapping industries. Our team of 100+ roboticists, engineers, and business development experts work side-by-side to deliver revolutionary efficiency, safety, and operational insights to our client.

Our flagship product, Hovermap, is a smart mobile scanning unit that combines advanced collision avoidance and autonomous flight technologies to map hazardous and GPS-denied environments. Its award-winning technology utilises innovative hardware, advanced algorithms, and machine learning to automate collection and analysis of the physical world. Equally capable above ground or underground, indoors, or out, Hovermap is a complete mobile LiDAR mapping solution. Hovermap is uniquely versatile, it can be backpack, drone, or vehicle-mounted to map challenging, inaccessible areas enabling our client to gain insights that were not possible before.

With multiple applications across several industries and a rapidly growing client base, Hovermap and our other solutions are being used commercially for a variety of applications by enterprise client around the world.

Why Emesent?

We are proud to be a Great Place to Work certified, reflecting our commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive and engaging workplace culture. At Emesent, you will have the opportunity to work on ground-breaking technology that is shaping the future. We offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional growth. Join us in our mission to push the boundaries of robotics and digitisation to help humanity explore further and understand more.