Technical Project Manager

Join Arcticrd as a Technical Project Manager, leading complex engineering projects in the challenging Arctic environment while driving innovation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or adjacent discipline - or - experience working in a technical engineering role prior to working as a project manager.
• 4+ years proven experience in Technical Engineering Project Management across multiple concurrent projects,, delivering complex hardware products, ideally in defence, aerospace, or another regulated hardware environment; and ideally at a range of company maturity stages.
• Working familiarity with MIL-STD testing standards, UK DEFSTAN, and NATO STANAG requirements, and how these shape project planning and qualification timelines.
• Comfort operating across a range of TRL levels — from early, rapid prototyping and experimentation through to production-grade delivery — and judgement on how to flex process accordingly.
• A genuine start-up mentality: comfortable with ambiguity, resourcefulness, and getting hands dirty where needed, rather than waiting for the perfect process.
• A track record of hitting ambitious deadlines in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills — able to communicate technical risk and progress clearly to both engineers and non-technical leadership.
• Willingness to travel to remote and extreme environments as part of the role if deemed necessary.
• Knowledge of environmental and reliability testing (e.g. thermal cycling, vibration, shock)
• Familiarity of electrical systems to ensure a holistic approach to hardware design
• Basic understanding of RF systems and components
• Previous experience working within an R&D workshop
• Experience with satellite communications, RF hardware, or Arctic/extreme-environment systems.
• Familiarity with export control considerations (ITAR/EAR, UK export licensing) relevant to dual-use technology.
• Experience working with or alongside defence primes, MOD, or NATO procurement processes.

• Competitive compensation
• Equity: meaningful options as an early employee at an early-stage company
• Private Healthcare for you and your family, including dental and optical
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Mission-driven culture: focus on impact, not hours logged
• Small team, real ownership: what you build matters and ships