Senior Project Manager

Job Description

We are looking for a Project Manager to drive the successful delivery of Kitepower's multidisciplinary development projects. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering project milestones across: hardware, software, simulation, control, operations and flight testing.

You will operate at the heart of the organization, working closely with software engineers, simulation engineers, control engineers, hardware engineers, and field operations. Your mission is to ensure that complex, interdependent projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with high technical quality, from concept through testing and deployment. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable managing technical uncertainty, balancing software and hardware timelines, and aligning diverse teams toward a common goal.

What you will be doing

Project planning & execution

• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and deliverables across software and hardware domains. Align with company road map, give feedback to team leads and management.
• Report directly to the Hardware and Software team leads, ensuring alignment with CTO.
• Develop and maintain realistic project plans, timelines, and dependencies
• Track progress, risks, and bottlenecks, and proactively drive mitigation actions
• Ensure delivery of agreed milestones for simulations, software, control systems, and hardware

Cross-disciplinary coordination

• Act as the central point of coordination between simulation, software, control, system engineering and hardware teams.
• Align development cycles between virtual (simulation/software) and physical (hardware/testing) work
• Facilitate technical discussions to resolve interface, integration, and dependency challenges
• Support smooth handovers between development, testing, and field deployment

Software & hardware delivery

Ensure software and hardware development progress in sync, enabling effective system integration. Oversee projects involving:

• Simulation development and validation
• Control algorithm development and integration
• Embedded and system-level software
• Mechanical, electrical, kite, control pod and ground station development

Stakeholder communication

• Provide clear project status updates to internal stakeholders and leadership
• Prepare and maintain documentation such as project plans, roadmaps, and decision logs
• Support prioritization and resource planning in collaboration with team lead

Continuous improvement

• Improve project management processes, tools, and ways of working
• Help introduce best practices for managing complex R&D projects in a fast-moving environment
• Contribute to scaling Kitepower's development organization as projects grow in size and complexity

Tools & ways of working

You will work with modern project management and engineering tools, potentially including:

• Agile, hybrid project management methodologies
• Project tracking and planning tools (Jira or similar)
• Technical documentation tools (e.g. Confluence, Notion)
• Close collaboration with teams using C++, Python, embedded systems and simulation tools

Your profile

We are looking for a hands-on Project Manager with strong experience in managing technical projects, ideally in complex engineering environments.

The ideal profile includes:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field
• Proven experience (5+ years preferred) in project management for technical or engineering projects
• Demonstrated experience managing both software and hardware development projects
• Strong understanding of software development, simulation, control systems, or embedded/hardware engineering (hands-on experience is a strong plus)
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, R&D-driven environment with evolving requirements
• Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset

Nice to have:

• Experience in renewable energy, aerospace, robotics, mechatronics, or complex electromechanical systems
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Certification in project management (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, Agile)

Why us?

At Kitepower, we believe that changing the world should be an exciting and rewarding journey. We invest in our team members' growth and well-being, offering a package that includes:

• An attractive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A key role in a pioneering company at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution.
• High impact: the direct opportunity to see your work materialize and make a tangible difference in accelerating the world's transition to clean energy.
• A dynamic culture: a flat, open, and collaborative work environment where your ideas are valued and your voice is heard.
• Innovation-driven work: the chance to tackle unique, complex challenges with cutting-edge technology, from simulation to flight.
• Professional growth: continuous learning opportunities in a multidisciplinary field that blends aerospace, mechatronics, power systems and software.