Project Manager

About the job

Lead the projects that turn advanced hardware designs into products ready for manufacturing.

As a Project Manager, you will drive hardware manufacturing projects from planning through production release. You will help teams deliver complex programmes with clarity and confidence.

Your work will keep engineering, operations and manufacturing partners aligned. You will manage priorities, track progress and remove delivery risks before they become blockers.

You will work across hardware, software, systems and operations teams. If you enjoy solving complex delivery challenges and making technical programmes successful, this role offers real impact.

The team and culture

You will join the Manufacturing Technology team within Manufacturing Operations. The team works across Bristol, Cambridge, India, Taiwan and the US to develop and maintain manufacturing processes.

Day to day, you will work closely with engineers, development managers, programme managers and external manufacturing partners. Success comes from clear communication, strong planning and shared ownership of delivery.

The team values practical problem solving and informed decision making. People are trusted to take responsibility and keep projects moving.

Requirements

Essential:

• Degree level education or equivalent relevant industry experience
• 5+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years in a technical project management role within multi-functional teams.
• Strong project management skills with ability to draw on experience of different methodologies (eg waterfall, scrum, agile etc) to identify the most appropriate method for the project.
• Working knowledge of project/programme management tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project etc.
• Experience working in global environments with international partners.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage dependencies and competing priorities.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and effective in fast-moving environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience of PCBA manufacturing and test processes.
• Experience in working with leading edge suppliers in PCBA and system level manufacturing supply chain.

Conditions

• Unlimited annual leave
• Up to 5% matched pension
• Phantom equity – share in Graphcore’s success
• Office spaces designed for collaboration
• Free food and an on-site barista
• Health cash plan
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Along with other benefits you can choose from (private medical insurance, dental plan etc)