We're looking for a Technical Project Manager to work on the micro:bit. This is a rare chance to develop a product designed for education and social impact, without compromising on scale and reach. Through our collaboration with Arm, Microsoft, the BBC, UNICEF, Google and many others, over the last 10 years more than 12 million micro:bit devices have been distributed globally, used by more than 70 million children around the world.

Join us as we lay the foundations for our next decade of impact.

We need someone who is confident with the detail of hardware development, the complexities of global compliance as well as communicating risk, timelines and resourcing needs to organisational leadership. It is important you already have an understanding of hardware and technical language, so that you can work effectively with the engineering, product and operations teams as soon as you arrive.

You'll take micro:bit hardware and its supporting software through every stage of development — from early feasibility work through prototyping, testing and certification, to mass production — working alongside a small, sharp team and reporting to our Programme Manager.

Main responsibilities

We're a small foundation with a global footprint, and we've built that reach by working directly with engineering teams across the technology ecosystem. One of the core ways that the Foundation supports impact and scale is through stable, dependable supply of the micro:bit at the lowest possible cost. This role is to expand our capacity in this area.

Because the team is still small you will have significant autonomy to shape the processes and tools we use.



Your input will be instrumental to our ability to deliver the hardware.

What you'll be doing

- Project managing development, delivery, and certification of micro:bit hardware

- Working hands‑on with engineering teams (ours and our partners') on hardware and software delivery. This includes working with highly motivated education specialists to create products and services that appeal to diverse audiences and help achieve the Foundation’s mission

- Running technical project management across the full micro:bit development lifecycle — facilitating project meetings, maintaining accountability for deliverables, and providing regular project status updates

- Creating clear project deliverables and KPIs, and continuously measuring and reporting on their status

- Building and maintaining the risk register, escalating where needed

- Evolving technical project management systems within the Foundation's programme management governance framework, ensuring appropriate documentation is developed and maintained

- Communicating with suppliers — test houses, designers, manufacturers, software houses

- Setting up robust test planning and traceability, embedding quality throughout the development process

- Coordinating compliance work alongside our Product & Compliance Manager





- Introducing new processes where existing systems are insufficient or ineffective

You'll work across four phases

- Concept & Feasibility (turning ideas into delivery plans)

- Development & Prototyping (iteration, debugging, builds)

- Validation & Testing (reliability, regulatory compliance, revisions)

- Ramp & Delivery (working with our Production & Manufacturing Manager to get from finished design to volume manufacture)

This is a role for someone with both technical capability and excellent project management experience, we would like you to have:

- Proven experience project managing hardware products end-to-end, including:
- Component and supplier selection
- PCB design
- Firmware and software
- Packaging
- Compliance
- Documentation
- Experience working from prototype through to volume manufacture
- Delivered at least one product requiring tight integration between hardware design, firmware and higher‑level software (e.g. PC‑based tooling)
- Comfort with working across waterfall, iterative and agile methods, and the judgement to balance agile software development against a more waterfall‑paced hardware world
- Experience of CE, FCC or CMIIT compliance (ideally all including radio systems)
- Practical experience managing a bill of materials including multiple alternatives
- Confidence engaging directly with engineers on technical substance, not just timelines
- Familiarity with engineering change processes and configuration management
- A pragmatic streak — knowing where compromises can and can’t be made
- Experience with tools such as monday.com and GitHub
- A project management qualification

📌 Technical Project Manager (Oxford)
🏢 Micro:bit Educational Foundation
📍 Oxford