Deputy for Management

Responsibilities

• Supports project managers by developing enterprise processes, tools, and resource planning needed for the successful execution of projects
• Develops cost-effective and efficient processes across the engineering organization to optimize project and resource planning, reporting, and forecasting
• Serves as the primary liaison between the engineering function and business development, ensuring proposals are staffed, scoped, and scheduled to reflect realistic technical execution plans
• Supports recruiting, retention, training, and succession planning
• Drives improvements in engineering workflows, systems integration and project management processes, and streamlines cross-functional coordination between business development and engineering
• Maintains key metrics for schedule, cost, and technical performance across active programs, and escalates risks to the Director of Engineering as appropriate
• Leads the development and continuous improvement of the Engineering organization’s Earned Value Management (EVM) or comparable project performance reporting practices
• Balances current program execution with pipeline demand, identifies shortfalls or surpluses ahead of decision points, and builds a resource management framework
• Supervises and leads the engineering technical area leads, ensuring consistent application of engineering standards, removes organizational barriers to execution, and fosters a high-performing engineering culture aligned with Advanced Space’s core values and mission priorities

Requirements

• B.S. in Project Management or related degree or related Masters Degree Preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience – combination of aerospace and leadership
• Extensive experience in aerospace engineering, mission operations, project/program management, or technical operations leadership
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in complex and dynamic environments
• Strong skills in budget management, organizational strategy, and operational execution
• Demonstrates technical expertise and understanding of program management principles, concepts, and best practices; PMP certification is desired
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable transparent and effective communication across company departments
• Proficient knowledge and experience in creating Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for all program phases of the business cycle from proposals to program executions using tools like MS Project and Jira
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with demanding customers, difficult schedules, and technically challenging projects
• Must be able to develop solutions to problems that require coordination of multiple diverse inputs from stakeholders across program requirements

About the company

Advanced Space exists to enable the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space through software and services that leverage unique subject matter expertise. The company is actively supporting mission and cutting-edge capabilities spanning commercial, civil, and national security customers. Our core business is focused on three areas: (1) mission enabling services, (2) technology solutions and (3) mission solutions. Through its mission enabling services, Advanced Space provides mission and flight optimization, mission design, mission systems engineering. With its technology solutions Advanced Space provides its customers with trusted AI/ML/autonomy expertise, flight-demonstrated applications, and analysis at scale. Advanced Space offers Mission Solutions with unique turn-key missions, data and capabilities purchases and demonstrated cislunar and Martian success. Advanced Space is mission focused as the owner and operator of CAPSTONE™ for NASA and Prime contractor for Oracle for AFRL.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary range - $150,000 - $190,000 based on role and employee experience
• Signed bonus
• Quarterly Performance bonuses
• Company provided health insurance and 401K (401k is based upon eligibility)
• Flexible time off policy
• Fully stocked breakroom with free snacks, drinks, and grab-and-go options
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