Senior Program Manager

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead one or more space flight programs, ensuring successful execution
• Drive program performance to meet commitments, including ownership of cost, schedule, and risk management
• Develop and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), including:
  • Critical path identification
  • Milestone forecasting
  • Resource-loaded planning
• Establish and manage labor and non-labor resource plans, including:
  • Defining required skill sets
  • Finding staffing needs and timing
  • Identifying engineering resource needs (skill sets, number of engineers, and timing) to support program execution
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Contracts, and Finance to ensure aligned execution
• Set expectations and ensure alignment across Systems Engineering and Integration & Test (SEIT) and broader engineering teams
• Maintain an accurate and current risk and opportunity matrix, including:
  • Risk burn-down plans
  • Mitigation strategies
  • Opportunity identification and tracking
• Serve as the primary customer interface, ensuring strong communication and satisfaction
• Oversee program financials, forecasting, and reporting
• Support proposal efforts and contribute to program growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience/combined education) and 12+ years (or Master’s and 10+) of relevant experience
• Experience managing space or aerospace-related programs, ideally involving electronic systems or hardware development
• Proven success managing government programs (FAR-based contracts, multiple CLINs)
• Strong background in program financials, planning, and execution
• Experience leading product development programs (design → prototype → production)
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM)