Components Product Manager II Emphasis on Reaction Wheels
$105,000–$150,000 year
On-siteBoulder, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Manage component contracts with domestic and international customers, serving as the primary point of contact for assigned agreements while coordinating scope discrepancies and performance expectations. Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and finance to drive on-time delivery and monitor key performance indicators such as cost per unit and first pass yield. Forecast product line budgets, support business case development for new initiatives, and manage product transitions and end-of-life planning. Collaborate with sales to refine customer needs and advocate for the product line internally, ensuring all activities comply with ethical standards and applicable laws.
Required Qualifications
- 3-7 years of relevant experience in program management and/or product management
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Science, Business Administration, or related fields
- Demonstrated Space hardware program manager experience
- Experience with all phases of the product life cycle (business development, concept formulation, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test, and post-delivery support)
- Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and all elements of the product lifecycle
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and execute without direct authority
- Strong PMO and financial acumen (cost structures, risk and opportunities, return on investment)
- Experience supporting customer proposals/bids
- Demonstrated soft skills to work with large/small and domestic/international customers within a rapidly changing environment with minimal supervision
- Must be able to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with emphasis on rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities
- Demonstrated leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies
- The ability to prepare clearly summarize meeting notes, prepare customer deliverables, and cross-functional PowerPoint presentations at the team and management level
- Must be able to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds
- Must be able to occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds
- Close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
Desired Qualifications
- Entrepreneurial mindset that includes a sharp business mind and a proven ability to strategize and manage the implementation of product line initiatives
- Outside the box mindset
- Sharp commercial instincts
- Conviction to tell the business what it needs to hear
- Thrive at the intersection of customer execution and business strategy
- Ability to translate that into product decisions that win in the market
- Comfortable negotiating with customers
- Setting product roadmap priorities
- Pulling cross-functional teams toward a common goal
- Discipline of aerospace Program Management
- Growth-oriented mindset of a New Space product leader
- Progression path from tactical program execution (Program Manager Level I) toward strategic product ownership (Senior level)
- Increasing responsibility for product line performance and team leadership
- Experience in the aerospace or small spacecraft industry
- Familiarity with flight hardware or actuator systems
- PMP or similar program management certification
- Experience with government contracts and compliance requirements
- Understanding of systems engineering and technical management skills and demonstrated ability to grow new business opportunities and execute demanding flight programs
- Ability to work rapidly with minimal supervision on projects involving both small and large engineering teams
- Previous experience and skills in project definition, simulation, implementation, lab integration and test
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