Technical Project Manager
$123,000–$174,600 year
On-siteLong Beach, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead cross-functional development and execution of systems for Haven-1 and future space stations, managing multiple critical hardware, software, and artifact projects across electrical, mechanical, and mission operations teams. Prioritize safety and quality while maintaining tight timelines, acting as the single point of contact for scope, schedule, cost, and priorities. Report status and risks to program stakeholders, ensuring all program documents remain current for leadership review. Apply first principles to problem-solving and decision-making with urgency. This full-time, exempt role in Long Beach reports to the Senior Manager of Technical Projects. Travel up to 15% of the time is required, along with willingness to work evenings and weekends for critical milestones.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field
- 2+ years of demonstrated successful contributions in an engineering discipline (i.e. design, analysis, manufacturing, or similar)
- Demonstrated successful contributions to end-to-end product lifecycle management (e.g. evidence of delivering a product or initiative to market)
- Experience with project management and reporting tools (i.e., MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, Confluence)
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
- Specific certifications, as appropriate
- Must either be a 'U.S. person' as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing
Desired Qualifications
- M.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field
- 1+ years of cross functional technical leadership (i.e. project engineering, systems engineering, or engineering management)
- Demonstrated success in delivering at least one product to market as a technical contributor or lead
- Demonstrated NPI experience or development and delivery of space flight hardware preferred
- Experience and acumen across business units in addition to engineering disciplines
- Ability to think strategically and execute cross-disciplinary tactical plans
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