Engineering Program Manager (Special Projects)

Join our team as an Engineering Program Manager (Special Projects) where you will drive project management efforts focused on space security initiatives. You will work directly with security, engineering, and cross-functional space program teams to establish programmatic strategy, coordinate schedules, and eliminate roadblocks. This role requires a solid technical background and experience in cybersecurity or space security. You will manage end-to-end project management workflows, actively track space security requirements, and manage program risks. Enjoy a comprehensive health plan, flexible time off, and various other benefits.

• Drive project management efforts focused on space security initiatives, establishing programmatic strategy, coordinating schedules, and eliminating roadblocks.
• Translate security milestones into actionable engineering sprints, partnering with the SatSec Manager to maintain the overall SatSec programmatic schedule.
• Attend multidisciplinary engineering and program meetings to actively track space security requirements, managing dependencies and representing the security team.
• A solid technical baseline with a "roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality, enabling you to engage deeply with complex systems and translate technical engineering constraints into high-level programmatic impacts
• 6+ years of relevant experience in engineering program management or technical project management within a dynamic hardware, software, or aerospace environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to stay highly organized, manage schedule health, and drive consensus across diverse, high-stakes environments
• Experience managing spacecraft hardware and software build and release cycles
• Deep technical fluency in at least one spacecraft specialization (e.g., operations, avionics, software) allowing you to engage credibly with engineers on complex trade-offs
• Familiarity with space security, hardware security, or aerospace cryptography architectures
• A track record of successfully delivering complex hardware products through the entire development lifecycle against all odds