Senior Space Program Manager

Posted:
9/14/2024, 11:06:24 AM

Location(s):
Alabama, United States ⋅ Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

Radiance Technologies, a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Senior Program Manager (PM) to manage a U.S. Space Force program. This position requires a seasoned and proactive PM to manage a multidisciplinary team to ensure that all contractual technical requirements are met and delivered within budgetary and schedule constraints. This position is fully dedicated (full-time) to the effective management of this contract. 

Responsibilities

  • Manage interdisciplinary team (50+ personnel) staffing, development, integration, operation, and performance. 

  • Manage program execution within cost, schedule, and performance constraints. 

  • Perform contract/subcontract and procurement management, resource allocation, schedule development, and technical performance planning, monitoring, and assessment. 

  • Establish and manage a comprehensive risk management program to identify, assess, and mitigate program cost, schedule, and performance risks. 

  • Manage, document, and report contract cost, schedule, and performance execution status. Regularly brief program status to customers and senior leadership. 

  • Manage and execute internal and external design and program management reviews. Serve as primary point of contact with internal and external stakeholders. 

  • Establish and manage a comprehensive configuration management program. 

  • Establish and manage a formal Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) process for any contract/subcontract requirement modifications, additions, or subtractions. 

  • Establish and manage quality control and assurance. 

  • Perform other duties as assigned. 

Required Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, management, business administration, or relevant technical field (with program management training and experience). 

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. 

  • Self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills. 

  • U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance. 

Required Experience

  • Minimum 12 years experience as a program manager (aerospace programs preferred). 

  • Experience managing multi-million-dollar programs (aerospace programs preferred). 

  • Experience managing Firm Fixed Price contracts. 

  • Experience managing distributed teams utilizing collaboration tools (Microsoft Teams). 

  • Experience managing programs using Agile software and hardware development methodologies, Digital Engineering (DE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). 

  • Experience with space systems material handling requirements. 

Desired Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in business, management, business administration, or relevant technical field (with program management training and experience). 

  • 20+ years experience as a program manager (aerospace programs preferred). 

  • Experience managing multi-million-dollar aerospace programs with an emphasis on space vehicles and payloads. 

  • Experience with Government or commercial spaceflight programs. 

  • Experience with space qualification requirements and processes for space systems. 

  • Experience developing and maintaining programs schedules in Microsoft Project. 

  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). 

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). 

  • Certified Lean Six Sigma Belt (ICGB) or higher. 

  • Active SECRET clearance. 

 

 

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