ROLE
– Own mission budgets end-to-end, including recalculations, rebalances, reconciliations with finance, and tracking actual spends across the mission lifecycle.
– Own and update the mission’s risk register; regularly assess technical and non-technical risks; ensure timely decisions on acceptance/rejection of risks.
– Define, plan, and own mission timelines in coordination with systems engineering; set milestones and drive teams to achieve them within the cycle; regularly track backlog, open tickets, and deliverables.
– Track and manage critical path items with vendors/partners; remove roadblocks in vendor selection and execution; ensure timely delivery of external inputs.
– Plan and orchestrate reviews to ensure alignment of technical understanding and momentum towards milestones.
– Deliver clear, actionable, and regular updates to internal and external stakeholders; provide decision-enabling reports and summaries.
– Support the development of proposals for upcoming mission opportunities.
– Work with launch service providers on schedules, payload integration, and compatibility.
– Provide oversight across the mission lifecycle, from design reviews to integration and testing.
– Partner with QA/QC to flag design/manufacturing issues early, balancing optimization with cost/time efficiency.
– Ensure regulatory requirements are met in time.
– Support systems engineering and subsystems in maintaining accurate and timely documentation.
– Ensure mission objectives and Level 1 requirements are tracked from planning through on-orbit operations, in collaboration with systems engineering.
– Coordinate with finance and supply chain to ensure payments, purchases, and logistics align with mission needs.

REQUIREMENTS
– Experience in program/project management, ideally in aerospace, space systems, or other high-complexity engineering domains.
– Strong technical background with the ability to engage meaningfully with engineers across subsystems.
– Proven experience managing budgets, schedules, and risks for multi-stakeholder projects.
– Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
– Familiarity with space mission lifecycles is highly desirable.
– PMP/Prince2 or similar certification is a plus.

BENEFITS
– Health insurance coverage
– Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
– Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
– Relocation assistance
– Professional Mental Wellness Services
– Creche facility for primary caregivers
– Employee Stock Options for all hires