Space Programme Deputy Manager – Mission-Critical Delivery

ALTEN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life Insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team buildings

Flexible working (role dependent)

Armed Forces Covenant support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Deputy Program Manager in London to support a major spacecraft mission from design through integration and readiness. You will partner with the Program Manager to coordinate technical, schedule, and delivery activities across engineering teams, ensuring timely progress and high-reliability standards.

You will manage budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications while facilitating reviews and ensuring documentation is complete for mission readiness.

Qualifications

• Space industry experience with spacecraft programmes or mission-critical space projects.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities within complex programmes.
• Understanding of spacecraft development lifecycles (design, integration, testing).
• Strong schedule management, milestone tracking, and cross-team coordination.
• Experience in risk management, issue tracking, and mitigation planning.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation and communicate with engineering leads.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills for multiple workstreams.
• Experience supporting programme reviews and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end programme delivery for a complex spacecraft mission with the PM.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams to maintain programme alignment.
• Manage schedules, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Oversee risk management and mitigation strategies with engineering leads.
• Support budget tracking, resource planning, and reporting.
• Facilitate technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure documentation readiness.
• Maintain stakeholder updates on progress, risks, and actions.
• Ensure compliance with high-reliability space standards and mission constraints.
• Support configuration control and change-management processes.
• Collaborate with AIT and operations for smooth transitions to testing phases.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and communication flows.
• Coordinate contract management and external partner communication as needed.

Skills

Space industry experience

Program management

Schedule management

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Technical documentation

Team leadership

Quality & standards

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a Deputy Program Manager in London to support a major spacecraft mission from design through integration and readiness. You will partner with the Program Manager to coordinate technical, schedule, and delivery activities across engineering teams, ensuring timely progress and high-reliability standards.

You will manage budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications while facilitating reviews and ensuring documentation is complete for mission readiness.