Engineering Program Manager

Catalyx Space, Inc.; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyx Space is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to own the integrated schedule across avionics, structures, mechanisms, aerothermal and test, guiding forty engineers toward one vehicle date. You will be the source of truth on program status for leadership.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in engineering, 8–12 years in hardware engineering, and 5+ years leading multi-subsystem programs, with experience in ISRO/defense a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 8–12 years in hardware engineering.
• 5+ years running an integrated program with multiple subsystem owners.
• Background in spacecraft, launch vehicles, re-entry systems, UAVs, or defense hardware.
• Experience building an integrated schedule from first principles, not just maintaining an existing one.
• Experience running engineering reviews and maintaining a hardware program risk register.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated master schedule across all subsystems, with a clear critical path to milestones.
• Map and track dependencies between teams (design freeze, procurement, build, integration, test) including long-lead items and vendor deliveries.
• Run the weekly engineering review and maintain the program risk register with owners and mitigations.
• Manage change control across subsystems so design changes are reflected in schedule and risk.
• Report milestone status and forecast dates to leadership.

Skills

Integrated master schedule

Program leadership

Engineering reviews

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Asana

Jira

MS Project

Job description

We're building AWS for space, providing space experiments and technology demonstrations across LEO, deep space, and lunar orbit.

Our offerings include unmanned labs, testbeds for both dedicated and rideshare missions, and re-entry capsules for payload retrieval.

We simplify access to space with affordable pricing, end-to-end solutions, no minimum mass limits, zero integration fees, and quick deployment (6 months or less).

We serve biopharma, semiconductors, materials science, defence, and more.

Job Description

About Catalyx Space: Catalyx Space is building large-scale re-entry systems for returning payloads from Low Earth Orbit. We design and develop large-scale hypersonic decelerators and re-entry vehicles that provide reliable, high-capacity down-mass from LEO.

Role: As Engineering Program Manager at Catalyx Space, you will own the integrated schedule across avionics, structures, mechanisms, aerothermal, systems, and test, and run the weekly cadence that keeps forty engineers moving toward one vehicle on one date. You will be the source of truth on program status for leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain the integrated master schedule across all subsystems, with a clear critical path to every major milestone
• Map and track dependencies between teams (design freeze, procurement, build, integration, test), including long-lead items, vendor deliveries, and test facility bookings, and flag slips before they hit the schedule
• Run the weekly engineering review (progress against commitments, blockers, actions, escalations) and maintain the program risk register with an owner and mitigation for each risk
• Manage change control across subsystems so design changes are reflected in schedule and risk
• Report milestone status and forecast dates, with assumptions, to leadership
• Set up and maintain lightweight program tracking tools that engineers actually use

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in any engineering discipline
• 8-12 years in hardware engineering, with at least 5 years running an integrated program with multiple subsystem owners
• Background in spacecraft, launch vehicles, re-entry systems, UAVs, defense systems, automotive NPD, or similar complex electromechanical hardware
• Proven ability to build an integrated schedule from first principles, not just maintain an existing one
• Experience tracking long-lead procurement, vendor deliveries, and test campaigns against a hardware milestone
• Experience running structured engineering reviews, driving actions to closure, and maintaining a risk register on a hardware program
• Flexibility to support extended hours or weekend work during critical integration or test phases

Nice to have:

• Experience at ISRO, DRDO, HAL, a defense prime, or a new-space startup
• Have taken hardware through a full design-build-test-fly (or ship) cycle
• Familiarity with systems engineering practices (requirements, interface control, verification)
• Experience with Asana, Jira, MS Project, or similar program tools
• Comfortable holding senior engineers to commitments and escalating when needed
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, test-driven environment
• Competitive salary (details will be shared with shortlisted candidates)