Engineering Program Manager

catalyx space; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Provident fund

Job summary

Catalyx Space is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to own the Integrated Master Schedule across avionics, structures, mechanisms, aerothermal, systems, and test. The role drives cross‑functional execution for a ~40‑engineer program and serves as the source of truth for schedule, risks, dependencies, and forecast dates.

You will lead from design through build, integration, testing, and flight readiness, requiring hands‑on leadership in a fast‑paced hardware environment with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 8–12 years of hardware engineering or program management experience.
• 5+ years leading integrated hardware development programs.
• Experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, re‑entry systems or similar complex hardware.
• Ability to build an integrated engineering schedule from first principles.
• Experience managing design, procurement, manufacturing, integration, and test dependencies.
• Experience tracking long‑lead procurement and vendor deliveries.
• Experience running structured engineering reviews and managing risk registers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule across engineering subsystems.
• Map and track cross‑functional dependencies across design freeze, procurement, manufacturing, build, integration, and test.
• Track long‑lead components, vendor deliveries, fabrication schedules, and test‑facility bookings.
• Identify schedule risks and mitigation actions with owners.
• Run the weekly engineering program review covering commitments, blockers, actions, risks, and escalations.
• Maintain the program risk register with owners, mitigation plans, and closure criteria.
• Manage change control across subsystems so changes reflect in schedules and risks.
• Track milestone status and provide forecast dates and risks to leadership.
• Establish lightweight program management tools, workflows, and reporting systems.
• Collaborate with subsystem leads to maintain alignment with vehicle milestones.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Scheduling

Communication skills

Risk management

Hardware development lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Asana

Jira

MS Project

Job description

Job Description:

Role: Engineering Program Manager

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (On-site)

Employment type: Full-time

Industry: Space Technology

About Catalyx Space:

Catalyx Space is building the world's best reentry systems. Our reusable ReX vehicles return payloads from orbit at unprecedented scale, up to 12 tons and 60m³ of cargo, while operating the full mission lifecycle from launch to recovery. Our core innovation is a Origami-inspired deployable heat shield that combines the scalability of an inflatable system with the robustness of a rigid structure. Built from commercial off-the-shelf components, it enables the world's widest heat shields, the largest payload return volumes, and a scalable pathway for returning everything from commercial cargo to future space nuclear assets.

Role:

As an Engineering Program Manager, you will own the integrated engineering schedule across avionics, structures, mechanisms, aerothermal, systems, and test.

You will establish and run the program cadence that keeps approximately 40 engineers aligned toward common vehicle milestones and serve as the source of truth for engineering program status, schedule, risks, dependencies, and forecast dates.

This is a hands‑on program leadership role requiring a strong understanding of complex hardware development and the ability to drive cross‑functional execution from design through build, integration, testing, and flight readiness.

Key responsibilities:

• Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule across engineering subsystems, with clearly defined dependencies and critical paths to major milestones
• Map and track cross‑functional dependencies across design freeze, procurement, manufacturing, build, integration, and test
• Track long‑lead components, vendor deliveries, fabrication schedules, and test‑facility bookings
• Identify schedule risks and potential slips early and drive mitigation actions with relevant owners
• Run the weekly engineering program review covering commitments, progress, blockers, actions, risks, and escalations
• Maintain the program risk register with clear owners, mitigation plans, and closure criteria
• Manage change control across subsystems so engineering changes are reflected in schedules, dependencies, and program risks
• Track milestone status and provide forecast dates, assumptions, dependencies, and risks to leadership
• Establish and maintain lightweight program‑management tools, workflows, and reporting systems that engineering teams actively use
• Work closely with subsystem leads and engineering leadership to drive actions to closure and maintain alignment against vehicle‑level milestones

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 8–12 years of experience in hardware engineering or engineering program management
• At least 5 years of experience managing an integrated hardware-development program involving multiple engineering subsystem owners
• Experience in spacecraft, launch vehicles, re‑entry systems, UAVs, defense systems, automotive new‑product development, or similarly complex electromechanical hardware
• Demonstrated ability to build an integrated engineering schedule from first principles
• Experience managing dependencies across design, procurement, manufacturing, integration, and test
• Experience tracking long‑lead procurement, vendor deliveries, and test campaigns against hardware milestones
• Experience running structured engineering reviews and driving actions to closure
• Experience maintaining and managing technical or program risk registers
• Strong understanding of hardware‑development lifecycles and cross‑functional engineering dependencies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have:

• Experience at ISRO, DRDO, HAL, a defense prime, new‑space company, or similar hardware organization
• Experience taking hardware through a complete design‑build‑test‑flight or design‑build‑test‑delivery cycle
• Familiarity with systems‑engineering practices including requirements management, interface control, verification, and validation
• Experience with Asana, Jira, MS Project, or comparable project/program‑management tools
• Experience working directly with senior engineers and technical leads to track commitments and escape schedule or technical risks when required
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast‑paced, test‑driven hardware‑development environment

Compensation & benefits:

• Competitive salary (details will be shared with shortlisted candidates),
• health insurance
• Provident fund.

Equal Opportunity: Catalyx Space is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any protected characteristic.