Lead - Everest engine production

Astrobase Space Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; Dabaspete; On-site; INR 3,600,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: ₹36–50 LPA fixed CTC

Group health insurance

Term-life and personal-accident cover

Unlimited coffee

Job summary

Astrobase Space Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in Bengaluru seeks an experienced propulsion program manager to own the engine master schedule from order to delivery. You will coordinate across design, production, quality, supply chain and test to keep the critical path on track.

The role requires 10+ years in aerospace hardware, with hands-on schedule and budget leadership and experience with AS9100D quality systems. We offer competitive CTC and a collaborative, research-driven work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 10+ years in aerospace/defence/space hardware with 5+ years scheduling and budgeting hardware programs.
• Experience taking hardware programs through manufacturing, test and delivery.
• Familiar with integrated schedules and critical-path logic in MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Experience with long-lead purchases, supplier management and late-delivery recovery.
• Knowledge of AS9100D quality system, change control, NCR and MRB.

Responsibilities

• Own the engine integrated master schedule from long-lead orders to delivery.
• Maintain critical path and six-week look-ahead for all teams.
• Build work breakdown and budget for hardware, tooling and operations.
• Track spend and forecast cost at completion against plan.
• Coordinate make-or-buy with supply chain and manage long-lead orders.
• Run weekly program reviews across design, production, quality, supply chain and test.
• Manage risk and opportunity register with chief engineer; drive mitigations.
• Cost engineering changes and plan headcount, tooling and capacity.
• Provide monthly schedule, cost, risk views and decisions to leadership.

Skills

Earned value management

NPR 7120.5 knowledge

APQP & PPAP

Production readiness

Program office setup

AS9100D quality system

Education

B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Astrobase Space Technologies is an early-stage Bengaluru company building a two-stage orbital launch vehicle. Our engine is a LOX–methane full-flow staged-combustion engine. The Astrobase Propulsion team is looking for experienced and passionate professionals who turn engine plans into flight engines delivered on time and within budget.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the engine integrated master schedule, from long-lead orders through acceptance firing to delivery to the stage team; re-baseline it when plans change.
• Keep the critical path and a six-week look-ahead in front of every team lead, and step in early when a task starts to slip.
• Build the work breakdown and budget for hardware, tooling, and operations; track spend against plan and forecast cost at completion.
• Work with supply chain on make-or-buy calls, long-lead orders, supplier contracts and recovery of late deliveries.
• Run the weekly program review across design, production, quality, supply chain and test; chase the shortages, open NCRs and test anomalies that hold up deliveries.
• Keep the risk and opportunity register with the chief engineer; fund and follow up mitigation for the top risks.
• Cost every engineering change in time and money and optimise the engine delivery
• Plan headcount, tooling and facility capacity with the functional leads as production ramps.
• Give leadership a monthly view of schedule, cost, risk and the decisions needed from them.

BASIC QUALIFICATION

• B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Min. 10+ years in aerospace, defence or space hardware, including 5+ years running the schedule and budget of a hardware program.
• Has taken a hardware program through manufacturing, test and delivery, not only through design.
• Builds integrated schedules with critical-path logic in MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Has managed suppliers of machined, cast, forged or additively manufactured parts, including long-lead buys and late-delivery recovery.
• Has worked inside an AS9100D or equivalent quality system: change control, NCR and MRB, configuration baselines.

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Earned value management to EIA-748: control accounts, cost and schedule variance.
• Has taken a product from first build to series production: production readiness reviews, APQP and PPAP to AS9145.
• Space program practice per NPR 7120.5 and the NASA Systems Engineering Handbook (NASA/SP-2016-6105).
• Has set up a program office or a production line from scratch.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Salary: ₹36–50 LPA fixed CTC, based on experience.
• Group health insurance: employee, spouse, children and parents.
• Insurance: term-life and personal-accident cover.
• Work environment: Challenging, stimulating, research-driven work solving rocket problems every day with a great team. We have a good time, and unlimited coffee.

WHY WORK WITH US?

• 1. Creating History: Join us in developing cutting-edge launch vehicles, playing a pivotal role in transforming space access and shaping the future of space exploration.
• 2. Collaborating with Experts: Work alongside ISRO scientists and industry veterans with decades of experience in designing India’s iconic space missions like Chandrayaan 3
• 3. Growth Opportunities: As Astrobase scales, you’ll have the chance to take on leadership roles and be part of an expanding organization driving change in the Indian space sector.
• 4. Pioneering Space Technology: Your contributions will not only impact Astrobase but also influence the global space ecosystem. Be part of something larger than yourself.

Astrobase is an equal-opportunity employer; we hire on skills, merit and experience.