Laser Communications Program Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical plans (HMO/PPO) and dental/vid

Paid vacation and sick time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Program Manager I for laser communications. You will own customer outcomes, lead terminal programs from award to on-orbit checkout, and partner with engineering, production, and product teams across US and Europe.

You’ll manage risk, export compliance, and schedule while mentoring teams to improve delivery and reliability. Ideal candidates have a strong engineering foundation, 5+ years in aerospace hardware programs, and experience moving hardware from

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Math.
• 5+ years in space, aerospace, or photonics hardware programs with multiple full cycles.
• Experience delivering complex hardware programs to customers on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead terminal programs from award through qualification, production at rate and delivery.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent programs with engineers, production, and product teams.
• Own program delivery profile, manage risks, and ensure customer acceptance.
• Build strong supply chain relationships with strategic suppliers.
• Oversee program startup, baselining, reviews, and export compliance across sites.
• Serve as trusted customer contact through milestone reviews and deployments.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics or Math

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ERP/MRP

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Program Manager I for laser communications. You will own customer outcomes, lead terminal programs from award to on-orbit checkout, and partner with engineering, production, and product teams across US and Europe.

You’ll manage risk, export compliance, and schedule while mentoring teams to improve delivery and reliability. Ideal candidates have a strong engineering foundation, 5+ years in aerospace hardware programs, and experience moving hardware from