Laser Communications Program Lead — Customer Delivery at Scale

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase program

Extensive medical plans

Job summary

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Program Manager II for Laser Communications to act as the customer’s champion and the delivery lead for optical terminal programs. You will manage schedule, risk, and performance while partnering with Product, Supply Chain, and engineering across two continents to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and customer satisfaction.

This role requires a strong engineering foundation and a track record of delivering complex hardware programs in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Math.
• 8+ years inspace, aerospace, or photonics hardware programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead terminal programs from award through qualification, production at rate, delivery, and on-orbit checkout, across current-generation production and next-generation variants.
• Run multiple concurrent customer programs and collaborate with Chief Engineers on performance, SWaP, environmental qualification, and interoperability.
• Own program startup, baselining, milestone reviews, export obligations, and customer acceptance across U.S. and European sites.

Job description

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Program Manager II for Laser Communications to act as the customer’s champion and the delivery lead for optical terminal programs. You will manage schedule, risk, and performance while partnering with Product, Supply Chain, and engineering across two continents to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and customer satisfaction.

This role requires a strong engineering foundation and a track record of delivering complex hardware programs in