Mission-Critical TPM for USG Space Relay Programs

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

On-site catered meals

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Astranis is seeking a Technical Program Manager for USG Space Relays to lead end-to-end technical execution of multi-spacecraft flight programs, from concept through production, ground networks, launch, and on-orbit demonstration. You will be customer facing and work with Astranis engineering teams to ensure program excellence.

Responsibilities cover baseline management, TPM tracking, major design review gates, and full systems engineering aspects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical program management, project management, or systems engineering leadership within aerospace, defense, or commercial space systems.
• Experience leading requirements flow-down, ICD development, and end-to-end V&V campaigns for complex spaceflight systems.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional engineering teams in a rapid, agile hardware development environment.
• Experience managing U.S. Government spaceflight programs through formal review gates and deliverable lifecycles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical baseline execution across all program phases.
• Develop, baseline, and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule and TPMs (RF margins, mass/power, latency, pointing).
• Lead preparation and closure for major milestone gates (SRR, PDR, CDR, DRR, ORR).
• Own systems engineering and flow-down of SRD/CONOPS/GSI into actionable requirements.
• Lead the program-level V&V strategy across space, ground, and operations segments.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders and drive verification evidence for ATC.
• Support Mission Operations through launch, GEO injection, on-orbit commissioning, and live scheduling.

Skills

Requirements flow-down

ICD development

Technical budget tracking

Trade studies

End-to-end V&V

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

Astranis is seeking a Technical Program Manager for USG Space Relays to lead end-to-end technical execution of multi-spacecraft flight programs, from concept through production, ground networks, launch, and on-orbit demonstration. You will be customer facing and work with Astranis engineering teams to ensure program excellence.

Responsibilities cover baseline management, TPM tracking, major design review gates, and full systems engineering aspects.