Mission Project Lead: Grow into Technical Program Manager

EVONA; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Mission Project Lead in a hybrid setup across Denver, LA, and DC to drive day-to-day execution of government space programs. This role blends technical work (≈50%) with program leadership and coordination across engineering, product, and leadership teams.

You will shepherd projects from planning through milestones, identifying blockers and ensuring timely delivery while preparing for a future as a Technical Program Manager.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a technical environment such as software engineering, systems architecture, mission operations, or space/ground systems.
• Experience taking ownership beyond your individual tasks.
• Strong organizational skills to keep multiple technical activities moving.
• Experience working with engineering teams in an iterative or Agile environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Space/defense/NASA program experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance; active clearance not required.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution against mission priorities and milestones with software and systems engineering teams.
• Maintain visibility across technical tasks, owners, dependencies, deadlines, and completion criteria.
• Identify blockers and drive them through to resolution.
• Facilitate planning sessions, stand-ups, milestone reviews, and other cadences.
• Continue contributing technically while taking on increasing ownership of program execution.
• Coordinate across engineering, product, program, and leadership teams.
• Provide updates on progress, risks, blockers, and milestones.
• Support customer and government-facing discussions as responsibilities grow.
• Translate program objectives into actionable engineering work.
• Develop toward ownership of larger technical programs and TPM responsibilities.

Skills

Software engineering

Systems architecture

Mission operations

Space programs

Product ownership

Agile environment

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring/leadership

Job description

EVONA is seeking a Mission Project Lead in a hybrid setup across Denver, LA, and DC to drive day-to-day execution of government space programs. This role blends technical work (≈50%) with program leadership and coordination across engineering, product, and leadership teams.

You will shepherd projects from planning through milestones, identifying blockers and ensuring timely delivery while preparing for a future as a Technical Program Manager.