Mission Project Lead — Space Missions, Unlimited PTO

Quindar; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

4% 401(k) matching

Comprehensive health insurance

Job summary

Quindar in Seattle, WA is seeking a Mission Project Lead embedded with our engineering teams to drive day-to-day execution of U.S. DoD, IC, and Civil mission efforts. You’ll surface blockers, track milestones, and ensure engineering work stays aligned with program commitments.

You’ll coordinate with engineers, product owners, and TPMs; manage task visibility, plan cadences, and drive blockers to resolution. A TS clearance or ability to obtain is highly valued; space systems experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Active security clearance or ability to obtain one (TS/SCI preferred).
• Experience supporting software engineering, technical programs, or mission operations.
• Familiarity with iterative/Agile development practices.

Responsibilities

• Embedded with engineering teams to coordinate day-to-day execution against priorities.
• Maintain visibility into active work, owners, dependencies, due dates and completion criteria.
• Facilitate planning sessions, stand-ups, milestones, and retrospectives.
• Identify blockers and drive follow-up with relevant stakeholders until resolved.
• Track milestones and coordinate recovery actions with engineering leads and TPMs.
• Provide concise internal status updates and maintain execution artifacts.

Skills

Active clearance

Agile development

Stakeholder coordination

Space systems

Cross-team coordination

Software engineering

Job description

Quindar in Seattle, WA is seeking a Mission Project Lead embedded with our engineering teams to drive day-to-day execution of U.S. DoD, IC, and Civil mission efforts. You’ll surface blockers, track milestones, and ensure engineering work stays aligned with program commitments.

You’ll coordinate with engineers, product owners, and TPMs; manage task visibility, plan cadences, and drive blockers to resolution. A TS clearance or ability to obtain is highly valued; space systems experience is a plus.