Orbital Launch Programs Manager

Cowboy Space Corporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

10 holidays

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Office lunch & snacks

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to coordinate a launch vehicle program from early development through production. You will own the master schedule, drive cost tracking, and keep a small team of senior engineers sequenced and unblocked.

You will relentlessly track progress, flag conflicts early, and ensure the right conversations happen at the right time, across propulsion, structures, avionics, and vehicle design teams.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of program management, systems engineering, or technical operations (aerospace preferred).
• Strong technical intuition; understand why turbopump tests matter to the schedule.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Bias toward action; proactively chase answers.
• Able to operate with ambiguity and incomplete information.
• Experience with scheduling tools (MS Project, Smartsheet or similar).
• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated program schedule across propulsion, structures, avionics, and vehicle design.
• Track costs against budget and flag variances early.
• Run standups, syncs, and program reviews — keep them short and useful.
• Identify blockers and broker timely resolutions before they escalate.
• Sequence work to align long-lead items, test campaigns, and design reviews.
• Create and maintain decision logs and interface agreements.
• Communicate status up, down, and across teams to avoid surprises.

Skills

Strong technical intuition

Exceptional communication

Bias toward action

Comfortable with ambiguity

Scheduling tools experience

Organized to a fault

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to coordinate a launch vehicle program from early development through production. You will own the master schedule, drive cost tracking, and keep a small team of senior engineers sequenced and unblocked.

You will relentlessly track progress, flag conflicts early, and ensure the right conversations happen at the right time, across propulsion, structures, avionics, and vehicle design teams.