Project Manager (Los Angeles, CA)

Trusted Space, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Space is seeking a Project Manager in Los Angeles, CA to lead a diverse team of engineers and support staff on complex aerospace programs. You will develop project plans, schedules, and budgets, solving cross-functional problems with finance, technology, and subcontract management.

You will interact with the customer at senior levels, review task plans, and guide multidisciplinary teams across contracts, security, and IT/IA domains.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with TS/SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years direct aerospace experience.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary spacecraft teams.
• Ability to work independently and with peers.
• Experience setting and meeting programmatic milestone criteria.
• Experience developing summary progress reports for end customers.

Responsibilities

• Establishes goals and plans that meet project programmatic objectives.
• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting growth and success.
• Functions as an expert across multiple project or business assignments.
• Works directly with customer at the senior level to ensure objectives are met.
• Meets with customer and contractor personnel to review task plans and deliverables.
• Usually leads a diverse team of engineers and other support personnel.

Skills

TS/SCI eligibility

Lead multi-disciplinary teams

Customer-facing presentations

Independent and team oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or relevant field

Job description

Summary

Position Title: Project Manager

Position ID: TA289

Location(s): In Office; Los Angeles, CA

Application Deadline: We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis

Security Clearance Requirement:None, must be TS/ SCI eligible

Job Description

Trusted Space is seeking a Project Manager that leads a diverse team of engineers and support personnel on projects, overseeing all aspects of project execution including developing project plans, schedules, and budgets. He/she analyzes new and complex project-related problems and creates innovative solutions involving finance, scheduling, technology, methodology, tools, subcontracts, and solution components. The project manager provides possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments, plans and leads major technology or business assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Establishes goals and plans that meet project programmatic (and often technical) objectives
• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project or business growth and success
• Functions as an expert across multiple project or business assignments
• Works directly with customer at the senior level to ensure project objectives are being met
• Meets with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverable items
• Usually leads a diverse team of engineers and other support personnel (contracts, security, IT/IA, etc.)

Qualifications

• United States citizenship required
• Willing to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or relevant field
• At least 10 years of direct aerospace experience
• Has domain and expert technical or other relevant knowledge
• Has led a few multi-disciplinary teams of spacecraft engineers
• Can work independently and as part of a team of his/her peers
• Has experience setting and performing to programmatic milestone entrance/exit criteria
• Has developed summary programmatic progress reports for end customers and company personnel
• Comfortable presenting to diverse audiences including technical and non-technical experts and peers

Desired Skills and Experience

• An active Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Directly working on multiple spacecraft programs performing system design and/or testing
• In-depth experience in at least two (2) or more spacecraft subsystems

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $165,000 - $230,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, LLC considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.

Benefits

Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life-long learning within our agile and innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance.

About Trusted Space

Trusted Space is the premier provider of trusted autonomy and battlespace management software solutions enabling machine speed sensing, sense making, decision making, and acting for critical space and intelligence missions. Our portfolio includes trusted autonomy software products, real-time image processing capabilities, advanced space mission engineering services, and space operations & training solutions. We empower government and commercial customers to achieve mission superiority in space reconnaissance & surveillance, dynamic space operations, space-based ISR, and ground/command & control (C2) systems.

Rooted in our adherence to the Golden Rule – to treat others as we want to be treated – Trusted Space fosters a culture of innovation, mission-focus, agility, and technical excellence. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, world-class benefits, and work-life balance. We encourage life-long learning and continuous improvement in all we do. We consider it a privilege to work with our customers to provide solutions to our most difficult national security and intelligence challenges.

Trusted Space, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment are decided based on qualifications, merit, competence, performance, and business need.

This is a full time position