Senior Product Manager, Reaction Wheel Systems

Blue Canyon Technologies; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Life insurance

401k (4% matching)

Generous PTO and holidays

Job summary

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer, is hiring for a Sr. Components Product Manager in Boulder, CO. You will own the reacti on wheel product line, drive the full lifecycle, and partner with a technical lead to align market needs with business growth objectives.

This on-site role requires leadership across engineering, operations, and finance to improve delivery and profitability, while shaping the product strategy and roadmap for a rapidly growing space systems business.

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of relevant experience in program management and/or product management.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, Business Administration, or related fields.
• Demonstrated Space hardware program manager experience.
• Experience with all phases of the product life cycle (business development, concept formulation, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test, and post-delivery support).
• Excellent understanding of systems engineering principles and all elements of the product lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and execute without direct authority.
• Excellent PMO and financial acumen (cost structures, risk and opportunities, return on investment).
• Experience leading customer proposals/bids.
• Demonstrated soft skills to work with large/small and domestic/international customers within a rapidly changing environment with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with emphasis on rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
• The ability to prepare clearly summarize meeting notes, prepare customer deliverables, and cross-functional PowerPoint presentations up to the executive level.
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Contract and Program Management: Manage complex component contracts independently with domestic and international customers.
• Contract and Program Management: Manage cross-functional activities such as contract negotiations, scope discrepancies, and performance expectations.
• Contract and Program Management: Serve as primary point of contact for assigned customer contracts.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Monitor and implement action plans for KPI performance such as cost per unit, on-time delivery, first pass yield.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Manage product transitions, obsolescence, and end of life planning.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Maintain the product line vision and roadmap with the technical lead and align with financial/technical objectives.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and finance to improve delivery metrics.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Evaluate existing and emerging technologies with the product lead.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Manage product line risks and opportunities.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Forecast and own product line budgets including any IRAD efforts.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Support pricing strategies with sales, finance, and leadership.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Own the business case and drive go/no-go decisions for new initiatives and market positioning.
• Product Line Ownership and Business Support: Represent the product line in executive leadership meetings.
• Customer & Stakeholder Interface: Cultivate leadership level customer relationships and drive strategic account planning with BCT leadership.
• Customer & Stakeholder Interface: Support customer communications and advocate within the organization.
• Customer & Stakeholder Interface: Collaborate with sales on customer engagement activities.
• Customer & Stakeholder Interface: Refine customer needs and provide innovative solutions with existing products.
• Leadership: Provide mentorship to junior PMs and influence organizational strategy.
• Leadership: May include personnel management responsibilities.
• Leadership: Ensure ethical standards and compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Product management

Financial acumen

Proposal leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

PM Tools

Job description

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer, is hiring for a Sr. Components Product Manager in Boulder, CO. You will own the reacti on wheel product line, drive the full lifecycle, and partner with a technical lead to align market needs with business growth objectives.

This on-site role requires leadership across engineering, operations, and finance to improve delivery and profitability, while shaping the product strategy and roadmap for a rapidly growing space systems business.