Senior Program Manager

Spacesystemsintegration; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Space Systems Integration (SSI) in El Segundo, CA seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead government space programs, applying advanced project management to shape next generation capabilities across space, ground, and mission segments.

The role emphasizes rapid acquisition frameworks, risk mitigation, and on-time delivery with the Warfighting Acquisition System framework, requiring 15+ years experience, TS clearance, and travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of related experience.
• Master's degree and 13+ years preferred.
• Experience with DoD programs and government contracting.
• Active TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Government Program Manager guiding acquisition strategies, program schedules, resource allocation, contracting actions, and budgeting.
• Oversee all aspects of program execution, including delivery milestones, risk management, testing, system integration, and contractor management.
• Drive cross-functional communication to ensure seamless integration of government and contractor teams across space, ground, and communication segments.
• Organize and execute periodic technical interchange meetings (TIMs) and staff meetings to track progress, identify risks, and course-correct as necessary.
• Apply advanced configuration and change management practices to ensure consistency and traceability across all program artifacts, including ICDs and milestones.
• Evaluate contractor system designs and milestone reviews, providing timely assessments of technical progress and risks.
• Manage independent technical and programmatic reviews to validate system effectiveness.
• Provide expert guidance on funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures to ensure on-time delivery.
• Advocate for deliberate risk-taking and rapid delivery under WAS for fielding capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Program Management

Risk Management

Change Management

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Acquisition & Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.

SSI is seeking a Senior Program Manager for a role in El Segundo, CA.

You will serve as a critical embedded member of the Government applying advancedproject management principles to shape and deliver the next generation capability. Therole emphasizesleveragingtailored, rapid acquisition frameworks while integrating space, ground, and missionsegments. Yourmanagementexpertisewill be instrumental in driving program planning, risk mitigation, financialoversight, and execution excellence in alignment with the evolving Warfighting Acquisition System (WAS) philosophy.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support the Government Program Manager guiding acquisition strategies, program schedules, resource allocation, contracting actions, and budgeting to align with mission objectives and priorities.
• Oversee all aspects of program execution, including delivery milestones, risk management, testing, system integration, and contractor management.
• Drive cross-functional communication to ensure seamless integration of government and contractor teams across space, ground, and communication segments.
• Organize and execute periodic technical interchange meetings (TIMs) and staff meetings to track progress, identify risks, and course-correct as necessary.
• Apply advanced configuration and change management practices to ensure consistency and traceability across all program artifacts, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Performance Goals, and milestones.
• Evaluate contractor system designs and milestone reviews, providing timely assessments of technical progress, risks, and the ability to achieve mission requirements.
• Manage independent technical and programmatic reviews to validate system effectiveness.
• Provide expert guidance on funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures, ensuring effective utilization of resources with a focus on on-time project delivery.
• Advocate for deliberate risk-taking, speed in delivery execution, and adherence to the Warfighting Acquisition System (WAS) for rapid capability fielding.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelors and fifteen (15) years or more of related experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience.
• Program Management or leadership experience on complex systems.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in the Aerospace or DoD working across space, ground segment organizations to coordinate and identify system integration requirements that ensure end-to-end mission performance requirements are met.
• Experience serving as a team, project or program manager on performance-based contracts for the U.S. Government, experience developing cost and schedule deliverables and managing to baseline costs and schedules to include the identification and management of risks, demonstrated experience working with Air Force/DoD customers in an acquisition environment, with space and/or ground systems.
• Experience writing and delivering documents and briefings.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to enable working, interfacing, and interrelating with diverse personnel and dynamic teams.
• Active TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI is required, along with SCI eligibility and participation in Continuous Evaluation.
• Must meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination.
• Travel is 25%.

Space Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.