Senior Program Manager, Eclipse

Firefly Aerospace; Bertram (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Briggs, Texas is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead the Eclipse development program. You will own the integrated master schedule, run daily standups, and manage blockers to keep the program on track.

This role partners with engineering, operations, supply chain, and finance, delivering status to the Senior Director and customer, with dashboards and AI-enabled reporting to accelerate decision making. Relocation support available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 8+ years in aerospace program management or similar.
• 3+ years as a Scrum Master or agile execution lead.
• Track record delivering complex programs on schedule.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira.
• Knowledge of plan mechanics and schedule-cost interactions.
• Experience building program tooling and automated reporting.
• Applied AI in program execution; strong facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the Eclipse integrated master schedule and critical path.
• Run the cadence: daily standups, weekly sprints, task tracking.
• Clear blockers, manage dependencies, and keep teams focused.
• Set milestone gate criteria and run gates.
• Own risk register and issues; drive to closure.
• Consolidate status across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Test, Quality.
• Report weekly on progress, velocity, and forecast confidence.
• Prepare executive and customer status material.
• Provide honest readiness assessments to Senior Director.
• Build dashboards, trackers, and automated reporting; apply AI.
• Support production ramp planning as the program scales.

Skills

Program management

Aerospace PM

Scrum master

Agile leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACEFirefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.Job DescriptionSUMMARYEclipse is the medium-lift launch vehicle Firefly is developing with Northrop Grumman. The first flight vehicle is in build today, followed by rate production, and then a path to reusability. Taking a new launch vehicle from first article into rate production is a rare opportunity in this industry, and this role sits at the center of it.Firefly is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead execution on Eclipse. This person owns the integrated master schedule, the daily and weekly cadence, and the program's blocker list, serving as the Senior Director's execution partner and the program's most reliable source of ground truth. The work carries real visibility, reaching the CTO and the customer. The role is built to grow, with responsibility expanding as the program does.Firefly also expects this Program Manager to build the tooling the program runs on: schedule and status dashboards, trackers, and automated reporting, with AI applied to the manual work of status consolidation and schedule analysis so that time goes to clearing blockers rather than producing reports.The role is based at Firefly's Briggs, TX test and production site, where the hardware is built and tested. Relocation support is available. Candidates who meet most of the qualifications below are encouraged to apply.RESPONSIBILITIESOwn the Eclipse integrated master schedule and the critical path to first stage delivery.Run the execution cadence: daily standups, weekly sprints with must-win deliverables, and task-level tracking down to the manufacturing order.Clear blockers the day they are raised, and keep the team supplied, informed, and focused.Set milestone gate criteria and run the gates.Manage inter-team and customer dependencies so hand-offs do not fail.Own the tactical risk register and the issues list, and drive both to closure.Consolidate Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Test, and Quality into one program status, including spend and burn tracked with Finance.Report weekly on progress, velocity, and forecast confidence, and prepare executive and customer status material for the Senior Director.Give the Senior Director an honest assessment of readiness, progress, and morale.Build the program's dashboards, trackers, and reporting, applying AI to status consolidation and schedule analysis.Support planning for the production ramp as the program scales.BASIC QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience8+ years in aerospace program management, technical project leadership, or production program roles3+ years as a scrum master, agile program manager, or equivalent execution roleTrack record of delivering complex technical programs on scheduleAdvanced proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar, including critical path method, resource loading, and schedule risk analysisCommand of plan mechanics: how schedule and cost move together, baseline change impacts, where float sits, burn against physical progressExperience building program tooling, such as dashboards, trackers, or automated reportingApplied AI in a program execution context, with sound judgment about its limitsStrong facilitation and clear communication with technicians, engineers, and executivesWillingness to provide an honest assessment of program health, including when the news is unwelcome.DESIREDLaunch vehicle, spacecraft, or comparable complex aerospace development, integration, or test experienceProduction ramp or rate scaling experienceEngine or large structures development, qualification, or productionAgile methods applied to hardware developmentScripting, Power BI, or Smartsheet and Jira automation applied to program reportingMentoring or developing program management and scheduling talentFirefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.