Senior Quantum Program Manager – Space & Defense Innovation

Physics World; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 127,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Parental/adoption leave

Home technology stipend

Job summary

Capella, an IonQ company, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to oversee cross-functional teams, plan schedules, budgets, risks, and align with technical goals. This role spans from component upgrades to integration with NextGen into Capella's spacecraft design.

You will join a dedicated team in a fast-paced environment, driving high-impact, on-orbit capabilities with strong communication and documentation skills, and experience in Waterfall or agile methods.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, science, or related technical field; business degree acceptable with aerospace experience.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, and Confluence.
• Proven ability to manage technical development and/or R&D scope.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Experience leading technology projects through full program lifecycle including planning, execution, project closure, stakeholder management and issue/dependency management.
• Experience developing and maintaining a comprehensive project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology projects, and tracking and maintaining schedules and status across multiple development projects.
• Ability to prioritize projects and programs based on strategic importance, resource availability and business impact.
• Experience managing complex budgets including labor forecasts, actuals, material, and subcontractors.
• Mentor and knowledge share with project resources ensuring accountability for project deliverables.
• Strong, clear and concise documentation and communication skills with broad range of technical/non-technical resources, internal/external audiences, and all levels of the organization.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into work delivery plans.
• Strong Problem-solving and proven data driving-decision making abilities, proactively identifying critical-path actions, risks, and opportunities to accelerate progress.
• Experience with varying project management methodologies (ie. Waterfall, agile, scrum).
• Proven self-starter with experience in a fast-paced, nimble environment.

Skills

Program management

Portfolio management

Budget management

Mentoring

Documentation & communication

Requirements translation

Problem solving

PM methodologies (Waterfall/Agile)

Self-starter

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science or related technical field

Business degree acceptable with aerospace experience

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Capella, an IonQ company, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to oversee cross-functional teams, plan schedules, budgets, risks, and align with technical goals. This role spans from component upgrades to integration with NextGen into Capella's spacecraft design.

You will join a dedicated team in a fast-paced environment, driving high-impact, on-orbit capabilities with strong communication and documentation skills, and experience in Waterfall or agile methods.