Senior Satellite Production Program Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Stock purchase program

Medical plans

Dental & vision

Job summary

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager II to own high-volume satellite production from prototype through flight. You will manage rate, yield, unit cost, and strategic program decisions with cross-functional teams across manufacturing and supply chain.

The role requires leadership across multiple programs, superb problem-solving, and a track record of moving hardware and software toward high-rate production under pressure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, math, science, or other technical discipline (required).
• 8+ years aerospace program management experience (required).
• Proven end-to-end ownership of technical programs with on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple high-volume satellite programs, from concept through full-rate production.
• Coordinate with Chief Engineers on design-for-manufacturing trade-offs and rate-readiness.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

8+ years aerospace PM

Hardware & software delivery

Takt time / line-of-balance

Security clearance eligible

Education

Master's degree in Engineering/Operations

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ERP/MRP

Job description

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager II to own high-volume satellite production from prototype through flight. You will manage rate, yield, unit cost, and strategic program decisions with cross-functional teams across manufacturing and supply chain.

The role requires leadership across multiple programs, superb problem-solving, and a track record of moving hardware and software toward high-rate production under pressure.