Senior Satellite Production Program Manager

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options (company stock)

Comprehensive medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) retirement plan with company  匹

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager I to own high-volume satellite production from prototype to full-rate flight. You will lead teams, shape the technical roadmap, and drive cost, yield, and schedule while partnering with Chief Engineers and suppliers.

You will manage multiple programs, navigate design-for-manufacturing trade-offs, and mentor the next generation of program and team leaders as you scale to new launch sites and markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of aerospace program management experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of a technical program, product, or team end to end.
• Experience moving hardware/software from prototype to high-rate production with measured yield and cost gains.
• Understanding takt time, line-of-balance, design-for-manufacturing, and learning-curve economics.
• Ability to identify tooling, supply chain, or yield risks and mitigate them.
• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the lifecycle from concept through qualification, production, and flight for high-volume satellites.
• Coordinate multiple programs, making architectural decisions with Chief Engineers and balancing manufacturing trade-offs.
• Foster a high-performance culture and develop future program leaders.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers as strategic partners to protect schedule and margin.
• Synchronize cross-functional teams to remove roadblocks and maintain speed and quality.
• Engage with constellation operators and partner on proposals and technical narratives.

Skills

Aerospace program management

Technical program ownership

Leadership

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics/math/science/technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ERP/MRP

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager I to own high-volume satellite production from prototype to full-rate flight. You will lead teams, shape the technical roadmap, and drive cost, yield, and schedule while partnering with Chief Engineers and suppliers.

You will manage multiple programs, navigate design-for-manufacturing trade-offs, and mentor the next generation of program and team leaders as you scale to new launch sites and markets.