Senior Satellite Production Program Manager

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 125.000 - 188.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock Purchase Program

Comprehensive medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Onsite fitness facilities

Zusammenfassung

Rocket Lab seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager I for its Flatellite satellite production initiatives in Long Beach, CA. You will own rate, yield, unit cost, and strategic program decisions from prototype through full-rate production, guiding a high-ownership environment where hundreds of satellites are built on an accelerated learning curve.

You'll lead multiple programs, make critical architectural calls with Chief Engineers, and drive design-for-manufacturing, line-of-balance, and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, math, science, or other technical discipline.
• 5+ years aerospace program management experience.
• Proven track record of owning a technical program end-to-end under pressure.
• Experience moving hardware and software from prototype to high-rate production.
• Understanding takt time, line-of-balance, design-for-manufacturing, and learning-curve economics.
• Experience identifying tooling, supply-chain, or yield risk and neutralizing it.

Aufgaben

• Lead multiple active programs, make architectural calls with Chief Engineers, and ensure rate-readiness.
• Own the technical roadmap and growth of core capabilities.
• Grow a culture that supports bold decisions and fast learning.
• Forge and manage high-stakes subcontracts and suppliers as strategic partners.
• Synchronize cross-functional teams to remove roadblocks and maintain speed and quality.
• Interface with constellation operators and collaborate on proposals and technical narratives.

Kenntnisse

Aerospace program management

Technical program ownership

Production rate improvements

Risk identification and mitigation

Security clearance readiness

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in physics, math, science, or technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ERP/MRP

Jobbeschreibung

Rocket Lab seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager I for its Flatellite satellite production initiatives in Long Beach, CA. You will own rate, yield, unit cost, and strategic program decisions from prototype through full-rate production, guiding a high-ownership environment where hundreds of satellites are built on an accelerated learning curve.

You'll lead multiple programs, make critical architectural calls with Chief Engineers, and drive design-for-manufacturing, line-of-balance, and