Senior Satellite Production Program Manager

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Top-tier medical plans

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Merchandise and gym discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager II - Flat Satellite to lead high-volume satellite production from prototype through full-rate production. You will own the technical roadmap, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage suppliers to protect schedule and margins.

This role leverages a strong track record in aerospace program management and a passion for delivering complex hardware on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, math, science, or a technical discipline
• 8+ years of aerospace program management experience
• Proven end-to-end ownership of a technical program, product, or team
• Experience moving hardware and software from prototype toward high-rate production with quantified gains
• Understanding takt time, line-of-balance, design-for-manufacturing, and learning-curve economics
• Experience identifying tooling, supply-chain, or yield risk and neutralizing it
• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Responsibilities

• Command the Lifecycle: Build and lead the team that takes satellites at high volume from concept through qualification, full-rate production, and flight, owning the technical roadmap.
• Lead the Team of Teams: Run multiple active programs, make architectural calls with Chief Engineers, navigate trade-offs in DFM and rate-readiness versus reliability.
• Build the Bench: Foster a culture where bold ideas win and smart risks are rewarded.
• Forge the Supply Chain: Manage high-stakes subcontracts and suppliers as strategic partners to protect schedule and margin.
• Unblock Excellence: Synchronize cross-functional teams to keep speed and quality high.
• Influence the Future: Serve as primary point of contact for constellation operators and support proposals and narratives.

Skills

Program management

Technical leadership

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in physics, math or engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ERP/MRP

Job description

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager II - Flat Satellite to lead high-volume satellite production from prototype through full-rate production. You will own the technical roadmap, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage suppliers to protect schedule and margins.

This role leverages a strong track record in aerospace program management and a passion for delivering complex hardware on time.