Senior SDR Program Manager for Spaceflight Hardware

Argotec INC; La Mirada (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with 100% match up to 8%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Argotec INC seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead spaceflight telecom hardware programs from California. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, align technical scope, schedule, cost, and quality, and coordinate with customers such as NASA, JPL, ESA, and JAXA across domestic and international sites.

Travel up to 25% is expected. You will drive integrated schedules, manage contractual deliverables, and ensure rigorous aerospace processes while maintaining responsiveness to leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or related technical fields.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex engineering development programs, preferably with hardware and embedded systems.
• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute integrated program schedules with critical path analysis and milestones.
• Manage program execution per contractual requirements (scope, schedule, cost, deliverables).
• Coordinate with contracting/legal teams and interface with customers, subcontractors, and vendors on contracts and changes.
• Own project cost, schedule, and technical performance, including baseline management.
• Serve as primary customer interface for program execution and reviews.
• Support proposal, contract modification, and change management activities across stakeholders.
• Develop WBS-aligned schedules with dependencies and cross-team alignment.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering activities across SDR development (RF, FPGA, software, hardware).
• Operate with aerospace-grade rigor (reviews, documentation, configuration control, qualification).
• Identify and mitigate risks; manage customer deliverables and documentation packages.
• Coordinate and support formal program reviews and customer interactions.

Skills

Team player

RF systems

Contract management

Integrated schedules

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Customer deliverables

Aerospace processes

PM reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR)

NASA/JPL/ESA/JAXA experience

PMP certification

CCPM familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering / Engineering Management

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Jira

Job description

Argotec INC seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead spaceflight telecom hardware programs from California. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, align technical scope, schedule, cost, and quality, and coordinate with customers such as NASA, JPL, ESA, and JAXA across domestic and international sites.

Travel up to 25% is expected. You will drive integrated schedules, manage contractual deliverables, and ensure rigorous aerospace processes while maintaining responsiveness to leadership and