Senior Space Antenna Systems Program Manager

Espace; Saratoga (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

E-Space in Saratoga, CA is seeking a Project Manager for the Antenna Systems Team to own the hardware development program end-to-end, from design to delivery, coordinating RF, mechanical and manufacturing workstreams.

You will drive gated reviews SRR through CDR, manage risk, align requirements with systems engineering, and ensure on-time delivery of prototypes and test articles while maintaining schedule integrity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing hardware development programs in aerospace or a comparable regulated industry.
• Hands-on familiarity with RF and electronic systems: PCB development cycles, board bring-up, RF test campaigns and what makes them slip.
• Hands-on familiarity with mechanical development: machining, tolerancing, prototyping workflows, and the practical lead times behind each.
• A track record running gated program lifecycles with formal reviews.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering practice: requirements flow-down, verification and validation planning, interface management.
• Comfort in a fast prototyping environment where the plan changes weekly and the project manager is the one keeping it coherent.
• Clear, direct communication up and down: engineers get context, leadership gets truth.
• Spacecraft or satellite payload experience, especially through a qualification campaign.
• Familiarity with phased arrays or antenna hardware specifically.
• Experience managing contract manufacturers and international suppliers.
• Exposure to constellation-scale production thinking (design for rate, not just design for one).

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program schedule across RF, mechanical, and manufacturing workstreams, and keep it honest against reality on the floor.
• Plan and run the gated lifecycle: SRR, PDR, CDR, qualification and acceptance reviews, with real entry/exit criteria, action tracking, and closure.
• Maintain the risk register and drive mitigations to closure rather than letting them age.
• Coordinate suppliers, contract manufacturers, and machine shops: quotes, lead times, quality escapes, and schedule recovery when a part slips.
• Interface with systems engineering on requirements flow-down, verification planning, and interface control, so the program plan and the technical baseline stay in step.
• Keep design, build, and test cycles short: unblock the team, sequence the work, and make sure prototypes and test articles show up when the engineers need them.

Skills

Program management

RF systems

Mechanical development

Gated lifecycle

Systems engineering

Rapid prototyping

Clear communication

Satellite payload

Antenna hardware

Contract manufacturers

International suppliers

Constellation thinking

Job description

E-Space in Saratoga, CA is seeking a Project Manager for the Antenna Systems Team to own the hardware development program end-to-end, from design to delivery, coordinating RF, mechanical and manufacturing workstreams.

You will drive gated reviews SRR through CDR, manage risk, align requirements with systems engineering, and ensure on-time delivery of prototypes and test articles while maintaining schedule integrity.