Space Mission Project Lead - Hybrid, Path to TPM

EVONA; Washington; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Mission Project Lead to work with software and systems teams to drive day-to-day execution of government space programs in a hybrid, multi-location setup.

The role blends technical work with program coordination, paving a path to Technical Program Manager as the portfolio grows. The position offers exposure to defense, NASA-related programs, and space systems, with a strong focus on delivery ownership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a technical environment such as software engineering, systems architecture, mission operations, or space/ground systems.
• Experience taking ownership beyond individual tasks and coordinating across teams.
• Experience working in an Agile environment with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution against mission priorities and milestones.
• Maintain visibility across technical tasks, owners, dependencies, deadlines, and completion criteria.
• Identify technical, resource, and coordination blockers and drive them through to resolution.
• Facilitate planning sessions, stand-ups, milestone reviews, and other engineering cadences.
• Continue contributing technically while taking on increasing responsibility for program execution.
• Coordinate across engineering, product, program, and leadership teams.
• Provide clear updates on progress, risks, blockers, and upcoming milestones.
• Support customer and government-facing discussions as responsibilities grow.
• Help translate program objectives into clear, actionable engineering work.
• Develop toward ownership of larger technical programs and eventual TPM responsibilities.

Skills

Software engineering

Systems architecture

Mission operations

Space programs

Technical ownership

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring

Job description

EVONA is seeking a Mission Project Lead to work with software and systems teams to drive day-to-day execution of government space programs in a hybrid, multi-location setup.

The role blends technical work with program coordination, paving a path to Technical Program Manager as the portfolio grows. The position offers exposure to defense, NASA-related programs, and space systems, with a strong focus on delivery ownership.