Space Payload TPM: End-to-End Program Leadership

Front Door Defense; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k Matching

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellness Stipend

Work From Home Stipend

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability plans

Commuter Benefit

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Scout Space in Reston, Virginia is seeking a highly experienced Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end payload programs from contract award through on-orbit operations. You will coordinate with engineering, product, operations, and government stakeholders to keep schedules, budgets, and requirements aligned while delivering impactful results.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years in aerospace program management, deep space systems knowledge, and a track record of delivering complex government

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field as listed in the qualifications.
• 5–8+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or related roles within aerospace, defense, or space systems.
• Experience leading or supporting execution of space hardware programs (payloads, spacecraft, or subsystems) through development, integration, test, and operations.
• Strong understanding of multi-disciplinary system development, including mechanical, electrical, optical, software, and/or GNC domains.
• Experience managing complex schedules, budgets, and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with requirements management, verification and validation (V&V), and traceability across system, subsystem, and mission levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of products for commercial and government customers from contract award through design, integration, test, launch, and on-orbit operations.
• Serve as primary point of contact with internal teams and external shareholders, ensuring alignment to program objectives and adherence to scope, schedule, and contractual requirements.
• Manage program scope, schedule, milestones, budget, and deliverables, including ownership of IMS and resource planning across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Develop and oversee production plans, procurement strategy, and inventory management for time-phased build schedules and multiple payload deliveries.
• Support CONOPS development, system requirements, and architecture trades to ensure alignment between mission objectives and technical implementation.
• Track program performance using cost, schedule, and technical metrics; communicate status and risks to leadership and customers.
• Proactively identify risks, opportunities, mitigations, and change requests; ensure timely resolution with minimal impact to execution.
• Support proposal development, contract execution, and customer briefings with schedules and staffing plans.

Skills

Program management

Systems engineering

Space hardware

Requirements mgmt

V&V

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

Job description

Scout Space in Reston, Virginia is seeking a highly experienced Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end payload programs from contract award through on-orbit operations. You will coordinate with engineering, product, operations, and government stakeholders to keep schedules, budgets, and requirements aligned while delivering impactful results.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years in aerospace program management, deep space systems knowledge, and a track record of delivering complex government