Spaceflight Project Manager: Hardware & Systems Lead

Amentum; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision

PTO and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum seeks a Project Manager to join the Barrios team supporting NASA Artemis and ISS/Orion programs in Houston, TX. Lead cross-functional teams across design, manufacturing, testing and certification of flight hardware for government-furnished equipment and deep-space projects.

The role emphasizes risk management, schedule control, and strong customer relations, with opportunities to mentor engineers and drive high-performing teams on complex spaceflight initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; 5–10 years of related experience.
• Knowledge of space flight hardware development and certification processes.
• Must organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and work unsupervised.
• Experience with cost and schedule estimating and management.
• Ability to plan and execute hardware troubleshooting on flight hardware and test articles.

Responsibilities

• Build a capable, cooperative and supportive project team for development, manufacturing, testing, certification and sustainment of major government furnished equipment.
• Direct matrix organizations in requirements development, design, manufacturing, testing and certification of flight hardware.
• Mentor engineers in critical thinking, decision making and PM effectiveness.
• Plan and execute hardware troubleshooting to investigate mechanical designs within flight hardware or testing articles.
• Apply PM processes to development, sustainment or operation of flight hardware or systems.
• Define and mitigate project risks; establish a healthy project environment.
• Coordinate and support flight hardware and software product development through design, procurement, fabrication, test, data analysis, certification and flight delivery.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Requirements development

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

TPS

DTP

DR

Job description

Amentum seeks a Project Manager to join the Barrios team supporting NASA Artemis and ISS/Orion programs in Houston, TX. Lead cross-functional teams across design, manufacturing, testing and certification of flight hardware for government-furnished equipment and deep-space projects.

The role emphasizes risk management, schedule control, and strong customer relations, with opportunities to mentor engineers and drive high-performing teams on complex spaceflight initiatives.