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Sr. Technical Project Manager

Irvine, CA

Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital, you’re not just part of the system – you’re a vital force propelling our mission forward. As trailblazers in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation, we shatter boundaries daily to deliver groundbreaking solutions that power our nation’s defense and commercial missions. We are a unique, fast growing, and trusted team dedicated to swiftly and efficiently designing, building, launching, and operating state of the art satellites for advanced mission constellations. If you’re driven by purpose, inspired by challenges, and ready to leave your mark on the universe, you’ll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together, let’s redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond!

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Sr. Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join our growing team. Reporting to the VP, Space & Mission Systems, the Sr. Technical Project Manager will lead, work closely with, and be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team leading the cradle-to-grave technical definition of our products and missions. You will lead and ensure the execution of a dynamic team of engineers responsible for the Design, Analysis, Integration, Verification, Validation, and Operations support of spacecrafts within Terran Orbital’s Portfolio. This role will lead internally focused engineering activities and deliver on commitments within the assign scope. The Sr. Technical Project Manager will also work closely with other leadership functions such as program managers and system architects. The Sr. TPM applies their technical and leadership skills in organizing, leading, and guiding execution of systems engineering principals within their responsible program or project, while leading team efficacy and execution to meet the project needs.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead cross functional and cross-organizational teams within hardware, software, mechanical, mission operations, and other systems engineers to design, develop, and deliver optimal solutions to complex space domain missions.
  • Lead cross functional and cross-organizational teams throughout various part of the lifecycle, bid to closure.
  • Ensure exaction to the engineering process and develop appropriate execution schedules, Budgets and Basis of Estimates.
  • Manage technical risk and opportunities and support cross functional and cross integrated product team issues
  • Lead cross functional integration and project management to ensure delivery of the technical solution on schedule.
  • Work closely with program managers and functional leaders to develop optimal plans and resolve roadblocks to meet program and project goals.
  • Collaborate with program management, product management, and functional leaders to implement and manage schedules, ensure knowledge capture management, and ensure proper configurations and change management.
  • Perform as an individual contributor and surge support to ensure quality and efficient working throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Participating and leading the technical discussions with customers and suppliers to ensure mission success
  • Lead and take responsibility for technical reviews to ensure appropriate milestone maturity meets internal and external expectations.
  • Ensure maturity, feasibility, proper flow-down and traceability, of requirements verification, and requirements validation.
  • Manage mission, system, and vehicle level trade studies to balance risk, cost, and performance
  • Supporting assembly, integration, and test activities including build procedures, test plans/procedures, and other verification and validations execution activities.
  • Ensure engineering artifacts that support requirements and architecture development; modeling and simulation; cybersecurity; network operations; interoperability; verification and validation testing; and enterprise deployment and capability monitoring
  • Establish standard operating procedures that support mission assurance, risk mitigation, and contingency plans to assure required mission “up time” for all ground activities
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to define interfaces; integrate mission applications and data storage; and verify Terran Orbital enterprise capabilities
  • Implement life cycle engineering best practices

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical management, or a related field is required 
  • 10+ years or more of experience in engineering development
  • 5+ years of technical leadership experience
  • Experience creating, maintaining, and managing detailed execution schedules and cost accounts
  • Experience with risk, issue, and opportunity management
  • Experience with Bids and Proposals including detailed Basis of Estimates (BOE)
  • Technical leadership experience and success across multiple areas in the space domain
  • Demonstrated ability to make complex critical decisions in a timely manner
  • Experience leading day-to-day operations on complex programs or large functional organizations, with proven collaboration and coordination skills across internal and external stakeholder organizations
  • Understanding of how people, process, tools, systems, and leadership operate to achieve goals
  • Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written, and through well-crafted presentations across all levels of an organization
  • Impeccable attention to detail and sense of urgency
  • Ability to self-govern with minimal supervision, establish workload priorities, and to utilize efficient time management practices to achieve assigned tasks
  • U.S Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance

Additional Differentiators

  • Demonstrated experience and success with technical leadership of launched or operational space domain systems and architectures.
  • Demonstrated experience and success with space-based reliability, availability, and maintainability and safety
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity
  • Familiarity with MATLAB, STK,
  • Familiarity with Linux platforms
  • Familiarity with satellite system budgets including mass, power, and link budgets

 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag! 

Salary Range

$150,000 - $225,000 USD

 Benefits

  • 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • 401(k) Match
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Competitive Paid Parental Leave

About Terran Orbital 

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers. Learn more at www.terranorbital.com

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit or stand for long durations of time, in addition to bending, reaching, and walking. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. This position is generally sedentary, with substantial computer usage.

Work Environment

The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.

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To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. In addition, please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.

Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@terranorbital.com.

Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of fee or compensation.

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