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$130,000 – $160,000
Listed on BlackSky’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
BlackSky is seeking a program manager to lead satellite launch campaigns, overseeing contractor relationships, integrated scheduling, and team training while managing complex hardware testing and launch integration activities. This role suits someone with extensive aerospace project management experience who can operate independently across competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes launch environment.
Our summary, not BlackSky’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
- 8 years of project management or related experience
- Space/satellite launch experience
- Experience managing complex systems with hardware and integrated software dependencies
- Experience working with launch providers as mission manager or launch integration lead
- Ability to travel up to 50%
- U.S. citizen or eligible to obtain ITAR authorization
Nice to have
- Aerospace systems experience
- International launch experience
- Team leadership and inter-team cooperation skills
- Experience developing launch provider artifacts
- Experience presenting to external customers
- Hardware and test lab experience