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$145,000 – $185,000
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What this role is
Astranis seeks a Technical Program Manager to oversee the end-to-end execution of a next-generation government space relay program, from design through launch and on-orbit operations. This role bridges customer requirements and internal engineering teams, managing complex schedules, technical baselines, and formal government review milestones for a multi-spacecraft mission.
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical discipline
- 7+ years of technical program management, project management, or systems engineering leadership in aerospace, defense, or commercial space
- Experience leading requirements flow-down, ICD development, technical budget tracking, trade studies, and V&V campaigns for complex spaceflight systems
- Proven experience managing U.S. Government spaceflight programs through formal review gates (SRR, PDR, CDR, DRR, ORR) and formal deliverable lifecycles (DRDs/CDRLs)
- Ability to drive cross-functional engineering teams in rapid, agile, vertically integrated hardware development
- Exceptional written and verbal presentation skills for complex technical information to Government stakeholders
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Active Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain TS/SCI Security Clearance
Nice to have
- Direct experience with NASA SCaN, TDRSS, CSP, or NextSTEP programs
- Familiarity with NASA-STD guidelines and tailored GEVS qualification
- Domain expertise in space-to-space RF communications, bent-pipe or regenerative payloads, frequency planning, or digital IF/SDR architectures
- Experience with satellite ground station deployment, data transport, and automated service scheduling interfaces
- Background in spacecraft assembly, integration, environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, acoustic), and launch vehicle integration
- Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP, CASQ, or Authority to Connect (ATC) processes
- Advanced proficiency in Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Project, and cost account management