Technical Program Manager, USG Space Relays

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of technical program management, project management, or systems engineering leadership within aerospace, defense, or commercial space systems.
• Demonstrated track record leading requirements flow-down, ICD development, technical budget tracking, trade studies, and end-to-end V&V campaigns for complex spaceflight systems.
• Proven experience managing U.S. Government (NASA, DoW, or IC) spaceflight programs through formal review gates (SRR, PDR, CDR, DRR, ORR) and formal deliverable lifecycles (DRDs/CDRLs).
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional engineering teams in a rapid, agile, vertically integrated hardware development and manufacturing environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal presentation skills, with demonstrated experience presenting complex technical baseline trades, risk mitigations, and schedule critical paths to Government stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship is required (ITAR/EAR compliance). Active Secret/TS clearance and eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance;
• Direct experience with NASA SCaN, TDRSS, CSP, NextSTEP programs, or NASA center processes (MSFC, GSFC), including familiarity with NASA-STD guidelines and tailored GEVS qualification.
• Domain understanding of space-to-space RF communications, bent-pipe or regenerative payloads, frequency planning, digital IF/SDR architectures, and dynamic link budget analysis.
• Experience with satellite ground station deployment, data transport, and automated service scheduling interfaces (APIs/GUIs).
• Direct background in spacecraft assembly, integration, environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, acoustic), launch vehicle integration, and on-orbit operations.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 security controls, CMMC, FedRAMP, Commercial Architecture Security Questionnaire (CASQ), or obtaining USG Authority to Connect (ATC).