Technical Project Manager

Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital a leader in innovation manufacturing and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique fastgrowing and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing building launching and operating stateoftheart satellites for advanced mission constellations.

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

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional and crossorganizational 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 crossorganizational teams throughout various part of the lifecycle bid to closure.
• Ensure exaction to the engineering process and develop appropriate 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 flowdown 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 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

• Bachelors 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 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 daytoday 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 wellcrafted presentations across all levels of an organization
• Impeccable attention to detail and sense of urgency
• Ability to selfgovern with minimal supervision establish workload priorities and to utilize efficient time management practices to achieve assigned tasks

Additional Differentiators

• Demonstrated experience and success with technical leadership of launched or operational space domain systems and architectures.
• Demonstrated experience and success with spacebased 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

• 100 Companypaid comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Salary Range$135000$175000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined casebycase and may vary based on the jobrelated 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!

About Terran Orbital

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

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.

Disclaimers

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.

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