Director Project Management Office
Director Project Management Office
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$ 200000 - 200000
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Job Description
Astroboticis at the forefront of advancing space exploration and technology development. Our expertise spans from lunar rovers landers and infrastructure to spacecraft navigation machine vision and computing systems for inspace robotic applications. To date the company has been contracted for two lunar missions and has won more than 60 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial technology contracts worth more than $600 million.
We recently launched and operated the first American lunar lander mission since the Apollo Program. Beyond helping lead America back to the Moon Astrobotic developed and operates reusable vertical takeoff vertical landing (VTVL) rockets and continues to advance nextgeneration VTVL capabilities and advanced rocket engines. Established in 2007 Astrobotic is headquartered in Pittsburgh PA with a propulsion and test campus in Mojave CA.
Astroboticis seeking aDirector of Project Management Office (PMO)to lead a team of project managers overseeing a diverse portfolio of flight projects and R&D efforts across the organization. This role operates in a matrix organization partnering closely with engineering and other functional leaders while maintaining direct management of the PMO team and driving mission success through program control risk management and technical integration. The Director will have direct impact through oversight of multiple concurrent space projects project teams control systems implementation and strategic partnerships.
Note: This position requires active participation in strategic planning and executive decisionmaking processes. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership to drive organizational success.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead companywide resource allocation across current and future flight/R&D projects working closely with the Director of Engineering to manage engineering staffing levels and Project Management resource planning in a matrix environment
- Foster crossfunctional collaboration between engineering operations safety and quality teams within the matrix organization
- Track and report project KPIs to leadership including milestone progress and project backlog metrics
- Manages integrated project portfolio schedule and engineering resource scheduling
- Works with leadership to establish portfolio schedule and budget priorities
- Ensure ontime onbudget delivery of technical projects per contract scope
- Implement integrated program control systems and risk management frameworks
- Partner with Advanced Programs and Business Development on proposal development
- Foster crossfunctional collaboration between engineering operations safety and quality teams
- Develop project management team capabilities and growth opportunities
- Direct longterm PMO capability planning
- Manage program milestones from planning through closeout
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in aerospace engineering Systems Engineering or related field; masters preferred
- 15 years aerospace program management experience
- Demonstrated experience with space flight programs and mission assurance
- Strong systems engineering expertise
- Proven track record of leading technical teams in complex environments
- Experience managing multiple concurrent aerospace programs
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Demonstrated success in resource allocation and budgeting across large programs
Desired Skills & Qualifications:
- EVMS implementation experience in aerospace programs
- Program control and mission assurance background
- Experience with government space programs
- Advanced knowledge of aerospace industry best practices
- PMP or similar project management certification
- Experience scaling project management organizations
Salary
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including individual performance business objectives and the candidates professional experience. Base salary is just one component of Astrobotics competitive total rewards strategy.
Benefits:
Benefits include Medical dental vision long and shortterm disability voluntary life insurance FSA Plans 401k and open PTO.
Export Control Regulations:
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. person which includes U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)3 including those individuals granted refugee or asylum status or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Astrobotic Technology Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other nonmerit factor.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation:
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process please send a request to.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Contract
