Senior Technical Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon.

📋 Description

• Oversee the planning, scheduling, and execution of intricate satellite programs.

• Convert technical development tasks into reliable, actionable integrated Master Schedules for various customer initiatives.

• Aid in managing engineering and subsystem teams to ensure timely delivery of work.

• Collaborate directly with engineers to grasp the work being done, pinpoint missing tasks and dependencies, challenge assumptions, establish feasible durations and milestones, and uphold accurate forecasts.

• Team up with engineers and leads to create detailed schedules with realistic timeframes, dependencies, and measurable completion criteria.

• Develop and sustain integrated schedules encompassing engineering, procurement, manufacturing, qualification, integration, testing, verification, and delivery processes.

• Set up schedule logic, identify critical and near-critical paths, manage schedule margins, and establish baselines and milestone forecasts.

• Coordinate efforts across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and program leadership to address dependencies and eliminate execution barriers.

• Integrate supplier lead times, procurement milestones, and hardware delivery schedules into the overall plans.

• Lead schedule reviews and ensure resolution of action items, decisions, and recovery plans.

• Support both customer and internal program reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and MRR.

• Report on schedule status, critical-path modifications, risks, recovery strategies, and decisions needed from leadership.

• Maintain schedule baselines and assist in change control processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience in project/program management, engineering project management, program controls, scheduling, or related fields supporting complex technical initiatives.

• Background in aerospace, spacecraft, defense, aviation, or another intricate engineering/hardware development setting.

• Proven experience collaborating directly with engineering teams to convert technical activities and deliverables into practical, detailed schedules.

• Demonstrated capability in developing and maintaining comprehensive, logic-driven project schedules, incorporating dependency management and schedule risk assessment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Project or similar project management/scheduling software.

• Strong grasp of project management principles, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Critical Path Method (CPM).

• Ability to identify schedule risks, comprehend their potential impact on the program, and communicate risks and mitigation strategies to management.

• Excellent analytical and cross-functional communication abilities.

• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent resident status, or refugee/asylee status; must meet the qualifications as a U.S. person under U.S. export control regulations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Occasional travel to the Beaverton, OR office may be necessary for team meetings, integration, and other in-person activities.