Technical Project Manager, Software

Description

The company builds next-generation space stations and infrastructure with an incremental, hardware-heavy, low-cost method, and is expanding its multi-module Haven station to keep people in orbit continuously for America and its allies.

Its 2025 demonstration mission flew and operated its own spacecraft, making it the only commercial station company currently operating one. Its first commercial station is due to launch in 2027, with more modules to follow. It also has a high-power satellite line built on station components and lessons from the 2025 mission.

The company is based in Long Beach, California, has over 1,000 employees and more than $1 billion in private funding, and has built the facilities to make and run its next station. Future plans include Moon and Mars habitats, stations for government clients, and other crewed systems.

This role supports the systems needed to design and build human-rated space stations with artificial gravity. You will lead cross-functional work on those systems for the first station and later products, reporting to the Manager, Technical Projects.

Responsibilities

• Take complex, multi-discipline projects from start to finish and own them fully, covering hardware, software, and documentation across electrical, mechanical, industrial design, and mission operations teams.
• Keep safety and product quality at the centre of development while holding a tight schedule and working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as the main contact for project progress, managing scope, schedule, cost, and priorities across several technical efforts, and reporting status and risks to program stakeholders.
• Keep schedules and program documents complete and current so staff and leaders can review them, communicating clearly and concisely.
• Solve problems, resolve conflicts, and make decisions by reasoning from first principles.
• Move quickly and show urgency on every initiative.

Requirements

• Minimum: a bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
• Preferred: a master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
• At least 3 years of proven engineering work that shows expertise at the boundary between software and hardware, such as programming, design, analysis, manufacturing, or UI/UX.
• At least 1 year of cross-functional technical leadership, such as project engineering, product management, systems engineering, or engineering management.
• A proven record of managing products through their full lifecycle.
• Experience with project management and reporting tools such as MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Preferred: experience bringing at least one product to market as a technical contributor or lead.
• Preferred: experience with NPI, or with developing and delivering spaceflight software and hardware.
• Preferred: experience working across business functions as well as engineering disciplines.
• Preferred: the ability to think strategically and carry out cross-disciplinary tactical plans.
• Able to travel up to 15% of the time.
• Willing to work some evenings or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Able to lift up to 25 lbs unaided.
• Relevant certifications, as appropriate.

Conditions

Full-time, exempt position based in Long Beach, California.

Base salary is $123,000 to $190,000 USD.

Level and pay are set according to the chosen candidate's experience and proven ability. Candidates at a range of experience levels are welcome to apply.

Base salary depends on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.

Benefits

• Company equity for full-time employees, alongside the salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Generous paid time off: up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff, and up to 10+ days for non-exempt staff, with unused vacation cashable annually.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan.
• ClassPass credits, personalised mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.
• Free snacks, drip coffee with an onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner, with lunch subsidised.