Technical Program Manager; TS​/SCI

Salary: $200,000-$250,000

Location:

Onsite in Grand Forks, ND (current or open to relocate)

Map Large is looking for a Technical Program Manager to be our on-the-ground lead in Grand Forks, ND. You will work alongside the operators who run satellite constellations and ground systems for the national security space mission.

You will be the bridge between those operators and Map Large engineering. That means understanding how operators task satellites and use the data that comes back, and turning those needs into requirements, demos and delivered capability on our geospatial analytics platform.

This is a customer-embedded role for someone who knows the space mission, can hold their own in a technical discussion and wants to help build a program from the ground up. This is a hands-on technical leadership role. Beyond running the program, you will shape solution architecture, guide engineering decisions and bring modern, AI-assisted delivery practices to a classified mission program.

Since 2009, Map Large’s rapidly growing software platform has enabled federal governments and Fortune 1000 enterprises to develop, scale, and deploy mission-critical applications. Trusted by the world’s most sophisticated organizations, our enterprise platform for geospatial analytics and visualization automates decision intelligence and offers a distinct decision advantage. We build cutting-edge products for large enterprises and government agencies that appreciate innovation. If you enjoy working with talented teammates to solve complex challenges, we’d love for you to join us.

• Build trusted relationships with operators and ground operations teams in Grand Forks
• Manage program milestones, risks and deliverables on site
• Translate operator needs into clear requirements for Map Large engineering
• Shape solution architecture and system design for mission applications on the Map Large platform, working directly with our engineers and architects
• Coordinate classified (high-side) integration with engineering and Dev Ops
• Lead demos, pilots and proofs of concept for operators and leadership
• Support RFI, RFP and proposal responses
• Coordinate with commercial data partners and prime contractors
• Identify new mission opportunities for business development

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Local to Grand Forks, ND or willing to relocate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field is required.
• Authorized to work in the United States and no visa sponsorship required.
• 7+ years managing technical programs that delivered complex software, at least 5 of them in DoD or the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Technical depth: a hands-on software engineering or architecture background, ideally with C# / .NET, JavaScript / Type Script, React, Azure or AWS, and CI/CD. You can drive architecture discussions, solution design and technical decisions with customers and engineers.
• Space mission experience: direct experience with satellite operations, ground systems or space programs. This can be operational (Space Force, Air Force space operations) or program/contractor side.
• Customer-facing: comfortable working directly with operators, program offices and senior leaders, and managing expectations on high-value programs.

• Experience with proliferated low-Earth-orbit (LEO) constellations, satellite tasking and collection management, or ground segment operations.
• Familiarity with sensor and intelligence data types such as radar, radio frequency (RF), moving target indicator (MTI) and imagery.
• Experience with tactical data links or getting space-based data to warfighters.
• Experience with real-time data…