Program Manager II

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more.

Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Program Manager II will be providing leadership and supervision in a team environment, with frequent opportunities for customer engagement, new business development, concept design, mission formulation, system analysis, detailed design, analysis, integration, test, and orbit operations.

Program Manager II

Full Time

$105,000 - $155,000

(Salary to be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location:

On-site at our Lafayette, CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need).

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

• Program management responsibility for Space hardware missions for Commercial, Defense, Restricted, or NASA satellites.
• Program execution in all phases of the program life cycle (business development, mission formulation, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test, and on-orbit operations).
• System design balancing performance, emerging technologies, schedule, risk, and cost.
• Encourage, counsel, mentor, and lead program teams through program evolution, milestones, challenges, and successes.
• Prepare, present, and manage major program milestone reviews.
• Perform trade studies balancing cost, schedule and technical requirements and parametric analyses.
• Evaluation of existing and emerging technologies.
• Develop, review, and negotiate procurement documents (specification, SOW) and manage subcontracts.
• Work closely with customers to help refine their needs and provide innovative and competitive solutions.
• Support and help evolve the spacecraft and component product line offerings.
• Generate and maintain program integrated master schedule (IMS).
• Generate and maintain program budgets and forecasts, including financial, technical, and schedule risk and opportunity positions.
• Execute flight programs that meet technical and cost obligations.
• Work closely with other contractors/teammates/partners in meeting customer needs.
• Collaborate closely with technical program leads and diverse domain expertise.
• Ensure all business is conducted using the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations as well as company policies and directives.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

• 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or Business Management with Engineering background.
• Good documentation and communication skills.
• Strong systems engineering and technical management skills and demonstrated ability to grow new business opportunities and execute demanding flight programs.
• Ability to work rapidly with minimal supervision on projects involving both small and large engineering teams.
• Previous experience and skills in project definition, simulation, implementation, lab integration and test.
• Must be able to work in a highly collaborative, fast‑paced environment with emphasis on rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities.
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment…