Test Program Manager - MKLander I&T

Application Close Date

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

• Relocation provided
• Travel:
  Nominally 20-30% during peak testing phases.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support the Director of MK1 I&T in planning, executing, and monitoring all MK1 test campaigns and program milestones from initial assembly through launch vehicle integration.
• Serve as Test Program Focal — develop and manage resource-loaded schedules, test budgets, staffing plans, program risk, and variances to plan across all test phases.
• Integrate with the MK1 PPO on the IMS; maintain schedule baseline, perform critical path and variance analyses, and provide early indication of predecessor dependencies and schedule risks to responsible organizations.
• Track and manage cost, schedule, and technical risk across the test program; support CAM functions including Cap Ex, labor, overhead, EAC, and performance-to-plan metrics with data-driven visibility into execution gaps.
• Manage Cap Ex, such as test equipment, and test article budgets; develop change assessments and deliver financial insights.
• Own strategic supplier relationships — accountable for contract performance, on‑time delivery, and budget impacts for test article hardware, instrumentation, and GSE.
• Prepare Weekly Business Review packages and serve as the program escalation point for operational issues — triaging severity, coordinating mitigations with functional leads, and routing issues with solutions to the appropriate level of leadership.

• Partner with the Director and MK1 Test Engineering team to ensure test plans, procedures, and objectives are aligned and progressing per schedule; coordinate with Systems Engineering to ensure vehicle‑level requirements are properly scoped and delivered to test teams prior to campaign execution.
• Supports MK1 I&T in milestone reviews and decision level meetings; serve as cross‑functional liaison between I&T and Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Safety/Quality, and Configuration Management to ensure operational readiness aligns with schedule commitments.
• Serve as escalation point for issues beyond day‑to‑day readiness; identify and upscale programmatic risks related to facilities, test article availability, equipment readiness, and supplier deliverables that could impact test execution.

• B.S. in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering Management, or similar discipline; 6+ years of experience in program, project, or technical management in an aerospace development or test environment
• Strong understanding of aerospace vehicle‑level integration and test processes, including test lifecycle management (build checks, functional tests, environmental screening, acceptance testing)
• Experience maintaining complex integrated master schedules including critical path management; demonstrated ability to manage requirements, scope, schedule, and cost across development programs
• Strong analytic skills with proficiency in data mining and business intelligence tools (e.g., Baserow, Tableau); exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis
• Outstanding written, verbal, and presentation communication skills with the ability to convey technical and programmatic information to senior leadership
• Self‑starter with bias for action, high ownership, and the ability to operate in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required

• M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering, or MBA; PMP certification and EVMS experience preferred
• Experience supporting or managing test programs for large spacecraft or launch vehicles, including environmental campaigns (thermal vacuum, acoustic, vibration, EMI/EMC) and verification/integration of orbital or human‑rated vehicles
• Previous test campaign planning and execution experience; demonstrated success coordinating multi‑partner programs involving NASA, commercial partners, and government test sites
• Familiarity with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, SQL,…