Project Manager Dual Use In-Orbit Services

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity. At The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital vehicle designed to carry cargo and, in the longer term, humans. Nyx is being developed with the capabilities required for safe, reliable and repeatable rendezvous, proximity operations and docking, including missions to the International Space Station.

Building on this heritage, our Future Projects activities are developing new orbital services and spacecraft applications for institutional, commercial and defence customers. We are seeking an experienced Dual Use In-Orbit Services Project Manager to lead the complete development and delivery of orbiters for defence and dual-use applications. This is a high-impact role for an experienced spacecraft project manager who can translate customer needs into executable programmes and lead multidisciplinary teams from early concept and proposal phases through design, qualification, launch, commissioning and operations.

The successful candidate will combine strong spacecraft engineering understanding with a proven record of delivering flight hardware and managing demanding institutional and defence stakeholders.

• Lead the complete development of orbiters and associated in-orbit service capabilities for defence and dual-use missions, from mission definition and early concept studies through qualification, launch, commissioning, flight and operations.
• Translate customer objectives and operational needs into clear mission, system and programme requirements.
• Establish and maintain the project baseline, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, technical performance and quality objectives.
• Define the project organisation, work breakdown structure, milestones, reviews and decision gates.
• Drive disciplined decision-making, issue resolution and change control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure successful delivery against commitments in terms of technical performance, schedule, cost, quality and customer satisfaction.
• Monitor industrialisation, procurement, manufacturing and supply-chain activities, ensuring that critical path items and long-lead equipment are actively managed.
• Work closely with engineering and industrial teams to ensure the timely delivery of flight and ground hardware, software, documentation and operational products.
• Act as the main point of contact for institutional and defence customers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support and lead the preparation of proposals, responses to Invitations to Tender, Requests for Proposals and other business opportunities related to defence and dual-use in-orbit services.
• Coordinate and lead multidisciplinary teams across programme management, systems engineering, spacecraft engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and business functions.

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space.

The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will be subject to the country, role, and project you applied for.

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