Sr Manager Cryogenic Liquid and Main Propulsion System - Lunar Permanence

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to join the Lunar Transporter team as the Sr. Manager of Cryogenic Liquid and Main Propulsion System. In this role, you will manage a team to deliver a critical subsystem of the Lunar Transporter and will be accountable for leading a team to deliver the full subsystem scope for the vehicle, including requirements, technical performance, schedule, and budget.

• Define, own, and control the subsystem technical baseline, performing technical work and providing technical leadership of the highest caliber.
• Define, own, and control the subsystem cost and schedule baseline, driving continuous improvement and refinement of the baseline to meet needs and targets in a dynamic development environment.
• Manage a team of engineers to specify, design, analyze, manufacture, integrate, test, and deliver hardware and software components that satisfy mission objectives while balancing cost, schedule, and risk.
• Manage external procurements and internal hardware dependencies required to meet subsystem deliveries.
• Recruit, hire, and manage a technical team of engineers and other professionals.
• Manage your direct reports’ professional development (e.g., performance reviews, compensation and promotion management, routine one‑on‑one development conversations) and coach them on performance.
• Drive excellence in programmatic and project operations through a data‑driven management approach.

• 2+ years managing technical teams and/or leading functional groups with responsibility for leading and coaching employees.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in the full lifecycle development of aerospace systems, including requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification and validation, qualification, commissioning, and operation.
• Demonstrated expertise in cryogenic (liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen) propulsion and fluid management systems.
• Resource management experience leading multidisciplinary development projects, including staffing, budget, and schedule.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field.

• Experience with verification, integration, and test, of integrated subsystems or systems on a spacecraft.
• Experience with space vehicle mission operations.
• Experience managing suppliers/subcontracts.
• Familiarity with agile project management.
• Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
• M.S. or Ph.D. degree in engineering or another technical field.

CO applicants: $ – $. WA applicants: $ – $ (Other site ranges may differ).

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program. Stock options for all regular employees. Paid Time Off:
Up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company‑paid holidays.

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