CareerPlan

Senior Program Manager II - Flatellite

RL HeadquartersFull-time$153k–$230k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Program authority for high-volume satellite production, owning rate, yield, unit cost, and strategic decisions from prototype through full-rate production.

Role type

Senior IC Technical Program Manager (Aerospace Hardware)

Builds

High-volume satellites and spacecraft components for commercial constellations and defense missions

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Manufacturing / Defense

Required skills

Aerospace program management, technical roadmap ownership, team leadership, supply chain management, cross-functional synchronization, commercial constellation strategy

Preferred skills

High-rate production scaling, design-for-manufacturing, takt time optimization, systems engineering fluency, ERP/MRP toolchain proficiency

Technologies

Jira, Confluence, ERP/MRP

Responsibilities

Lead teams from concept through qualification and full-rate production, manage high-stakes subcontracts and suppliers, synchronize cross-functional teams across manufacturing and test, serve as primary contact for commercial constellation operators, navigate design-for-manufacturing trade-offs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC