CareerPlan

Staff Technical Program Manager (Hardware)

LB - Wormhole HQ (CA)Full-time$152k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Manage cross-functional program execution for the Terran R launch vehicle from early design through to flight, translating ambiguous long-term ideas into clear trade-offs and priorities.

Role type

Staff Technical Program Manager (Hardware)

Builds

The Terran R launch vehicle, factory, and business operations

Domain

Aerospace / Launch Vehicles

Required skills

Program execution, risk management, schedule building, cross-functional leadership, process improvement, stakeholder communication, systems thinking, resource allocation, data-driven decision making

Preferred skills

Aerospace hardware experience, PMP/MBA, executive presence, technical leadership, strategic thinking

Technologies

Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), program management tooling, automation, AI

Responsibilities

Translate business objectives into execution plans, build and own the program schedule, identify and mitigate program risks, coordinate cross-functional planning, develop ways of working and cadences, communicate program updates to senior management, establish goals and metrics for program performance, facilitate communication across the program

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence