Senior Manager, Vehicle Engineering - Millennnium Space Systems
Core
Lead vehicle engineering teams to deliver technical work products, schedules, and budgets for national security small satellites, overseeing design integration, performance, and subsystem execution.
Role type
Senior Manager, Vehicle Engineering (Aerospace/Defense)
Builds
Small satellites for national security missions (missile warning, Earth observation)
Domain
Aerospace & Defense, National Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vehicle engineering design integration, Structural design and analysis, Thermal design and analysis, Mechanical systems and mechanisms, Propulsion systems, Harness and cable design, Design for manufacturability, Integration assembly and test flow
Preferred skills
Agile development processes, CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, Creo), PLM systems (Teamcenter), 3D harness modeling, Structural/thermal analysis tools (Nastran, Patran, Thermal Desktop), High-volume production design (>100/year)
Technologies
NX, SolidWorks, Creo, Teamcenter, Nastran, Patran, Thermal Desktop, JIRA, Confluence, Git
Responsibilities
Coordinate risk management across teams, oversee program-level schedules and resource balancing, establish and maintain project management tool standardization, mentor front-line managers, approve proposal labor estimates and technical baselines, partner with Quality and Safety teams to ensure risk posture
Seniority
Senior Manager, functional leadership