Sobre este puesto de Senior Technical Project Manager - Propulsion, Mechanical and Thermal Engineering en Astranis
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Senior Technical Project Manager - Propulsion, Mechanical and Thermal Engineering
As a Senior Technical Project Manager at Astranis, you will play a critical role in driving the propulsion, mechanical and thermal engineering development across all of our programs. You will guide projects from initiation to closure, ensuring they meet objectives, stay on schedule, and remain within budget. This involves significant cross-functional collaboration and adapting to challenges throughout the project lifecycle.
Role
- Proactively identify and solve cross-discipline challenges
- Develop integrated schedules with measurable milestones for Mechanical, Propulsion and Thermal subsystems
- Track and document project progress
- Serve as a liaison between the development engineering team and other project stakeholders, such as supply chain, software and operations
- Drive risk and opportunity implementation and organization
- Identify and implement strategies to ensure projects are completed on schedule
- Work closely within the Program Management team to ensure PM best practices and processes are implemented across Astranis
Requirements
- BS in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
- >3 years in a project management role
- >3 years in an engineering role
- Strong communication skills
- Highly detail oriented
- Proven ability to work in an ambiguous, fast paced environment, overcome obstacles with creative solutions, and clearly document/communicate tactical plans
Bonus
- Familiarity with Jira and Smartsheets
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
