Spacecraft Products Manager

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The Spacecraft Products Manager provides Personnel, Programmatic and Technical leadership and supervision of the BCT Spacecraft Products group, including standardized spacecraft maintenance and road mapping, Propulsion, and Avionics products.  This will be a dual role with the successful candidate also filling spacecraft level Program management duties.

Title: Spacecraft Products Manager

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $125,000 - $235,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette, CO

 

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year and parental leave).

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the interdisciplinary establishment, monitoring and maintenance of standardized Spacecraft products roadmaps
• Responsible for performance against cost/schedule plan of Spacecraft products production and delivery to programs
• Support and help evolve the spacecraft and component product line offerings
• Functional manager for members of the Spacecraft Products group (timesheet review and approval, career development)
• Mentor and provide technical support to Spacecraft Products team members
• Maintain Spacecraft Products workforce (track staffing needs, supporting hiring/talent acquisition)
• Execute flight programs that meet technical and cost obligations
• Develop, review and negotiate procurement documents (specification, SOW) and manage subcontracts
• Work closely with customers to help refine their needs and provide innovative and competitive solutions
• Generate and maintain program integrated master schedule (IMS)
• Generate and maintain program budgets and forecasts, including financial, technical, and schedule risk and opportunity positions
• Ensure all business is conducted using the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations as well as company policies and directives
• Other responsibilities as

 

Required Qualifications/Education:

•  At least 10+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management with Engineering background, or Computer Science discipline
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies against business case needs
• Ability to perform trade studies and parametric analyses
• Program management experience with NASA, NOAA, DoD, and/or IC customers and both FFP and CP contracts
• Results-oriented temperament, with leadership style that empowers and energizes team members
• Must be willing and able to provide constructive criticism to their direct reports, and have difficult conversations as needed to promote optimal health of the team
• Strong systems engineering and technical management skills and demonstrated ability to grow new business opportunities and execute demanding flight programs
• Ability to work rapidly with minimal supervision on projects involving both small and large engineering teams
• Previous experience and skills in project definition, simulation, implementation, lab integration and test
• Must be able to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with emphasis in rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.  BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.