Technical Director of Microsats

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 Technical Director of Microsat provides Programmatic and Technical leadership and supervision of M-Line programs (half-ESPA and larger spacecraft). This is an indirect position with expectations of direct charging programs at 20%. Position reports to the Executive Director of Spacecraft with occasional reporting responsibility to GM and parent organization.

Title: Technical Director of Microsat

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $150,000 - $281,000 (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:

• Ensure M-Line programs meet contract requirements, profit commitments, and BCT quality standards
• Adjudicate technical, programmatic, resource, and facility disputes for M-Line programs
• Review technical designs for requirements compliance, execution feasibility and risk
• Functional manager for M-Line program managers (timesheet review and approval, career development, program assignments)
• Functional manager for M-Line System Engineering Lead and M-Line Avionics Lead
• Mentor and provide technical support to M-Line program managers
• Voting member of the M-Line change control board (CCB)
• Temporary M-Line PM duties when needed
• Maintain M-Line PM/SE workforce (track staffing needs, supporting hiring/talent acquisition)
• Review and Provide Product line approval for proposals within the position’s Delegation of Authority
• Responsible for product line IRAD proposals, budgets, and status reporting
• Provide customer interface service for ongoing programs
• Conduct internal program monthly reviews (PMRs)
• Other responsibilities as

 

Required Qualifications/Education:

• At least 15 years of related experience 
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required; Master’s degree in Engineering preferred 
• Extensive system engineering skills, including requirements interpretation and verification
• Strong understanding of BCT business plans (AOP, LRP) and how M-Line products fit into those plans
• Ability to perform trade studies and parametric analyses
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies against business case needs
• Program management experience with NASA, NOAA, DoD, and/or IC customers and both FFP and CP contracts
• Strong situational awareness – ability to “read the room”, work with external customers, internal peers, as well as internal management
• Results-oriented temperament, with leadership style that empowers and energizes the PM and SE teams
• Understanding of BCT command media and how it applies to M-Line programs
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Expected to flow down information from BCT executive leadership meetings, promote BCT policy adherence (including training), and flow up information to the executive leadership as needed.
• 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
• Expected to work with Engineering and Operations to resolve disagreements, assess risks, and find mutually acceptable paths forward, as much as possible without escalating to higher levels of leadership
• 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.