Senior Technical Program Manager, Capella Space
$117-175k
Office located in Louisville, CO
Space-based radar Earth observation satellites
Open for applications
Space-based radar Earth observation satellites
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$117-175k
Office located in Louisville, CO
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make timely Earth observation an essential tool for commerce, conservation, and well-being.
Role
Who you are
- Experience leading technology projects through full program lifecycle including planning, execution, project closure, stakeholder management and issue/dependency management
- Experience developing and maintaining a comprehensive project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology projects, and tracking and maintaining schedules and status across multiple development projects
- Ability to prioritize projects and programs based on strategic importance, resource availability and business impact
- Experience managing complex budgets including labor forecasts, actuals, material, and subcontractors
- Mentor and knowledge share with project resources ensuring accountability for project deliverables
- Strong, clear and concise documentation and communication skills with broad range of technical/non-technical resources, internal/external audiences, and all levels of the organization
- Ability to translate technical requirements into work delivery plans
- Strong Problem-solving and proven data driving-decision making abilities, proactively identifying critical-path actions, risks, and opportunities to accelerate progress
- Experience with varying project management methodologies (ie. Waterfall, Agile, Scrum)
- Proven self-starter with experience in a fast-paced, nimble environment
- 7+ years of program or project management experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher education in engineering, science, or a related technical field. Business degree acceptable with aerospace experience
- Proficiency in project management software tools and collaboration platforms such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, and Confluence
- Experience with Jira/agile management
- Proven ability to manage technical development and/or R&D scope
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Capella Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. Learn more about ITAR here
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to help manage, plan, and deliver on exciting projects
- You will oversee cross-functional teams, create and manage project schedules, budgets, risks/opportunities, and ensure alignment with technical and strategic goals
- Ongoing efforts span from component level upgrades to component design and integration into Capella’s current and next generation spacecraft
- This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated, collaborative, and supportive team to achieve novel on-orbit capabilities
- This role will directly contribute to large scale and high impact efforts within the company
Our take
Earth observation in the form of satellite imagery is in high demand. With climate change, supply chain, and defense operations all requiring high-quality observation data, the race is on to provide the clearest, most timely images - and Capella Space is one private company leading the charge.
Capella Space commands a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation in low-earth orbit that clients can use to access real-time visibility of facts on the ground. It’s the first US company to do so, and has won a correspondingly leading slate of customers that include the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. Air Force, Geospatial, and RSI.
As the urgency of addressing global issues increases, the demand for Capella Space’s services is almost certain to rise. This puts the company in a great position to pursue further success, having already established itself as a key player in the market. It has also seen good funding that will help expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products, and has become one of the first commercial earth observation companies to secure a contract to work with the government on its program to boost US resilience in space.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2023
$60m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2022
$97m
SERIES C
Total funding: $234m
Company benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Disability and Life Insurance
- 401k plan
- Equity
- Health Care, Dependent Care FSAs
- Commuter/Parking Flex Spending
- Flexible Vacation Policy
- In-Office Lunch Program
- Dog Friendly Work Environment (SF)
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Payam Banazadeh
(Board Member & Founder)Worked in software development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ultimately taking up a Lead Project Engineer role there. Subsequently worked as a Project Manager at Stanford. Is now a member of advisory committees at the NOAA and University of Texas, Austin, as well as a Board Member at the National Security Space Association (NSSA).
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