Senior Program Manager, Alpha

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space - anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

SUMMARY

As an Alpha Program Manager, you will lead program execution for highly complex launch vehicle missions, from product design through launch execution. You are accountable for delivering responsive launch services to government and commercial customers, on time and under budget. You are accountable for delivering financial results for Firefly. You will be leading Alpha launch programs for National Security Space, responsive launch, dedicated commercial launches, and international launches from Sweden to start. The ideal candidate is someone who loves leading high stakes and rapid pace programs, delivering critical launch services.

What You'll Do

• Responsible and accountable for leading program to on-time and on-budget deliveries
• Maintain schedules, risk registries, procurement plans, subcontract management plans, internal personnel plans, and budgets (manpower, direct costs, subcontracts, travel, etc.)
• Primary reporting point for the Senior Leadership Team and customers
• Track all internal and external deliverables, prepare and present formal and informal design and progress reviews
• Co-chair You will work closely with Systems Engineers and Responsible Engineering Authorities to ensure that our launch systems meet all requirements and achieve all milestones, while staying within strict budgetary constraints
• Work with the Program Team to identify potential programmatic and technical risks, assess impacts, and mitigate risks to keep the program on track
• You will guide the product roadmap and play an integral role in change control

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, management or related work experience
• Solid understanding of CAD, business intelligence tools, API's and automated reporting mechanisms
• 5+ years of project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in complex technical environments
• Experience creating, maintaining, and managing detailed execution schedules
• This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or similar technical field
• Strong technical aptitude
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with US Government customers
• Concept-to-launch experience on launch vehicle programs
• Experience with cost-constrained and budget-constrained launch programs
• Experience with aerospace environments other than traditional large prime contractors
• Experience with Intelligence Community and Department of Defense customer communities and project management practices
• Experience with supply chain, manufacturing and lower tier suppliers
• Ability to determine what is needed to achieve program goals and leave business as usual behind

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.