Program Director

The role

The Program Director will lead a portfolio of spacecraft missions across their entire lifecycle. This role involves managing scope, schedule, budget, and customer communications through cross-functional coordination.

What you will do

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery for a portfolio of spacecraft missions
• Serve as the primary interface with government customers
• Build and manage program teams and external supplier relationships
• Develop program execution strategies, master schedules, and detailed program plans
• Monitor and report program performance metrics, financials, risks, and opportunities
• Support proposal development, business capture activities, and contract negotiations
• Drive alignment between customer goals and internal team execution
• Delegate with programmatic authority
• Accountable for the portfolio Estimate at Completion (EAC) using EVMS methodologies

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 10+ years of experience in program management, mission management, or chief engineering, specifically in the SpDA industry or RPO missions
• Deep technical understanding of spacecraft design executing RPO and Non-Earth Imaging (NEI) of Resident Space Objects (RSOs)
• Proven success managing programs through all lifecycle phases: proposal, capture, planning, execution, delivery, and closeout
• Experience managing prime programs with budgets of $100M+ and teams of 40+ full-time equivalents
• Strong communication, leadership, mentorship, and stakeholder management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Project or similar scheduling tools
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance

Nice to have

• Previous experience working in a high paced startup environment
• Extensive experience in early mission concept definition, full design cycle, AI&T, launch integration, and mission operations
• Prior experience in a chief engineering role with an emphasis in systems engineering, mission engineering, mission architect, or astrodynamics
• Experience working on LEO or GEO surveillance, reconnaissance, or NEI programs
• Experience in rapid prototyping and hardware fielding environments
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Benefits

• Company stock
• Equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• 401(k) plan with a 3% Employer Direct Contribution
• Generous vacation days, personal days, sick days, and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• No-cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Internal training, workshops, and courses
• Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Depar
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance

About the company

Turion Space is developing spacecraft for national security, in-space servicing, and orbital debris removal to secure Earth and expand humanity's reach.