Technical Program Manager, Software

The role

You will own the execution of software programs across navigation service, mission operations, and flight software. You will build tooling, automation, and reporting to connect software and hardware programs.

What you will do

• Own and maintain the software development schedule across Nav Service, Mission Ops, and flight software
• Serve as the program hub across software teams and partner with the Satellite TPM
• Support release management and dependency tracking across all software teams
• Build lightweight tooling, bots, and integrations to eliminate manual operational overhead
• Surface risks early, maintain the risk register, and work with technical leads to resolve blockers
• Prepare and deliver regular software program status to leadership
• Develop lightweight, effective program management processes
• Maintain working fluency in bus and payload development to support hardware reviews and backfill the Satellite TPM

Required qualifications

• 4–7 years of program or project management experience in complex software development with exposure to aerospace, robotics, or another hardware-adjacent technical field
• Direct experience program-managing software teams through both active development and live/operational phases
• Strong systems thinker who can track interdependencies across multiple software workstreams and hardware interfaces
• Comfortable operating in hardware environments
• Proficient enough as a programmer (Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Go) to build and deploy lightweight internal tools, bots, and automations
• Self-directed and comfortable operating with limited oversight
• Clear communicator who can work credibly with engineers and summarize status for leadership

Nice to have

• Familiarity with GNSS, PNT systems, or mission operations concepts
• Experience building bots, custom integrations across developer toolchains, or internal developer portals
• Hands-on experience with satellite bus subsystems or RF/navigation payloads, or having worked through a full satellite program cycle
• Hands-on knowledge of workflow automation platforms (Temporal, n8n, Airflow, or similar)
• Prior experience as a software engineer or DevOps engineer
• PMP, Agile, or other PM certifications

Before you apply

• For U.S. Roles: applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual
• For U.K. Roles: requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks and eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)
• For Canada Roles: must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR

About the company

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar, Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system.