Program Manager, Commercial

The role

You will shape and execute the company's commercial business vision by liaising with customers and partners. You will define requirements, create proposals, and shepherd projects from initial definition through acquisition and execution.

What you will do

• Lead proposal efforts for commercial customers
• Act as the POC for customers to resolve issues and negotiate requirements
• Partner with internal teams to drive spacecraft vehicle readiness
• Assess change impacts and develop mission CONOPS
• Track schedules to ensure contract requirements are met
• Communicate program schedule and mission readiness to management and customers
• Plan and lead customer reviews and deliverables
• Develop and brief technical content on designs, trade studies, risks, and issues
• Nurture and maintain a network of commercial customers, partners, and stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline
• 5+ years of professional experience in the space industry
• 8+ years of technical program or project management experience
• Full project lifecycle experience
• Deep understanding of commercial satellite contracting and business development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience negotiating technical deliverables, requirements and scope
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding startup atmosphere
• Demonstrated success working in an environment with competing priorities and aggressive schedules
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

Nice to have

• Program Management certification
• Full project lifecycle experience, preferably with spacecraft

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown. The company is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.