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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Program Manager, Spacecraft Development - **Company:** Quantum Space - **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Subsystems, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Modeling and Simulation - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c7250cea4c282734 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Technical engineering?, We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager, Spacecraft Development who combines deep aerospace technical expertise with exceptional program execution leadership. This role is ideal for a systems engineer, spacecraft integration lead, or mission architect who has grown into full technical, cost, and schedule ownership of complex spacecraft or payload programs., * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline * 10+ years of experience leading spacecraft, satellite, or aerospace development programs * Direct experience designing, integrating, testing, or operating spacecraft or space systems * Strong technical background in: * + Systems engineering + Spacecraft integration & test (I&T) + Mission architecture + Payload integration * Experience leading hardware-intensive aerospace programs through formal milestone reviews * Strong understanding of: * + Spacecraft subsystems + Space system architectures + Mission modeling and simulation + Program execution under cost and schedule constraints * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Ability to engage credibly with customers, executives, and engineering teams * Ability to travel up to 25% Nice-To-Have Experience * Master's degree or higher in Engineering or related discipline * 15+ years of aerospace or space industry experience * Experience supporting National Security Space programs or government customers * Experience with: * + Satellite constellation analysis and simulation + Electro-optical, RF, infrared, communications, or PNT payloads + Mission assurance and export control requirements (ITAR) + Rapid development or prototype-to-production environments + Proposal development and government capture activities * Familiarity with national security ground systems, networking, tasking, planning, and mission operations architectures * Active U.S. Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, or eligibility to obtain one ## Description As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will lead mission execution from early concept development through launch and on-orbit operations while serving as a key technical interface with customers and internal stakeholders., * Own full technical, cost, and schedule accountability for spacecraft, payload, and subsystem development programs * Define, mature, and negotiate mission concepts, including: * + Payload integration studies + Mission analysis + System architecture trades + Concept of operations development * Lead cross-functional execution across: * + Systems engineering + Vehicle engineering + Avionics + Software + Propulsion + Thermal + AI&T + Manufacturing and supply chain * Develop and maintain: * + Integrated master schedules (IMS) + Program plans and milestones + Technical documentation and interface requirements + Spacecraft capability and mission architecture documentation * Serve as the primary customer-facing technical and programmatic lead during: * + Early mission formulation + Technical interchange meetings (TIMs/TEMs) + SRR, PDR, CDR, and milestone reviews + Proposal and capture activities * Lead technical negotiations and ensure customer requirements align with Quantum Space capabilities * Identify program risks, dependencies, and resource constraints and drive mitigation plans to closure * Support mission-level engineering activities including: * + Requirements development + Payload-to-bus compatibility + Architecture studies + Mission assurance planning * Contribute to proposal development, business capture, and growth of the company's mission portfolio * Bring execution discipline and mission assurance rigor to a fast-paced, rapidly evolving commercial space environment ## Related Videos - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Physical AI: The Era of Intelligent Machines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100141-physical-ai-the-era-of-intelligent-machines) - [10M Data Records Lost, Underwater Computing, and Psychedelic Fish - Matthias Geniar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1908-10m-data-records-lost-underwater-computing-and-psychedelic-fish-matthias-geniar) - [How Lufthansa Industry Solutions is preparing for the Quantum Age! 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