Contract Mechanical Design Engineer — Propulsion Hardware Open hourly rate 12-month contract – 40 hours per week Fully remote (US-based)
A space & defense company is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer to own solid rocket motor and thruster hardware through a 12-month engagement, from concept through manufacture and test.
The team is growing. What’s needed is a design owner who has built propulsion hardware before, backs it with their own analysis, and works well remotely.
What you’ll be doing
Design motor insulation, thrusters, nozzles, closures and structures
Design mechanisms for high-temperature environments
Run structural, dynamic and thermal analyses to refine designs
Apply GD&T and run tolerance analyses
Select materials and design for manufacture
Support test and integration, and own mass budgets and technical risk
What you’ll need
Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
8+ years of mechanical design, with significant propulsion hardware experience
Hardware taken from concept through manufacture and test
Strong CAD in NX, Creo or SolidWorks
FEA and thermal analysis skills
Expert GD&T and tolerance stack-ups
Self-directed, able to build your own network remotely
US-based and eligible to work on ITAR-controlled programs
Nice to have
Rocket motor insulation or thruster design
Refractory metals, including additive manufacturing
Hardware taken through qualification
Prior contract or independent consulting work, you land and add value fast
Interested Click apply with an updated copy of your resume. I’ll come back to you within 48 hours. If you don’t hear back within 48 hours, please assume you haven’t been successful on this occasion.
Location: Westminster, Colorado Department: Engineering – Test Employment Type: Full-time Working Arrangement: On-site Salary: $29.97–$35.34 per hour
EVONA is working with an innovative aerospace technology organization developing advanced communications hardware for space, airborne, and terrestrial applications.
We are seeking a Test Technician II – RF to join a hands-on engineering test team supporting the development and testing of advanced RF electronics and active phased-array antenna (AESA) technology.
This position is ideal for an Engineering, Electronics, or RF Technician who enjoys working directly with hardware, building test setups, operating laboratory instrumentation, and collaborating with engineers to troubleshoot complex electronics.
The Role
You will work closely with engineering teams to create and operate antenna and RF test setups, execute test plans, troubleshoot hardware, and produce accurate and reliable test results.
The laboratory environment includes equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, DMMs, power meters, automated power supplies/loads, and antenna test equipment.
You'll support testing from the component level through integrated systems while helping maintain efficient, organized, and repeatable laboratory processes.
Key Responsibilities
Execute engineering test plans and provide accurate and timely reporting of results
Build, configure, and support RF and antenna test setups
Operate electronic and RF laboratory instrumentation
Support testing and troubleshooting of complex electronics and RF circuitry
Work with sensitive electronic components including QFNs, chip-scale ICs, RF cables, and 0201 passive components
Read and interpret drawings, schematics, diagrams, and engineering test procedures
Maintain antenna testing facilities, equipment, cabling, and laboratory resources
Produce detailed and well-organized test documentation
Collaborate with engineers to identify and resolve hardware and test issues
Support clean, repeatable, and well-documented laboratory test configurations
What We're Looking For
Minimum 2 years of directly related experience as an Engineering Technician, RF Technician, Electronics Technician, Test Technician, or similar
Experience working hands-on with active electronics
Experience using laboratory equipment such as DMMs and power meters
Exposure to RF equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators is highly desirable
Ability to troubleshoot electronic hardware with engineering direction
Ability to understand engineering drawings, schematics, and test procedures
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Comfortable working across multiple priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Desirable Experience
Experience with RF testing, antennas, microwave electronics, phased arrays, AESA systems, anechoic chambers, or aerospace/defense electronics would be particularly valuable.
Eligibility
Due to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required U.S. Government authorizations.
If you're an Engineering or RF Technician who enjoys being hands-on at the bench, troubleshooting hardware, and working with advanced RF technology, we'd like to hear from you.
EVONA is partnering with an innovative space and aerospace technology company looking for a hands-on Test Technician II – Antenna to join its growing engineering and test team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with antenna systems, RF hardware, test equipment, and complex electronics in a fast-paced development environment.
You’ll work closely with engineers to support antenna range operations, build and maintain test setups, execute antenna measurement campaigns, troubleshoot equipment, and deliver accurate test results.
What You’ll Be Doing
Execute antenna and antenna range test plans and report findings.
Configure and operate anechoic chambers, antenna ranges, positioners, RF cabling, and test equipment.
Set up and align antennas, fixtures, instrumentation, and devices under test.
Support near-field and far-field antenna measurements.
Assist with antenna pattern, gain, polarization, and RF performance testing.
Work with equipment including VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, DMMs, power meters, and DAQ systems.
Troubleshoot RF cabling, instrumentation, test setups, and range configurations.
Support calibration and verification of RF/antenna test equipment.
Maintain clean, organized, and repeatable test environments.
Follow test procedures and provide feedback to improve documentation and test processes.
What We’re Looking For
2+ years of experience as an Antenna Technician, RF Test Technician, Engineering Technician, Electronics Technician, or similar.
Hands-on experience with RF systems, antenna systems, or active electronics.
Comfortable working with technical test equipment and instrumentation.
Experience with antenna measurements or antenna range operations is highly desirable.
Exposure to phased arrays/AESA systems would be a major advantage.
Experience with RF cabling, mechanical fixtures, and hardware integration.
Ability to read schematics, engineering drawings, diagrams, and test procedures.
Strong troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable working hands-on in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Why This Opportunity?
You’ll get hands-on exposure to cutting-edge antenna and RF technology, including active phased-array systems, while working alongside engineers developing advanced aerospace and communications hardware.
Location: Westminster, Colorado Work arrangement: Full-time, on-site
Our client are a new exciting Space startup looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer to take ownership of the electrical architecture and hardware development of our space drones from the ground up. This is a full lifecycle role. You won’t inherit a mature spacecraft electrical system or own one small piece of a larger program. You’ll take hardware from a blank sheet through architecture, design, build, integration, qualification and ultimately flight.
What You’ll Own:
Own the electrical development of their space drones across the full spacecraft lifecycle
Define the vehicle electrical architecture from the ground up, including component selection, interfaces, power and avionics integration
Take electrical hardware from initial requirements and architecture through detailed design, prototyping, build, test, qualification and flight
Select and qualify COTS hardware, balancing performance, reliability, cost and speed of development
Work hands-on with hardware, including building, debugging and troubleshooting electrical systems
Own electrical integration across the vehicle, working closely with flight software, GNC, autonomy and mechanical engineering
Develop and execute electrical test and validation strategies for both individual hardware and the integrated vehicle
Help build a comprehensive but lean engineering development unit (EDU) that allows the team to rapidly integrate, test and iterate on spacecraft hardware
Drive hardware readiness and own electrical go/no-go decisions for integration and deployment
Why Join?
Real ownership. You’ll own the electrical system across its entire lifecycle, from the first architecture decisions through to hardware operating in orbit. This is not a narrow subsystem role.
A founding-level role. You’ll be a core technical leader in the business, with meaningful equity and involvement in the decisions that shape both the vehicle and the company.
Build, test, learn, repeat. Our client is designing around high flight volume and rapid iteration. The goal is to build approximately 100 vehicles per year, creating far more opportunities to test hardware, learn from it and improve the next vehicle than a traditional multi-year spacecraft development cycle.
Build something that flies. If you’ve taken spacecraft electronics from requirements through design, integration, qualification and flight, and want to do it again with significantly more ownership, this role gives you that opportunity.
Requirements:
Significant experience developing electrical systems or avionics for spacecraft
Demonstrated full lifecycle hardware development experience, from initial requirements and architecture through design, build, integration, test and qualification
Strong hands-on electrical engineering background, with the ability to design, build, debug and test hardware rather than solely managing its development
Experience integrating electrical hardware within a multidisciplinary spacecraft or similarly complex aerospace system
Comfortable selecting components and defining architectures from the ground up
Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment where you’ll own your discipline while contributing across the wider vehicle and company
If you’ve owned spacecraft electrical hardware across the full development lifecycle and want the responsibility of taking a vehicle from a blank sheet of paper through build, qualification and ultimately into orbit, we’d like to hear from you.
Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, a trailblazer in space robotics, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a sustainable presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth. We are seeking a talented Senior Autonomy Machine Learning Engineer.
As a Senior Autonomy Machine Learning Engineer, you will research, develop, train, evaluate, and deploy machine learning models for Lunar Outpost’s lunar rovers, command-and-control platforms, terrestrial robotic systems, and orbital assets. Working at the intersection of robotics, autonomy, AI, and space exploration, you will develop technologies that enable robotic systems to perceive their environment, interpret operator intent, reason about mission objectives, generate plans, and safely execute complex tasks with reduced operator oversight. Your work will include transformer-based architectures, vision-language models, multimodal foundation models, robot learning, and intelligent planning and decision-support systems. You will help build datasets, evaluation frameworks, software infrastructure, and deployment pipelines that support applications ranging from natural-language vehicle control to onboard reasoning, anomaly detection, mission summarization, and multi-robot supervision. You will collaborate closely with robotics, software, simulation, and command-and-control engineering teams to transition emerging AI research into reliable capabilities.
Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!
Key Responsibilities:
Research, design, train, fine-tune, and evaluate transformer-based machine learning architectures for autonomous robotic and command-and-control applications
Develop vision-language-action models, vision-language models, and other multimodal models that connect operator intent and sensor observations to robot plans and actions
Build capabilities for natural-language command interpretation, task decomposition, mission planning, action generation, operator decision support, and autonomous task execution
Develop human-robot teaming capabilities that enable operators to efficiently supervise and command multiple robotic assets
Create systems for mission summarization, anomaly detection, situational awareness, course-of-action generation, and operator-reviewable recommendations
Integrate machine learning models with robotic platforms, simulation environments, command-and-control software, and autonomy frameworks
Conduct hardware-in-the-loop tests, field tests, and structured demonstrations to validate capabilities under realistic operating conditions
Participate in design reviews, trade studies, technical risk assessments, test-readiness reviews, and demonstrations
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
3 to 5 years of relevant professional, academic, or research experience developing machine learning systems, autonomous systems, or intelligent robotic applications
Experience developing and evaluating deep learning models using Python and a modern machine learning framework such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
Experience in at least one of the following areas:
Vision-language models or multimodal foundation models
Robot learning, imitation learning, or reinforcement learning
Natural-language planning, tool use, or agentic systems
Autonomous planning, reasoning, or task execution
Experience preparing datasets, implementing training pipelines, defining evaluation metrics, and analyzing model performance
Strong software engineering skills, including experience writing maintainable and testable software
Experience with Linux-based development environments, Git, and collaborative software development workflows
Ability to translate research concepts into working prototypes and evaluate those prototypes against measurable system objectives
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts, experimental results, limitations, and risks to multidisciplinary teams
Comfortable working in a research-oriented, agile, and interdisciplinary environment where requirements and technical approaches may evolve rapidly
U.S. Person
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field
Experience developing or fine-tuning VLMs, VLAs, large language models, or multimodal transformer architectures
Experience with robot foundation models, action tokenization, multimodal policy learning, hierarchical policies, or language-conditioned control
Experience applying supervised fine-tuning, parameter-efficient fine-tuning, preference optimization, imitation learning, or reinforcement learning to foundation models
Experience with robotics middleware and autonomy frameworks such as ROS2
Experience integrating learned models with robot perception, planning, control, or command-and-control systems
A record of technical innovation demonstrated through deployed systems, open-source contributions, publications, patents, or significant project achievements
Compensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.
Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
Parental leave
Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development
Lunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Lunar Outpost Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy.
Locations: Denver, CO / Los Angeles, CA / Washington, D.C.
Type: Full-time, hybrid
About the Company
We are partnering with a fast-growing space software company developing mission-management and command-and-control technology for U.S. Government space programs.
The team supports a mixture of defense, intelligence, and civil space missions, including NASA-related programs, and is looking to develop the next generation of technical program leadership as its customer base and program portfolio continue to grow.
The Role
We are looking for a Mission Project Lead to work closely with engineering teams and Technical Program Managers to drive the day-to-day execution of government space programs.
This is not a traditional project-management position. The role is expected to remain approximately 50% technical, making it particularly well suited to a software engineer, systems engineer, systems architect, product owner, or similar technical professional who has started taking on broader ownership and coordination responsibilities.
The long-term opportunity is to develop into a Technical Program Manager, taking on increasing ownership of customer programs as the company grows.
What You’ll Be Doing
Work directly with software and systems engineering teams to drive execution against mission priorities and milestones
Maintain visibility across technical tasks, owners, dependencies, deadlines, and completion criteria
Identify technical, resource, and coordination blockers and drive them through to resolution
Facilitate planning sessions, stand-ups, milestone reviews, and other engineering team cadences
Continue contributing technically while taking on increasing responsibility for program execution
Coordinate across engineering, product, program, and leadership teams
Provide clear updates on progress, risks, blockers, and upcoming milestones
Support customer and government-facing discussions as your responsibilities grow
Help translate program objectives into clear, actionable engineering work
Develop toward ownership of larger technical programs and eventual TPM responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
3+ years of experience in a technical environment such as:
Software engineering
Systems engineering
Systems architecture
Mission operations
Space or ground systems
Technical product ownership
Scrum / Agile delivery
Experience taking ownership beyond your individual technical tasks
Strong organizational skills and the ability to keep multiple technical activities moving simultaneously
Comfortable identifying blockers, asking questions, and following actions through to completion
Experience working closely with engineering teams in an iterative or Agile environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable collaborating across technical and non-technical teams
Previous mentoring, technical leadership, project ownership, Scrum Master, or Product Owner experience is beneficial
Space, government, defense, or NASA program experience is advantageous but not essential
Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance; an active clearance is not required
Ideal Profile
You may currently be a Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Architect, Product Owner, Scrum Master, or Technical Lead who enjoys staying close to the engineering but increasingly finds yourself:
coordinating other engineers;
resolving blockers;
driving technical work to completion;
mentoring colleagues;
communicating with customers or stakeholders; and
taking ownership for delivery rather than simply completing your own tasks.
If you want to remain technically involved while developing toward Technical Program Management, this role offers a clear progression path.
Mission Project Lead
Locations: Denver, CO / Los Angeles, CA / Washington, D.C.
Type: Full-time, hybrid
About the Company
We are partnering with a fast-growing space software company developing mission-management and command-and-control technology for U.S. Government space programs.
The team supports a mixture of defense, intelligence, and civil space missions, including NASA-related programs, and is looking to develop the next generation of technical program leadership as its customer base and program portfolio continue to grow.
The Role
We are looking for a Mission Project Lead to work closely with engineering teams and Technical Program Managers to drive the day-to-day execution of government space programs.
This is not a traditional project-management position. The role is expected to remain approximately 50% technical, making it particularly well suited to a software engineer, systems engineer, systems architect, product owner, or similar technical professional who has started taking on broader ownership and coordination responsibilities.
The long-term opportunity is to develop into a Technical Program Manager, taking on increasing ownership of customer programs as the company grows.
What You’ll Be Doing
Work directly with software and systems engineering teams to drive execution against mission priorities and milestones
Maintain visibility across technical tasks, owners, dependencies, deadlines, and completion criteria
Identify technical, resource, and coordination blockers and drive them through to resolution
Facilitate planning sessions, stand-ups, milestone reviews, and other engineering team cadences
Continue contributing technically while taking on increasing responsibility for program execution
Coordinate across engineering, product, program, and leadership teams
Provide clear updates on progress, risks, blockers, and upcoming milestones
Support customer and government-facing discussions as your responsibilities grow
Help translate program objectives into clear, actionable engineering work
Develop toward ownership of larger technical programs and eventual TPM responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
3+ years of experience in a technical environment such as:
Software engineering
Systems engineering
Systems architecture
Mission operations
Space or ground systems
Technical product ownership
Scrum / Agile delivery
Experience taking ownership beyond your individual technical tasks
Strong organizational skills and the ability to keep multiple technical activities moving simultaneously
Comfortable identifying blockers, asking questions, and following actions through to completion
Experience working closely with engineering teams in an iterative or Agile environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable collaborating across technical and non-technical teams
Previous mentoring, technical leadership, project ownership, Scrum Master, or Product Owner experience is beneficial
Space, government, defense, or NASA program experience is advantageous but not essential
Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance; an active clearance is not required
Ideal Profile
You may currently be a Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Architect, Product Owner, Scrum Master, or Technical Lead who enjoys staying close to the engineering but increasingly finds yourself:
coordinating other engineers;
resolving blockers;
driving technical work to completion;
mentoring colleagues;
communicating with customers or stakeholders; and
taking ownership for delivery rather than simply completing your own tasks.
If you want to remain technically involved while developing toward Technical Program Management, this role offers a clear progression path.
We’re hiring for a VP of Programs & Operations with a fast-scaling space technology company supporting commercial and national security satellite missions.
This is a critical leadership role focused on building and leading the company’s execution engine -ensuring reliable delivery of mission-ready capabilities across complex government and commercial environments.
You’ll operate at a company-wide level, working closely with leadership to translate strategy into consistent, high-quality execution across engineering, product, and customer programs.
If you’re a proven operator with deep government experience and a track record of scaling execution in high-stakes environments, this is a rare opportunity to shape how a company delivers at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Own execution across all customer programs spanning government and commercial missions
Act as the executive accountable for program delivery, mission readiness, and deployment success
Build and scale the program management and operational execution function
Drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, and customer teams
Establish scalable processes for mission onboarding, deployment, and delivery
Develop operational reporting, dashboards, and execution tracking frameworks
Identify and resolve bottlenecks to improve delivery speed and reliability
Serve as a senior interface with government and commercial stakeholders
Partner with leadership to ensure operational readiness for growth and new programs
Key Requirements
10+ years leading programs, operations, or delivery in complex technical environments
Strong experience supporting government, aerospace, or national security programs
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams delivering mission-critical systems
Experience building operational processes in fast-growing or evolving organizations
Strong stakeholder management experience, including government customers
Active TS/SCI clearance (required)
This is a high-impact opportunity to define and scale the operational backbone of a company delivering mission-critical space capabilities.
What if your next systems engineering role wasn't about maintaining a programme that's already been built?
What if you could help shape the satellites themselves?
EVONA is working with a fast-growing space company that's expanding its presence in the US and looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to join its team in Denver, Colorado.
This is an opportunity for someone who understands small satellites, enjoys solving difficult engineering problems and wants to work somewhere where decisions turn into hardware and missions quickly.
You'll be joining a fast-paced, hands-on smallsat engineering and manufacturing environment, developing advanced software-flexible satellites for commercial, government and scientific missions.
The opportunity
As a Systems Engineer, you'll sit at the centre of the spacecraft development process.
You'll work directly with customers to understand what they're trying to achieve, translate those mission objectives into clear technical requirements, and then work alongside hardware and software engineering teams to turn those requirements into a satellite solution that works.
You'll be involved from the early conversations and system definition right through the development lifecycle towards deployment.
This isn't a role where you'll simply inherit requirements and manage documentation.
You'll help define them.
You'll challenge them.
And you'll work with the engineering teams to make sure the spacecraft ultimately delivers what the mission requires.
What you'll be doing
You'll define and manage spacecraft system and subsystem requirements, translating high-level customer and mission needs into clear engineering requirements.
You'll work across satellite subsystems including communications, power, propulsion and other spacecraft systems, ensuring everything comes together at system level.
You'll collaborate closely with hardware and software engineers to refine technical solutions and resolve system-level challenges.
You'll also communicate directly with customers, evaluating technical requirements and helping develop and negotiate satellite and subsystem solutions.
Throughout the programme, you'll help drive projects from initial concept through development and ultimately deployment.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for someone who has already spent meaningful time designing and developing small satellites.
You'll ideally bring:
5+ years' experience designing and developing nanosatellites and/or small satellites
A BSc or MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science or a related discipline
Strong understanding of satellite systems and subsystems, including communications, power and propulsion
Experience turning high-level technical needs into well-defined system and subsystem requirements
Experience working directly with customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams
Strong written, verbal and visual technical communication skills
The ability to communicate complex systems through schematics, sequences and state diagrams
You'll need to be based in the Denver area or willing to relocate to Colorado.
Due to the nature of the work, you'll also need to be a US citizen or US permanent resident.
What would really make you stand out?
Perhaps you've worked with mission budgets covering power, link or delta-V.
Maybe you've used STK or GMAT for orbit and mission analysis.
You might have experience with SolidWorks, DFMEA, UML/SysML or have a working knowledge of C/C++ or Python.
Experience with project and risk management or tools such as Jira and Confluence would also be valuable.
You don't necessarily need every one of these.
What matters most is that you understand spacecraft, can think at system level and enjoy solving complex engineering problems.
Why Apply?
You'll get the opportunity to work on real spacecraft and genuinely influence how they're designed.
This is a fast-paced, delivery-focused engineering environment tackling difficult technical problems and developing next-generation satellite technology.
You'll collaborate with highly experienced international engineering teams and have opportunities for occasional international travel.
The package includes:
Salary of $145,000–$195,000
Health insurance
Matching 401(k)
Generous team performance-based bonus
Continued technical learning and development
International collaboration and occasional travel
Most importantly, you'll be joining at an exciting stage of growth.
If you've spent the last few years designing small satellites and you're ready for a role where you can have a much bigger impact on the spacecraft, the mission and the engineering decisions behind them, I'd love to hear from you.
Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth. We are currently seeking a Configuration Manager to contribute to our mission in a dynamic startup environment. As a Configuration Manager, you will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and reporting on the accuracy and completeness of Configuration Item (CI) data. You will also manage the implementation, documentation, and approval of configuration changes, including leading Change Control Board (CCB) meetings. You will develop and enforce configuration management plans (CMPs), including defining, developing, and operating Configuration Management (CM) baselines.
?Key Responsibilities:
Ensure all engineering documentation, drawings, bills of material (BOMs), and as-built configurations are accurately maintained and traceable
Interface with systems engineering, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure consistency between hardware configurations and verified designs
Manage functional and physical configuration audits (FCAs and PCAs) and prepare required reports and verification documentation
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
7+ years of configuration management, DevOps, or Systems Administration in the aerospace or defense industry
Experience with Configuration Management tools (Windchill, Bild, Jira, etc), and version control systems
Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines
Excellent organization and time management skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
U.S. Person
Preferred Qualifications:
Support compliance with ITAR, export control, and government data management requirements
Hands?on experience following AS9100 quality requirements and CMMI processes
Compensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.
Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
Parental leave
Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development
Lunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Lunar Outpost Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy.
Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth. We are currently seeking a Program Manager – Deputy LTVS Program Manager to contribute to our mission in a dynamic startup environment. As a Deputy LTVS Program Manager, you will contribute to the most exciting chapter of human space exploration. You will execute the program vision to develop, build, and deliver a Lunar Terrain Vehicle to the surface of the Moon by 2029, capable of carrying NASA astronauts and payloads, and establishing infrastructure on the lunar surface.
Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Program Manager in the orchestration of multiple projects key to the critical path of the program
Manage program milestone reviews by establishing review success criteria, planning peer reviews, managing stakeholder feedback, and tracking progress
Lead evaluation and maintenance of program schedule, budget, technical goals, and milestone readiness in collaboration with Integrated Product Team Leads and LTVS Chief Engineer
Track key performance indicators across the program
Interface with NASA to communicate program status and ensure program deliverables meet customer needs
Support team scaling and organization structure development
Improve program efficiency through refining execution processes and effectively prioritizing program-level tasking and objectives in response to new information
Keep human safety at the forefront of all program activities
Coordinate internal project activities and facilitate communication between project teams and supporting departments
Lead internal meetings to align priorities, surface risks, and troubleshoot blockers
Ensure documentation, reporting, and data are accurate and accessible to internal stakeholders
Monitor compliance with internal policies, procedures, and quality standards
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field
15+ years of project management or coordination experience in a technical or engineering environment, including management of scope, schedule, and budget
Experience with Class A spaceflight missions, human spaceflight, or human-rated vehicle development
Strong leadership history
Ability to understand customer vision, align priorities with company objectives, and translate this information into clear programmatic goals and objectives.
Exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira)
Proven ability to work across multiple teams and balance competing priorities
Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines
Subcontractor Management experience building a collaborative and innovative environment, establishing priorities, and driving execution within the program team
Excellent organization and time management skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
U.S. Person
Preferred Qualifications:
PMP or equivalent
Experience as a cost account manager
Experience applying earned value management
Familiarity with principles and execution of Model-Based Systems Engineering
Compensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.
Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
Parental leave
Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development
Lunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Lunar Outpost Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy.
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