Product Owner 4 - Centaur Exploration Airborne

United Launch Alliance•Centennial, CO

7d•$121,307 - $202,178•Onsite

About The Position

Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team delivering capabilities for the SLS-specific Centaur Upper Stage. As an Agile Product Owner and engineering technical lead, you will drive product vision, technical integration, and iterative delivery for the new 180k Centaur Upper Stage integrated with NASA’s Space Launch System. Each Product Owner is accountable for leading their team(s) to deliver value and achieve program objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
Engineering development experience across lifecycle stages such as proposal, SCR, SRR, PDR, CDR, build and test.
Launch vehicle experience supporting flight or ground systems.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively across multiple engineering functions (Mechanical, Strength/Stress, Propulsion, Thermal, Avionics, Software, Manufacturing, Production, etc.).
Experience building and maintaining strong internal and external relationships, including customer engagement.
Proven technical leadership and team collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Deep technical expertise in launch vehicles or spacecraft, with experience integrating complex subsystems and leading trade studies, risk and opportunity identification, and root-cause investigations.
Experience leading engineering teams with Agile project management practices and tools, including JIRA, Confluence, and iterative delivery.
Experience across multiple engineering functions such as Mechanical, Electrical, Structures, Propulsion, Avionics, Software, with design, analysis, and test background.
Supplier management and coordination.

Responsibilities

Set and communicate product vision and roadmap for assigned features or subsystems.
Serve as the Team Lead for your product team(s), establishing objectives, delegating tasks, setting clear priorities, and fostering accountability.
Maintain and refine the product backlog, ensuring alignment with program objectives and stakeholder needs.
Lead Agile ceremonies, partner with Scrum Masters on planning, use JIRA and Confluence to track progress, analyze and report team metrics, and drive continuous improvement.
Coach and mentor team members in Agile principles, technical rigor, and professional development.
Translate stakeholder requirements into actionable, testable objectives and clear acceptance criteria.
Manage competing priorities across internal and external stakeholders.
Lead multidisciplinary integration across cross-technology airborne development teams.
Collaborate with System Architects, Chief Engineers, and other Product Owners to ensure seamless integration across the SLS Centaur program.
Manage cost, technical, and schedule risk with a proactive issue and opportunity framework.
Communicate early and often across engineering, program management, supply chain, and customer teams.
Present technical and programmatic status to leadership.
Foster a collaborative team culture that emphasizes safety, technical rigor, and learning.