SDA T3 Program Manager

Iridium Satellite, LLC•Reston, VA

1d•$168,000 - $229,000•Hybrid

About The Position

If you are intrigued by space and satellites and love managing technical programs in a fast-paced and customer-focused environment, then you will be excited about the SDA T3 Program Manager opening with Iridium on a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. In this position, you’ll be responsible for working with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives as it relates to a high-impact program with a multi-million dollar impact to the company. In this role, you will focus primarily on integrated program planning, execution, customer engagement, and risk management to ensure contractual commitments are achieved. You will succeed in this role if you have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to successfully work with customers, build relationships, and lead the technical team to deliver solutions that meet our customer’s needs and expectations. This position requires an active/current Top Secret/SCI U.S. Security Clearance with a CI Polygraph or the ability to obtain a TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance with a CI Polygraph (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics, or science or equivalent military experience in lieu of degree
12+ years of relevant experience in U.S. Government (USG) development and/or operational program/project management experience, preferably in a large, global organization
5+ years’ experience in management of complex technical projects, preferably on Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Intelligence Community (IC) satellite or satellite ground programs
5-7 years of classical engineering experience
Experience leading Scaled Agile projects
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues clearly and confidently, and confidently recognize and adapt to different communication techniques
Be a strategic thinker who demonstrates good judgment and decisiveness
Be able to analyze a situation or problem and come up with effective solutions
The ability to easily form relationships with executive leadership and encourage cross-functional team building
The ability to thrive in a dynamic environment by handling multiple tasks according to deadline and budget limitations
Be proactive in finding new and enhanced ways of doing things and sharing your knowledge with others
Experience managing cross-functional issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles
The ability to foster cross-functional team building to deliver complex projects/individual goals
Be a U.S. citizen

Nice To Haves

Project Management Accreditation (APMP, PMI or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Work with senior management to develop strategic plans associated with the development and execution of the program’s technical vision, including managing delivery of high-quality results and complex solutions and providing ideas and suggestions for continuous improvement cross-functionally
Manage the coordination and delivery of multiple or complex assignments designed with end goals in mind, within identified timeline and budget
Ensure that projects meet financial performance targets as established in project pipeline budgets and Estimates to Complete
Ensure that projects deliver quality results, activities are well-designed, and funds are expended to meet overall project objectives, contract deliverables, and indicator targets
Serve as a sounding board on strategic program decisions and provide thought leadership in program design and delivery
Manage the requirements and planning basis in a methodical and organized manner, including use of configuration management practices (CM)
Develop and maintain integrated program roadmaps, execution plans, schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies to successfully deliver program objectives.
Coordinate priorities across engineering, product, operations, business, subcontractors, and customer stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely execution.
Identify, assess, and proactively manage program risks, dependencies, issues, and opportunities while implementing effective mitigation plans.
Facilitate program reviews, governance meetings, customer briefings, and executive communications to support timely decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to monitor program cost, schedule, and technical performance, analyze variances, forecast outcomes, and implement corrective actions.
Lead Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) to validate the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), ensuring scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risks are fully integrated and compliant with contractual EVMS requirements.
Drive achievement of major engineering milestones and contractual deliverables while ensuring program execution remains aligned with customer expectations.