Sr. Components Product Manager Emphasis on Reaction Wheels
About The Position
This role contains elements of Product and Program Management. The individual owns the strategic, execution, and financial leadership of a defined product line. Partnered with a technical lead, the role drives the full product lifecycle in direct alignment with market dynamics, customer needs, and business growth objectives. This position leads the BCT Reaction Wheel product line, a flight-proven actuator system purpose-built for the rapidly growing small spacecraft market. BCT is looking for an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset that includes a sharp business mind and a proven ability to strategize and manage the implementation of product line initiatives. This isn't a role for someone who waits to be told what to do. You'll bring an outside the box mindset, sharp commercial instincts, and the conviction to tell the business what it needs to hear. You thrive at the intersection of customer execution and business strategy, and you know how to translate that into product decisions that win in the market. You're equally comfortable negotiating with customers, setting product roadmap priorities, and pulling cross-functional teams toward a common goal. This role blends the discipline of aerospace Program Management with the growth-oriented mindset of a New Space product leader.
Requirements
- 7-12 years of relevant experience in program management and/or product management
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, Business Administration, or related fields
- Demonstrated Space hardware program manager experience.
- Experience with all phases of the product life cycle (business development, concept formulation, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test, and post-delivery support)
- Excellent understanding of systems engineering principles and all elements of the product lifecycle
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and execute without direct authority.
- Excellent PMO and financial acumen (cost structures, risk and opportunities, return on investment)
- Experience leading customer proposals/bids.
- Demonstrated soft skills to work with large/small and domestic/international customers within a rapidly changing environment with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with emphasis on rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities
- Demonstrated leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies
- The ability to prepare clearly summarize meeting notes, prepare customer deliverables, and cross-functional PowerPoint presentations up to the executive level.
- Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education
Responsibilities
- Manage complex component contracts independently with domestic and international customers.
- Manage complex cross-functional activities such as contract negotiations, scope discrepancies, and/or performance expectations.
- Serve as primary point of contact for assigned customer contracts
- Monitor and implement action plans associated with product line performance KPIs such as cost per unit, on-time delivery, first pass yield, etc.
- Manage product transitions, obsolescence, and end of life planning.
- Maintain the product line vision and roadmap alongside the technical lead. Align these items across the business such that they align with company financial and technical objectives.
- Lead cross functional teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and finance to increase the robustness and on-time delivery performance metrics
- Evaluation of existing and emerging technologies in conjunction with the product technical lead
- Manage product line Risk and Opportunities
- Forecast, then own product line budgets inclusive of any IRAD efforts.
- Support pricing strategies in collaboration with sales, finance, and leadership
- Own the business case and drive go/no-go decisions for new product initiatives, changes to customer value proposition, and hardware market positioning.
- Represent the product line in executive leadership meetings
- Cultivate leadership level customer relationships and drive strategic account planning with the BCT leadership team
- Support customer communications and serve as their advocate within the organization
- Collaborate with sales team on customer engagement activities
- Work closely with customers to help refine their needs and provide innovative and competitive solutions with existing products
- Provide mentorship opportunities to more junior PMs and influence organization strategy
- May include personnel management responsibilities
- Ensure all business is conducted using the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations as well as company policies and directives
Benefits
- Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
- Life insurance
- 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
- Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
