Pre-Sales Solutions Architect – Japanese Defense and Intelligence
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CloudPythonRemote Sensing
Senior Technical Program Manager
Capella Space
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $121,929 - $161,556 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudRemote Sensing
About the role
- Define the overall program plan for large-scale ground segment focused program, including scope, milestones, and delivery timelines.
- Align ground segment development activities with broader satellite mission operations and customer commitments.
- Drive execution across multiple projects within the program (e.g., mission planning, tasking interfaces, downlink infrastructure, data processing pipelines).
- Break down high-level requirements into projects/workstreams.
- Establish success criteria for operational readiness and customer delivery.
- Coordinate across engineering disciplines (Satellite Ops, Tasking, Platform applications, SAR processing).
- Own and maintain the integrated master schedule (IMS).
- Identify risks and lead mitigation strategies.
- Drive decision-making on trade-offs between scope, schedule, and resources.
- Guide software teams developing mission operations software, APIs, and updates to tasking console.
- Oversee infrastructure teams deploying antennas, networking, and cloud-based processing/distribution.
- Oversee the rollout of new ground capabilities into live operations.
- Ensure continuity of operations during cutover from legacy systems to new ground segment.
- Document lessons learned and established processes for long-term sustainment.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant engineering and program management experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years with a master’s degree in engineering, systems, or a related technical discipline
- Proficiency in project management software tools and collaboration platforms such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, and Confluence
- Experience with Jira/Agile management
- Proven ability to manage technical development and/or R&D scope
- Experience building and supporting ground segment infrastructure and operations preferred
- U.S. citizenship, lawful U.S. permanent resident (Green Card), refugee/asylee, or eligibility to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce (ITAR/export-control requirement)
