Project Manager

Astrobotic is at the forefront of advancing space exploration and technology development. Our expertise spans from lunar rovers, landers, and infrastructure to spacecraft navigation, machine vision, and computing systems for in-space robotic applications. To date, the company has been contracted for two lunar missions, and has won more than 60 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense (DoD), and commercial technology contracts worth more than $600 million.

We recently launched and operated the first American lunar lander mission since the Apollo Program. Beyond helping lead America back to the Moon, Astrobotic developed and operates reusable vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) rockets and continues to advance next-generation VTVL capabilities and advanced rocket engines. Established in 2007, Astrobotic is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with a propulsion and test campus in Mojave, CA.

The Project Manager will be responsible for creating and executing on WBS, schedule and budget of technology developments and lunar flight missions, working closely with engineering leads and business office experts to track and manage progress. You will communicate with vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors to create and manage their associated schedules, budgets and statements of work; lead the creation of major internal design review documentation, contribute to research and sales proposals, implement the full product development cycle, and regularly report to the Vice President for Space Programs. On occasion, you will also contribute to and lead prime contractor and subcontractor agreements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creating and coordinating technical schedules, project budgets and resource planning for concurrent projects with staggered deliverables and reporting cycles
• Development and management of work breakdown structures, project budgets, integrated master schedule, and project risk registers
• Monitoring schedule progress, including identifying critical activities and reviewing forecasts and progress achieved to date. Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend work-around
• Collaborating with managers, leads and engineers to ensure schedule, cost, and technical deliverables are completed on schedule with expected quality and that all stakeholders are kept informed
• Creating technical statements of work and contracts for vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors, and evaluating the performance of those contracts
• Creating appropriate reports and records to ensure compliance with company and customer requirements
• Assisting in the development and delivery of technical progress reports, documentation, and presentations (i.e., Monthly Project Reviews)
• Leading technical teams in the development of new technical products and services
• Support business development efforts for new project opportunities inclusive of reviewing technical proposals, developing budgets with the team and compiling proposal content as required
• Maintaining the strict confidentiality of sensitive information
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• B.S. in Engineering or related technical field plus 5 years in a project management role leading technical projects in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience developing project budgets, schedules, and risks with multiple scheduling tools
• Demonstrated experience balancing resources across multiple projects, as well as tracking scope, schedule, and budget
• Demonstrated experience developing presentations and project reports for stakeholder review
• Demonstrated experience working with engineering teams and ability to quickly establish close working relationships across teams
• Comfort with ambiguity and motivated to help solve complex problems
• Ability to work without supervision to lead the development of project plans and schedules for multiple projects concurrently
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to motivate and influence others, build effective interpersonal relationships, and be able to foster and contribute to a positive and productive team environment
  
  

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience leading technical development of first-of-a-kind products or services
• Project management experience in support of government customers
• Demonstrated direct, hands-on experience with space system integration and testing
• Working within an agile development framework
• Experience using team collaboration tools (Confluence/Jira) to manage tasks and products
  
  

Note: This position may be filled at multiple levels

Salary

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including individual performance, business objectives, and the candidates professional experience. Base salary is just one component of Astrobotic's competitive total rewards strategy.

Benefits:

Benefits include Medical, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, voluntary life insurance, FSA Plans, 401k and open PTO.

Astrobotic has a collaborative working environment where each member of the team has a high degree of freedom, responsibility, and expectations. We are building solutions to challenging technical problems with the goal of making space more accessible to the world.

Export Control Regulations:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. person which includes U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) including those individuals granted refugee or asylum status, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Astrobotic Technology, Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation:

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to contact@astrobotic.com.