Executive Director of Spacecraft

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The Executive Director of Spacecraft provides leadership and supervision of the product line that encompasses all spacecraft at Blue Canyon, and is the profit-loss owner for the product line.

Title: Executive Director of Spacecraft

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $180,000 - $325,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette, CO

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (4 weeks of vacation 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year and parental leave).

Job Responsibilities:

• Communicate with company Executive Leadership to provide status on resource capacity, Engineering support to programs, product line developments, and financial performance
• Support financial reviews, including program EACs and LREs, cashflow status, AOP and LRP generation, indirect labor and non-labor budgets
• Support business development efforts, providing program management function, proposal generation and review support, and pricing
• Engage with customers for business development and strategic partnering, program status, and issue resolution
• Provide and present BCT spacecraft capabilities briefings
• Establish and maintain BCT spacecraft products, including generation and maintenance of standard documentation, pricing, resource planning
• Continuously evaluate existing and emerging technologies for inclusion in spacecraft products
• Review and assist in revision of contract documents, including specifications, SOWs, delivery orders
• Oversee special programs as needed, providing technical, planning, and execution leadership
• Lead, assess, supervise, coach, and develop departmental leaders and staff
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education:

• 20 years of experience as a Manager or Director of Spacecraft programs
• Experience and knowledge in profit/loss management
• Master’s degree or higher preferred, in Aerospace, Engineering, System, or Computer science discipline
• Strong systems engineering and technical management skills and demonstrated ability to grow new business opportunities and execute demanding flight programs
• Must be able to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with emphasis in rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities
• Current TS/SCI with IC Poly
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.  BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.

Salary : $180,000 - $325,000