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Engineering - Architecture
Pixxel - Technical Program Manager - Aerospace Domain
Engineering - Architecture
#747056
Remote / WFH
Pixxel · Bagaluru, Karnataka ·
Job Description
Job description
Description
Role : Program Type : Full Time
About The Role
At Pixxel, our Program Managers are the custodians of mission success. They own and drive every aspect of a mission from planning and budgeting, to risk management, reviews, and reporting ensuring that our spacecraft are launched on time, on budget, and in alignment with mission objectives.
Primary Ownership Areas
This role requires a rare mix of technical understanding, operational excellence, and stakeholder management to keep missions moving seamlessly from concept to successful on-orbit Responsibilities :
• Mission Budgets : Own mission budgets end-to-end, including recalculations, rebalances, reconciliations with finance, and tracking actual spends across the mission lifecycle.
• Risk Management : Own and update the mission's risk register; regularly assess technical and non-technical risks; ensure timely decisions on acceptance/rejection of risks.
• Timelines & Milestones : Define, plan, and own mission timelines in coordination with systems engineering; set milestones and drive teams to achieve them within the cycle; regularly track backlog, open tickets, and deliverables.
• Vendor/Partner Coordination : Track and manage critical path items with vendors/partners; remove roadblocks in vendor selection and execution; ensure timely delivery of external inputs.
• Mission Reviews : Plan and orchestrate reviews SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, etc.) to ensure alignment of technical understanding and momentum towards milestones.
• Updates & Reporting : Deliver clear, actionable, and regular updates to internal and external stakeholders; provide decision-enabling reports and summaries.
• Proposals : When not deployed on a live mission, support the development of proposals for upcoming mission / Support Areas :
• Launch Coordination : Work with launch service providers on schedules, payload integration, and compatibility.
• Technical Oversight : Provide oversight across the mission lifecycle, from design reviews to integration and testing.
• Quality Profile : Partner with QA/QC to flag design/manufacturing issues early, balancing optimization with cost/time efficiency.
• Compliance : Ensure regulatory requirements (frequency, imaging, operations licenses) are met in time.
• Documentation : Support systems engineering and subsystems in maintaining accurate and timely documentation.
• Mission Objectives : Ensure mission objectives and Level 1 requirements are tracked from planning through on-orbit operations, in collaboration with systems engineering.
• Purchasing/Payments/Logistics : Coordinate with finance and supply chain to ensure payments, purchases, and logistics align with mission Criteria :
The performance of a Program Manager will be measured through :
• Quality and timeliness of mission reviews SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR.
• Adherence to mission budget and timelines.
• Effective risk management and issue resolution.
• Successful launch and on-orbit performance of the & Experience :
• Experience in program/project management, ideally in aerospace, space systems, or other high-complexity engineering domains.
• Strong technical background with the ability to engage meaningfully with engineers across subsystems.
• Proven experience managing budgets, schedules, and risks for multi-stakeholder projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with space mission lifecycles (concept, design, manufacturing, integration, testing, launch, operations) is highly desirable.
• PMP/Prince2 or similar certification is a :
• Health insurance coverage.
• Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours.
• Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional Mental Wellness Services.
• Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India).
• Employee Stock Options for all hires.
(ref:hirist.tech)
Description
Role : Program Type : Full Time
About The Role
At Pixxel, our Program Managers are the custodians of mission success. They own and drive every aspect of a mission from planning and budgeting, to risk management, reviews, and reporting ensuring that our spacecraft are launched on time, on budget, and in alignment with mission objectives.
Primary Ownership Areas
This role requires a rare mix of technical understanding, operational excellence, and stakeholder management to keep missions moving seamlessly from concept to successful on-orbit Responsibilities :
• Mission Budgets : Own mission budgets end-to-end, including recalculations, rebalances, reconciliations with finance, and tracking actual spends across the mission lifecycle.
• Risk Management : Own and update the mission's risk register; regularly assess technical and non-technical risks; ensure timely decisions on acceptance/rejection of risks.
• Timelines & Milestones : Define, plan, and own mission timelines in coordination with systems engineering; set milestones and drive teams to achieve them within the cycle; regularly track backlog, open tickets, and deliverables.
• Vendor/Partner Coordination : Track and manage critical path items with vendors/partners; remove roadblocks in vendor selection and execution; ensure timely delivery of external inputs.
• Mission Reviews : Plan and orchestrate reviews SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, etc.) to ensure alignment of technical understanding and momentum towards milestones.
• Updates & Reporting : Deliver clear, actionable, and regular updates to internal and external stakeholders; provide decision-enabling reports and summaries.
• Proposals : When not deployed on a live mission, support the development of proposals for upcoming mission / Support Areas :
• Launch Coordination : Work with launch service providers on schedules, payload integration, and compatibility.
• Technical Oversight : Provide oversight across the mission lifecycle, from design reviews to integration and testing.
• Quality Profile : Partner with QA/QC to flag design/manufacturing issues early, balancing optimization with cost/time efficiency.
• Compliance : Ensure regulatory requirements (frequency, imaging, operations licenses) are met in time.
• Documentation : Support systems engineering and subsystems in maintaining accurate and timely documentation.
• Mission Objectives : Ensure mission objectives and Level 1 requirements are tracked from planning through on-orbit operations, in collaboration with systems engineering.
• Purchasing/Payments/Logistics : Coordinate with finance and supply chain to ensure payments, purchases, and logistics align with mission Criteria :
The performance of a Program Manager will be measured through :
• Quality and timeliness of mission reviews SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR.
• Adherence to mission budget and timelines.
• Effective risk management and issue resolution.
• Successful launch and on-orbit performance of the & Experience :
• Experience in program/project management, ideally in aerospace, space systems, or other high-complexity engineering domains.
• Strong technical background with the ability to engage meaningfully with engineers across subsystems.
• Proven experience managing budgets, schedules, and risks for multi-stakeholder projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with space mission lifecycles (concept, design, manufacturing, integration, testing, launch, operations) is highly desirable.
• PMP/Prince2 or similar certification is a :
• Health insurance coverage.
• Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours.
• Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional Mental Wellness Services.
• Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India).
• Employee Stock Options for all hires.
(ref:hirist.tech)
