Astranis
Technical Program Manager, USG Space Relays
$145K–$185K
San Francisco +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years; technical program management, project management, or systems engineering leadership within aerospace, defense, or commercial space systems.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required in the role requirements. The posting also states that U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status is required for compliance with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.
About the job
Leads end-to-end technical execution of a USG space-to-space relay mission, from requirements and spacecraft production through launch and on-orbit demonstration.
What you'll do
- Maintain the technical baseline, integrated schedule, and technical performance metrics across program phases.
- Lead customer milestone reviews, requirements flow-down, and verification and validation across space, ground, and operations segments.
- Support launch, on-orbit commissioning, customer service scheduling, and mission operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in a listed technical discipline or related field.
- 7+ years of technical program management, project management, or systems engineering leadership in aerospace, defense, or commercial space systems.
- Experience leading requirements flow-down, ICD development, technical budget tracking, trade studies, and end-to-end V&V for complex spaceflight systems.
- Experience managing U.S. Government spaceflight programs through formal review gates and deliverable lifecycles; U.S. citizenship and active Secret/TS clearance, with eligibility to obtain TS/SCI, are also required.
Nice to have
- Experience with NASA SCaN, TDRSS, CSP, NextSTEP, or NASA center processes and standards.
- Knowledge of space-to-space RF communications, satellite ground systems, spacecraft integration and testing, USG security controls, or schedule and resource management platforms.
Pay
$145,000 — $185,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Ka-band, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Project, APIs/GUIs, SDR
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