Firefly Aerospace
Senior Program Manager, Alpha
Briggs, TX · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in aerospace program management, technical project leadership, or production program roles; 3+ years as a scrum master, agile program manager, or equivalent execution role.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads execution of Firefly’s Eclipse launch-vehicle program, owning its schedule, delivery cadence, blockers, reporting, and production-ramp planning.
What you'll do
- Own the integrated master schedule, critical path, execution cadence, and tactical risk and issue tracking.
- Coordinate teams and customer dependencies; consolidate program status and report progress, forecasts, and readiness.
- Build dashboards, trackers, and automated reporting, applying AI to status consolidation and schedule analysis.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years in aerospace program management, technical project leadership, or production program roles; 3+ years as a scrum master, agile program manager, or equivalent execution role.
- Track record delivering complex technical programs on schedule and advanced proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar, including critical path method, resource loading, and schedule risk analysis.
- Experience building program tooling and applying AI in a program execution context.
Nice to have
- Launch vehicle, spacecraft, or comparable complex aerospace development, integration, or test experience; production ramp or rate scaling experience.
- Agile methods applied to hardware development; scripting, Power BI, or Smartsheet and Jira automation for program reporting; mentoring program management or scheduling talent.
Tools
MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Power BI
AI focus
Apply AI to status consolidation and schedule analysis.
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