Firefly Aerospace
Senior Program Manager, Eclipse
Briggs, TX · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in specified program or technical leadership roles, plus 3+ years in 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 required U.S. Department of State authorizations under U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR.
About the job
Leads execution of Firefly’s Eclipse medium-lift launch vehicle program, managing schedules, delivery risks, cross-team coordination, reporting, and production ramp planning.
What you'll do
- Own the integrated master schedule, critical path, execution cadence, milestone gates, risks, and issues through closure.
- Coordinate teams and customer dependencies; consolidate program status, costs, forecasts, and executive and customer reporting.
- Build program dashboards, trackers, and automated reporting, applying AI to status consolidation and schedule analysis; support production ramp planning.
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; 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; strong facilitation and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Launch vehicle, spacecraft, or comparable complex aerospace development, integration, or test experience; production ramp or rate scaling experience.
- Engine or large structures experience, agile hardware development, reporting automation, or mentoring program management and scheduling talent.
Tools
MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Power BI
AI focus
Apply AI to status consolidation and schedule analysis in program execution.
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