K2 Space
Technical Program Manager, Flight Software
$165K–$235K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 5+ years of technical program or project management experience working directly with software engineering teams.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Owns the flight and ground software development schedule across satellite programs, coordinating teams and milestones to identify risks early and keep missions on track.
What you'll do
- Maintain software schedules, release plans, dependencies, and progress; surface slips and drive blocker resolution.
- Coordinate software milestones with systems, avionics, AI&T, and mission operations; manage risks and facilitate program reviews.
- Communicate schedule status to stakeholders and support process improvement and resource planning.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of technical program or project management experience working directly with software engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain detailed schedules, track dependencies, and keep software teams on track against firm external milestones.
- Technical fluency to work closely with software engineers and identify what is blocking progress.
Nice to have
- Experience program-managing flight, embedded, or firmware software for aerospace, satellite, or other high-reliability systems.
- Software engineering or technical background; familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Git-based workflows, CI/CD, dashboards, or hardware integration and test schedules.
Pay
USD $165,000 - $235,000 base salary
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Git-based workflows, CI/CD
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