True Anomaly
Technical Program Manager, Payloads
$120K–$175K
Denver, CO · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; experience may be in technical program management, systems engineering, hardware development, or a related technical field.
- 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 authorizations from the U.S. Department of State under ITAR.
About the job
Owns end-to-end execution of payload development and integration programs, coordinating engineering and cross-functional teams from requirements through testing, production, and operational deployment.
What you'll do
- Plan and deliver payload programs, managing scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, and accountability.
- Coordinate payload integration across spacecraft systems, software, manufacturing, test, launch, and mission operations.
- Maintain program schedules, dashboards, risk registers, and stakeholder reporting; lead program reviews and continuous improvement.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, hardware development, or a related technical field.
- Experience delivering complex hardware or aerospace systems and managing cross-functional programs spanning hardware, software, systems engineering, manufacturing, test, and operations.
- Experience with system integration, interface management, verification and validation, or end-to-end test planning; experience with Jira, Confluence, and other program or engineering tools.
- Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred.
Nice to have
- Experience managing payload development or spacecraft payload integration.
- Background in a related technical field; experience with Power BI or relevant program management certification.
Pay
$120,000–$175,000 USD base salary
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Power BI, Agile, Scrum, Kanban
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