SpaceX was founded on the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
TECHNICAL PROJECT LEAD, STARLINK SPECIAL PROGRAMS
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for overall program schedule including driving priorities, supporting product definition, analyzing project trades, and obtaining resources for product success as required.
- Responsible for reporting program status and critical path items to management and stakeholders.
- Serve as the key technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders to ensure mass production product meets customer and reliability targets.
- Identify and own projects and processes that improve overall program success and progress.
- Work with sales team to identify opportunities that are a good fit for Starlink. Get buy-in and establish resources to support these programs.
- Manage contracts to make sure we meet schedule while giving technical teams ample time to get work done ahead of milestones.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree.
- 3+ years of experience leading technical projects and analyzing project trades.
PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- 5+ years of experience leading technical projects.
- Experience with interdisciplinary project management across many departments. Interdisciplinary engineering fundamentals and multidisciplinary project execution is the key to success in this role.
- Experience developing and presenting concise engineering summaries to drive decision making.
- Prior experience with the full hardware product life cycle.
- Capable of working autonomously and solving complex problems to meet project timelines.
- Experience working with US Department of Defense and Intelligence Communities on complex high-stakes projects.
- Experience with US Government project management and procurement.
- Knowledge of international affairs and current US Government capabilities and needs.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to travel and work extended hours/weekends as needed.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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