Technical Program Manager

About the role

Space Kinetic is a venture-backed startup focused on addressing urgent national security priorities. Our goal is to deliver a suite of asymmetric capabilities for space superiority and missile defense leveraging our proprietary electromechanical deployment system, which enables the rapid deployment of low-cost payloads through space without firing a thruster. Space Kinetic is currently assembling its TRL-5 prototype. Our goal is to leverage this platform to provide the United States with a new tool for securing the space domain and catalyzing the emerging space economy.

Responsibilities

• We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to support technical program execution, coordinate cross-functional engineering activities, and help drive aerospace development programs from planning through execution.
• Lead planning, coordination, and execution of aerospace engineering and hardware development projects
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, action trackers, and program status reporting
• Coordinate closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams to ensure execution against program goals
• Support technical reviews, design reviews, production readiness discussions, and milestone planning
• Monitor project scope, schedule, cost drivers, and execution risks
• Identify schedule impacts, technical dependencies, and program constraints early and escalate when needed
• Track deliverables, action items, procurement dependencies, and critical path activities
• Facilitate internal meetings and ensure follow-up actions are completed across teams
• Support customer-facing updates, program documentation, and status communications as needed
• Help manage contract deliverables and internal execution against awarded program requirements
• Work closely with engineering teams to understand technical priorities and execution challenges
• Assist leadership in translating technical development priorities into executable project plans
• Support disciplined configuration management processes for hardware and software to maintain revision control, traceability, and alignment across program activities
• Coordinate and monitor test-readiness activities, including technical preparation, documentation status, material readiness, and integration planning prior to test execution
• Support integration activities across hardware and software elements, maintaining visibility into dependencies that affect system performance and program milestones
• Demonstrate understanding of how software integrates within broader system architecture and support coordination between software and hardware development efforts
• Support continuous improvement in program controls, reporting structure, and execution discipline
• What It Takes:

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field preferred
• 5+ years of project management experience supporting engineering, aerospace, manufacturing, or hardware development programs
• Aerospace industry experience required
• Strong understanding of engineering development processes, technical schedules, and hardware program execution
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and software functions
• Experience managing schedules, technical action tracking, and cross-functional program execution
• Familiarity with hardware development lifecycle, integration activities, and test planning
• Understanding of disciplined configuration management principles for hardware and software environments
• Ability to identify technical dependencies, schedule risks, and execution constraints early
• Strong communication skills with ability to interface across technical teams and leadership
• Experience supporting technical reviews, program reporting, and milestone-driven execution
• Experience supporting prototype, flight hardware, or aerospace product development programs
• Familiarity with test readiness reviews, integration planning, and engineering release pro

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