Lead Program Manager, Lazuli Space Telescope

Requirements

• Over 12 years of experience in aerospace, space missions, or equivalent program management, with a proven track record of delivering complex, multi-partner programs successfully.
• Familiarity with NASA, DoD, ESA, or comparable mission lifecycles, reviews, and systems engineering practices.
• Demonstrated expertise in cost/schedule management, contracts, risk registers, and WBS structures.
• Experience managing multiple subcontractors and international partners under ITAR/EAR frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence across technical, scientific, and executive domains.
• Degree in engineering, physics, or related field preferred.

Additional Information

The Lead Program Manager for the Lazuli Space Telescope will oversee aspects of mission execution. Reporting directly to the Program Executive Director, this role is responsible for orchestrating the work of multiple program managers, coordinating closely with the Chief Engineer, Science Lead, and external partners, and ensuring the program is delivered on cost, on schedule, and to technical performance requirements. This role requires access to U.S. export controlled information. Candidates must be a U.S. person (i.e. a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident, or a legal asylee or refugee) OR receive approval from the U.S. Government to work with U.S. export controlled information. This is an exempt role.

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