Technical Program Manager, Space Systems

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of internal technical programs spanning flight software, avionics, and mission operations readiness
• Drive program planning, scheduling, and tracking, ensuring delivery against technical, resource, cost, and schedule commitments
• Coordinate across systems engineering, hardware, and software teams to ensure alignment on scope, interfaces, dependencies, and deliverables
• Partner with TPMs and systems engineers to maintain cohesion and visibility across multiple concurrent programs
• Lead internal flight software initiatives, including optimization, performance tuning, resiliency improvements, and system hardening
• Oversee development of edge compute capabilities and manage vendor execution for onboard processing systems
• Ensure alignment between avionics architecture and flight software to support mission and performance objectives
• Drive planning and execution readiness for LEOP and commissioning, including timelines, dependencies, and operational constraints
• Partner with operational readiness teams to develop and validate ground system readiness for new constellations (procedures, tooling, and workflows)
• Ensure cross-team alignment on concepts of operations (CONOPS) and contingency response strategies
• Lead risk identification and mitigation across programs, with a focus on de-risking on-orbit operations
• Drive development and utilization of flatsat and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments for integration and validation
• Partner with systems engineering to define, track, and execute verification and validation strategies to ensure system reliability prior to launch

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in engineering , p hysics, or related technical field
• 5 - 10+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or related roles in aerospace or complex systems .
• Experience working with flight software, avionics systems, and spacecraft development
• Strong understanding of system integration, interface control, and cross-disciplinary engineering coordination
• Demonstrated ownership of complex, multi-team technical programs from development through operations
• Experience with Flatsat , HIL testing, or similar integration and test environments
• Strong communication skills with the ability to operate across technical and programmatic stakeholders
• Experience supporting spacecraft through launch, LEOP, and commissioning
• Background in mission operations or mission control systems
• Experience with onboard computing or edge processing architectures
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Why Join Us
• We work closely with top-tier industry partners , providing the opportunity to influence and oversee high-impact programs across the full system.
• Our team is composed of highly experienced engineers and leaders who understand how to

Additional Information

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world. To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee. Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Please review the job details below. We are seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM), Space Systems, to lead execution of critical internal programs across our Space Systems portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of flight software, avionics, and mission operations, ensuring technical efforts are integrated, de-risked, and aligned to mission readiness. This position will be located in the Westminster, CO office and has the ability to work from home two days a week and on-site three days per week. The TPM will drive coordination across S pace S ystems, E ngineering , and O perations teams to deliver robust, flight-ready capabilities-from software development through launch, early orbit operations (LEOP), commissioning , and across the veh icle mission life . This is a highly cross-functional role requiring strong technical depth, program execution discipline, and the ability to navigate across hardware, software, and mission operations domains in a performance-oriented environment .

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