Senior Technical Product Manager, Satellite Communication Systems

What you'll do

• Own the end-to-end technical program strategy for optical inter-satellite link systems from design through on-orbit commissioning.
• Drive trade studies to balance optical performance, cost, manufacturability, and schedule across satellite payloads.
• Develop comprehensive program plans tracking milestones for design reviews, qualification testing, and production readiness.
• Identify project risks early and develop mitigation strategies including supply chain resilience.
• Transition optical systems from prototype stages into high-volume manufacturing for large constellations.
• Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams to drive test automation and yield improvement.
• Coordinate verification campaigns to ensure hardware performs reliably over the mission lifetime.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams across photonics, software, RF systems, and mission operations.

What we're looking for

• Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum for export control compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, optical engineering, physics, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 5+ years of leading cross-functional teams through launch readiness or managing complex manufacturing and packaging systems.
• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and critical path management.
• Experience with optical inter-satellite link (OISL) systems, free-space optical communication, or laser communication terminals.
• Experience transitioning optical/photonic hardware from development through qualification to high-rate production and test automation.
• U.S. citizen or national, U.