Director of Components Program Management

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Purpose: The Director of Components Program Management leads the components program management team and provides supervision of component programs.

Title: Director of Components Program Management

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $150,000 - $281,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Boulder, CO

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year and parental leave).

Job Responsibilities:

·         Build, train and lead a team of program managers, providing oversight, guidance, and functional management

·         Work with Business Development and business unit leadership to drive growth and meet new market needs, including executing at scale and new product development

·         Identify and manage key metrics for execution success in cost and schedule performance

·         Create and define frameworks and tools for managing and reporting on key metrics

·         Establish and maintain budgets for product area costs and maintenance activities

·         Establish and maintain budgets for internal R&D activities, execute on R&D in collaboration with Engineering

·         Work closely alongside Business Development and Program Managers and Executive Director to support customers and drive growth, including proposals, marketing and relationship management

·         Forecast revenue and growth potential across multiple product areas

·         Work with business unit leadership on strategy, planning and business execution

·         Support other BCT product lines with innovative solutions that enable on-time delivery

·         Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education:

·         Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Engineering, Systems, Business Administration, or related discipline, 12+ years of experience

·         Demonstrated experience with customer engagement and ability to grow new business opportunities

·         Demonstrated ability to manage +$500K aerospace contracts

·         Ability to develop procurement documents and experience with financial and ERP systems

·         Proficient working on interdisciplinary teams including mechanical, electrical and software engineers

·         Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and perform detailed trade studies to support diverse business cases

·         Strong written and verbal communications skills and willingness to share and transfer knowledge

·         Experience across the full program management lifecycle (capture through delivery) in the satellite / space domain

·         Experience with the Agile Project Management and LEAN methodology

·         Familiarity with P&L and basic accounting principles
·         Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education
·         Desired: Completion of formal externally recognized project certification requirements (e.g., PMI, PMP)

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.  BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.