Sr. IPT Lead, Electrical Development  

LeoStella is a state-of-the-art small satellite design and manufacturing company based in the Seattle area. At LeoStella, we are redefining how high-quality satellite constellations are built at scale. Our focus is on developing and using intelligent and agile engineering and manufacturing processes to accelerate the development and production of small-sat constellations, all while lowering costs and increasing on-orbit capabilities.  

The work we do at LeoStella is helping organizations and markets change the world by removing the barriers to building satellite constellations. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, high performing team focused on changing the paradigm in satellite development and production!  

Position Description:  

LeoStella is looking for an experienced senior project manager with a strong background in managing electrical assembly development, manufacturing, and test to oversee our cross-program electrical engineering portfolio. This could include new development projects, vehicle proposal support, and serial production of products for spacecraft. The ideal candidate will thrive on leading cross-functional teams, from pre-contract and specification to delivery.   

Primary Responsibilities:  

• Support multiple programs by leading a cross functional team of engineers and supply chain managers responsible for delivering electronic assemblies from proposal through satellite delivery.  

• Work alongside Product Technical Lead to define and manage technical development and production plans.  

• Coordinate and resolve cross-functional trade studies, design decisions, and development challenges to meet requirement while maintaining target cost and schedule.  Disciplines include systems engineering, mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, production, and supply chain.  

• Daily tasking of project team members in accordance with development and production plan  

• Create and maintain project schedules and drive team to meet key milestones while defining and monitoring key metrics.  

• Triage program priority conflicts and negotiate program deadlines to clearly define teamwork plan to meet commitments  

• Support the customer deliverables such as specification compliance, schedule, program reviews, and design reviews.  

• Develop and maintain an IPT staffing plan/forecast consistent with program budget and schedule and work with organizational leadership to ensure program is staffed to plan.  

• Use and maintain company tools for task management, schedule maintenance, ERP planning - example JIRA, Confluence, IMS, ERP workflows  

• Lead and maintain quality assurance plan, metrics, and root cause corrective action.  

• Create, own, and maintain dashboards providing status visibility to program office.  

• Identify best practices, lessons learned and opportunities for process improvement.  Document, train and implement best practices across multiple programs.  

   

  Required Skills:

• Ability to work self-directed, seeking out and solving issues; small and large problems alike - rather than being told where to look.  

• Demonstrated product development leadership skills with an emphasis on aero or space electronics products.  

• Experience with electronics assembly manufacturing and test  

• Ability to understand technical problems and synthesize status and determine path forward  

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences  

• Strong ability to manage a diverse team of engineers, suppliers, and production teams and achieve technical agreement both internally and within customer teams  

    

  Qualifications: 

• BS in a relevant technical field – advanced degree preferred  

• 10+ years of engineering design or development experience in a related aerospace industry  

• 10+ years’ experience in Electrical Engineering management or IPT management of the life-cycle development resulting in hardware shipments.  

• Must be a U.S. Person    

• Up to 15% travel to customer and/or suppliers  

    

  Compensation & Benefits:  

   

• Compensation range is $120-170K + 10% target bonus  

• Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. 

• Base salary is one part of your total rewards package - you may also be eligible for up to 10% potential bonuses. Additional employee benefits are detailed below as well. 

• Employee Benefits include: 

• Employer-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability. 

• 401(k) – matching 50% of contributions, up to 6% of your base salary

• Supplemental Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off and Flexible Schedule: You may accrue 156 hours paid time off per year, in addition to 8 company holidays.  You may also have the choice to take Flexible Friday off every other week. 

  Export Control Requirement: 

  Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, all candidates must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or National U.S. Permanent Resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.W. as a refugee or granted asylum) or be approved for any required export authorization from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. 

  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. EEO is the Law Poster (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) .   

  LeoStella participates in E-Verify. See Link (https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf)  for details.  See also Right to Work Statement in English and Spanish (https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf) .  

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