About the Role:
We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to be the connective tissue across our engineering team. You will help drive a launch vehicle program from early development through production. This role is a hands-on coordination job where you're making sure nothing falls through the cracks.
You'll own the master schedule, drive cost tracking, and most importantly, keep a small team of senior engineers sequenced and unblocked. The engineering leadership knows what needs to be done. We need someone who will relentlessly track progress, flag conflicts early, and make sure the right conversations happen at the right time.
What You'll Do- Own and maintain the integrated program schedule across propulsion, structures, avionics, and vehicle design
- Track costs against budget and flag variances early
- Run standups, syncs, and program reviews - keep them short and useful
- Be the person who notices when Team A's deliverable is blocking Team B and brokers the resolution before it becomes a problem
- Sequence work across disciplines so that long-lead items, test campaigns, and design reviews happen in the right order
- Create and maintain clear documentation: decision logs, action items, interface agreements
- Communicate status up, down, and sideways - no one should be surprised
Basic Qualifications:- 2-5 years of experience in program management, systems engineering, or technical operations - aerospace preferred but not required
- Strong technical intuition - you don't need to run CFD but you need to understand why a turbopump test matters to the vehicle schedule
- Exceptional communication skills, especially written
- Bias toward action - you chase answers, you don't wait for them
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and incomplete information
- Experience with scheduling tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar)
- Organized to a fault - nothing gets lost in your world
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience at a startup or small hardware company where you wore multiple hats
- Familiarity with rocket propulsion or launch vehicle development
- Experience cost/schedule tracking frameworks
- Background in systems engineering or integration roles
Compensation and BenefitsThe salary range for this position is
$157,000 - $184,000 annually.
The actual base salary offered will depend on factors such as job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity.- Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
- Employees and their eligible dependents may enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off
- 10 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid parental leave
- Relocation assistance if applicable
- Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks
