Technical Program Manager

Job#: 3017911

Job Description:

Job Title: Sr Technical Program Manager

Duration: 6-12 months

Location: Redmond, WA- Onsite
Job description

Our client, is inventing on behalf of customers, and o, we're redefining what global connectivity looks like. Our mission is to deliver fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world through a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites. Every system we build helps connect people to education, healthcare, opportunity, and each other.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead Flight Electronics development. This role sits at the intersection of hardware, software, manufacturing, and systems engineering, driving complex programs that ultimately become part of the our satellite infrastructure powering global connectivity.

About the Role

In this role, you will act as the single-threaded TPM for flight electronics systems. Your TPM leadership will drive delivery of complex projects involving system architecture, communication systems, electrical design, mechanical design, thermal design, manufacturing, test concepts, and embedded software. Your ability to bring clarity and alignment to high-impact program(s) enables the team to increase velocity of delivery.

This is an individual contributor role with broad organizational influence. You'll drive alignment and execution through technical depth, strong program fundamentals, and trusted partnerships, driving work across engineering, operations, and production.

Key job responsibilities

Lead flight electronics programs that span power systems, compute platforms, mechanical packaging, communication systems, thermal management, and embedded software

Partner closely with hardware, firmware, software, reliability, and manufacturing teams to define what "done" looks like at the system level

Develop and manage integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs in a high-speed, high-complexity environment

Understand power modes, power budgets, and lifecycle considerations for mission-critical electronics

Translate architectural decisions, from PCBA design to enclosure and thermal solutions, into executable plans

Guide manufacturing readiness, including build processes, test strategies, and system bring-up

Act as the central point of alignment across teams, keeping them aligned on ownership, sequencing, and delivery while adapting quickly as conditions change

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Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

- 5+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience

- 3+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience

- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred qualifications

- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

- Experience with high volume manufacturing test methods, concepts and solutions.

- Ability to lead interdisciplinary discussions between Hardware, Reliability, Software, Firmware, etc. to define and drive scope and clarity of work, and reach optimum system level trades.

- Experience in high speed characterization of devices, operation of high speed and high frequency test equipment, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and high-speed oscilloscopes.

- Experience developing high-performance systems for aerospace applications or systems operating in extreme environments.

- Experience in automated testing and system characterization.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills.

- Ability to regularly engage with senior stake holders and influence across the organization. High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.