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Role Description
- This role is part of TeraWave, a satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. We are seeking a Principal Program Manager for Strategy and Planning to serve as a strategic partner to the TeraWave leadership team for our revolutionary satellite communications network. This role will be instrumental in shaping the strategy and operational excellence of our constellation deployment.
- Work with the TeraWave Leadership Team to translate our vision into strategies, goals, mechanisms, and tactics for our 5,408 optically interconnected satellites
- Serve as the strategic partner to the SVP and leadership team, helping shape the strategy of the organization and enabling it to scale behind its long-term vision
- Proactively engage across business functions and teams to identify integration opportunities between LEO and MEO satellite layers
- Establish and improve organizational efficiency across the TeraWave program's multi-orbit constellation development
- Identify organizational pain points and opportunities in the development of RF and optical communications technologies
- Work with leaders to implement self-sustaining solutions with permanent owners across payload, software, and hardware teams
- Drive strategic planning across the organization to optimize constellation performance, reliability, and cost
- Shepherd the strategic planning process, inclusive of Monthly and Quarterly Reviews for the TeraWave program
- Switch effectively between macro-level strategic thinking and micro-level project management for space-based communications systems
- Act as the 'glue' that brings together different parts of the TeraWave business and organization
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives spanning satellite systems, optical communications, and enterprise network architecture
- Develop and maintain program dashboards and metrics to track progress against strategic objectives for the TeraWave constellation
- Facilitate executive-level meetings and drive decision-making processes for this enterprise-grade space network
- Qualifications
- 8-12+ years of product or program management, business development or technology experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition for complex technical systems
- Experience with end-to-end product delivery in aerospace or telecommunications
- Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to communications systems
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to influence without authority across organizational boundaries
- Requirements
- Experience with program management skills to execute strategic initiatives for satellite or communications systems
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably in aerospace, electrical, or telecommunications
- Experience driving strategic planning processes for space systems or communications networks
- Experience wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced environment and comfort with the ambiguity of developing new space infrastructure
- Strong communication skills with a structured approach to solving complex problems in satellite communications
- Demonstrated ability to get up to speed on optical communications and RF technologies quickly
- Experience in project management methodologies for space systems development
- Knowledge of satellite communications, optical inter-satellite links, or Q/V-band RF communications
- MBA or advanced degree in a relevant field
- Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability
- 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
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