Sr. Manager Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead - Command & Data Handling

Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art modules and satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Sr. Manager Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead – Command & Data Handling to join our growing Components & Modules team. Reporting to the Product Director of Command & Data Handling Modules, the IPT Lead will aim to develop and produce high-quality, high-reliability command and data handling modules to support internal and external customer needs. The IPT Lead will be responsible for a module or module(s) within flight computers, backplanes, watchdogs, spacecraft/payload interface boards, and expanders/adapter boards.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work in conjunction with the Product Director - CDH, sales & marketing, business development, finance & legal for both internal and external customers to develop and implement product strategies and technical roadmaps
• Responsible for market research for product requirements, features, pricing, and competitive analysis working with the Product Director
• Responsible for product development, product production, and post-delivery support working with manufacturing, mission assurance, AI&T, and supplier management

• Has responsibility, authority, and accountability for the product cost, schedule, and technical scope, along with driving critical risk-based decisions throughout the program life cycle
• Responsible project management of new product development and introduction
• Responsible for implementing product development processes & planning
• Develop a multi-functional organization reporting to you that will scale for the growth of your product area
• Support resource and facility planning to ensure that each product group has the resources it needs (people, technology, equipment, infrastructure) to scale for growth
• Champion product improvements to achieve efficient high rate-production

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience with product development with a demonstrated reputation for driving business goals and objectives to completion
• Electrical Engineering and circuit design experience
• Working knowledge of multilayer PCB fabrication techniques per IPC standards
• Experience in flight computer, backplane, watchdog, interface board definition, design, and qualification
• Experience in development, qualification, and acceptance testing with Failure investigation and root cause analysis skills
• Experience in the development of high-rate production products
• Experience in Program/Project management of new product development
• Strong leadership & team building skills, candidate must be able to lead and motivate cross-functional teams as well as have proven experience in a team environment and interfacing successfully across organizational boundaries
• Exhibited capability to foster an environment that enables the application of continuous improvement, novel thinking, and fresh ideas to business challenges resulting in creative and competitive solutions
• Ability to define and utilize metrics, manage external suppliers, and manufacturing
• Per the requirement of certain Terran Orbital facilities, the applicant must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS/SCI Security Clearance and all special accesses required to work at such facilities

Desired

• Experience in the development of high-rate production products
• An understanding of GSFC-STD-7000 General Environmental Verification Standard (GEVS), and SMC-S-016, Test requirements for Launch, Upperstage and Space Vehicles
• Experience in sustaining engineering & post-delivery product support
• Experience in Systems Engineering & Integration of Spacecraft Systems

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Employee Equity Incentive Program
• 401(k) Match
• Unlimited PTO

Salary Range $150,000-$180,000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer equity for each employee, 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) ma