Sr. IPT Lead - Electrical Development

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  

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