Technical Project Manager

Description

Want to apply your project management skills to spaceflight?

Space Tango is looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented project professional to help coordinate the technical, logistical, and documentation activities required to get payloads to space and safely back to Earth.

You do not need previous spaceflight or NASA experience.

We can teach the industry-specific processes. We're looking for someone who is great at keeping complex projects organized, coordinating across different teams, managing deadlines and requirements, and making sure important details don't fall through the cracks.

What You'll Do

Coordinate technical projects involving engineering, science, operations, customers, and external partners

Manage schedules, requirements, documentation, deliverables, and readiness milestones

Track open actions, risks, changing requirements, and upcoming deadlines

Keep internal and external teams aligned on priorities and next steps

Prepare and coordinate technical documentation and review materials

Learn NASA integration processes and help guide payloads through planning, testing, launch, on-orbit operations, and return

Support launch and mission activities, including occasional travel and non-standard hours

Who We're Looking For

You might be a great fit if you're someone who:

Is exceptionally organized and enjoys bringing structure to complex projects

Can manage multiple priorities without losing sight of the overall objective

Takes ownership and follows things through to completion

Communicates well with both technical and non-technical people

Is comfortable asking questions and learning technical information

Notices details and potential problems before they become bigger problems

Can adapt quickly when schedules or requirements change

Enjoys working across teams and getting people moving toward a common deadline

Your Background Could Be In…

We're open to candidates from a variety of industries. Relevant experience could include technical project or program management, engineering project coordination, manufacturing or new product introduction, laboratory or research operations, logistics, regulatory/compliance programs, systems integration, defense, aviation, medical devices, automotive, or other technical operations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Experience coordinating projects, programs, or complex operations

Experience working across multiple teams and managing deadlines and deliverables

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable working with detailed documentation and technical information

Ability to travel and support mission activities when required

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