Senior Technical Program Manager

Solestial

1121 West Warner Rd; Tempe, United States

Full Time

Posted July 20, 2026

$123k - $175k· Est.

Solar Energy

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Job Description

Directly manage accounts within the business portfolio regularly interfacing with customers through the entire program lifecycle including pre-award efforts and project closeout.

Key Responsibilities

Directly manage accounts within the business portfolio regularly interfacing with customers through the entire program lifecycle including pre-award efforts and project closeout.
Regularly communicate with customers providing technical overviews and programmatic updates on progress across engineering & development, schedule execution, risk and mitigation status, production progress, and other key program health indicators.
Perform system level trades and electrical power analysis to create initial design concepts devised from customer provided driving requirements and objectives
Develop customer specific designs throughout the program lifecycle managing requirements and engineering tasks by working directly with the technology development and production teams.
Plan, coordinate, and collaboratively work with the operations team providing inputs to strategic planning such as milestones and key dates, critical schedule and technical dependencies, and mission specific requirements.
Contribute to proposal development by providing inputs such as engineering and programmatic scope descriptions, cost estimates for non-recurring and recurring deliverables or tasks, and schedule estimations as an output of detailed planning with stakeholders.
Regularly provide upward status to internal company leadership regarding overall program health, risk status, and schedule progress and updates.
Lead coordination and execution of major technical reviews such as PDR/CDR including manufacturing and test readiness reviews externally with customers and among internal stakeholders.
Assist Business Development and support the sales team in business capture through reviewing and providing programmatic and technical content for SOWs, grants, proposals, and competitive technical solutions.
Consistently execute established program management processes ensuring strong follow-through across stakeholders and identify opportunities to improve existing workflows or develop and implement new processes where needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field
5+ years of relevant experience as a Program Manager or Systems Engineer in the aerospace industry
Ability to communicate technical material clearly and professionally
Ability to represent the company professionally to external parties
Proficiency with developing schedules, managing dependencies, and identifying opportunities and risks
Experience with satellite electrical systems and solar arrays or photovoltaic technology
Familiarity with common solar cell technologies and qualification procedures
Experience using AutoCAD or similar design software

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation - we want you to grow with us
Generous, high-quality medical, dental, and vision coverage on day one of employment
15 vacation days, 5 sick days, and 10 paid holidays annually - with an extended holiday break at year’s end
401K with employer match up to 4% of salary
Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability and employer-sponsored life insurance
Your work will literally go to space!