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Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.\nPosition Purpose: The Sr. Program Manager will provide leadership and supervision in a team\nenvironment, with frequent opportunities for customer engagement, new business development,\nconcept design, mission formulation, system analysis, and detailed design, analysis, integration, and\ntest, plus orbit operations. The Senior Program Manager will typically run larger, more\ncomplex/demanding, and high-profile programs.\nTitle: Sr. Program Manager\nPosition Type: Full Time\nPay Range: $140,000 - $195,000\n(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)\nLocation: Lafayette, CO\nBenefits:\nEmployer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date\nLife insurance\n401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)\nGenerous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave\nJob Responsibilities:\nProgram management responsibility for Space hardware missions for Commercial,\nDefense, Restricted, or NASA satellites.\nProgram execution in all phases of the program life cycle (business development,\nmission formulation, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test,\nand on-orbit operations)\nSystem design balancing performance, emerging technologies, schedule, risk, and cost\nEncourage, council, mentor, and lead program teams thru program evolution, milestones,\nchallenges, and successes.\nPrepare, present, and manage for successful conclusion major program milestone reviews\nManage / perform trade studies balancing cost, schedule and technical requirements and\nparametric analyses\nEvaluation of existing and emerging technologies\nDevelop, review and negotiate procurement documents (specification, SOW) and\nmanage subcontracts\nWork closely with customers to help refine their needs and provide innovative and\ncompetitive solutions\nSupport and help evolve the spacecraft and component product line offerings\nGenerate and maintain program integrated masterschedule (IMS)\nGenerate and maintain program budgets and forecasts, including financial, technical, and\nschedule risk and opportunity positions\nExecute flight programs that meet technical and cost obligations\nWork closely with other contractors/teammatesin meeting customer needs\nCollaborate closely with technical program leads and diverse domain expertise\nEnsure all business is conducted using the highest ethicalstandards and in compliance with\nall applicable laws, statutes, and regulations as well as company policies and directives\nMay include personnel management responsibilities\nOther responsibilities as assigned\nRequired Qualifications/Education:\nAt least 10+ years of relevant experience\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management with Engineering background, or Computer\nScience discipline\nGood documentation and communication skills\nStrong systems engineering and technical management skills and demonstrated ability to\ngrow new business opportunities and execute demanding flight programs\nAbility to work rapidly with minimalsupervision on projects involving both smalland\nlarge engineering teams\nPrevious experience and skills in project definition, simulation, implementation, lab\nintegration and test\nStrong understanding of Agile principles, ceremonies, and artifacts\nKnowledge of Agile metrics and how to interpret them to drive performance\nExperience working with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, etc.\nDemonstrated ability to facilitate collaboration between cross-functional teams and\nstakeholders in a fast-paced environment with emphasis on efficiently delivering high quality\ncapabilities.\nRelated technical experience may be considered in lieu of education\nWorking Conditions:\nThis job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.\nPhysical Demands and Work Environment:\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.\nBlue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. 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