GPS Payload Systems Engineering Manager

About the Role

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Payload Systems Engineering effort for the GPS navigation portfolio.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Own all payload work products: specifications, requirements, analysis reports, verification & test plans, and strategies.
• Lead or oversee trade studies, ensuring technical and programmatic impacts are fully evaluated.
• Be the responsible Cost Account Manager (CAM) over three separate IPTs – Navigation Payload Element (NPE), Hosted Payload Element (HPE) and Network Communication Element (NCE)
• Validate performance requirements through analysis, modeling, and test.
• Align payload engineering schedule with overall program development, delivery, and integration milestones.
• Coordinate with Program Management, Chief Engineer, and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to communicate status, risks, and technical decisions.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Integration, Test, and Mission Operations to guarantee payloads meet mission needs.
• Provide vision, direction, and mentorship for the Payload Systems Engineering team.
• Develop and execute a human‑capital plan covering manpower forecasting, skill development, knowledge sharing, performance reviews, and training.
• Oversee preparation and maintenance of payload specifications, analyses, and test methods.
• Produce clear, concise technical documentation and briefings for decision‑makers

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience across design/systems engineering and/or integration and test which can include leadership experience
• Experience leading efforts to support major program milestones (i.e. design reviews, test readiness reviews, integration and delivery milestones)
• US citizenship required; must be able to obtain a secret clearance

Compensation

• The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $145,200 - $255,990.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.
• Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.
• We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.
• Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.
• We offer paid time off (PTO), paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.
• Depending on the position, we offer a flexible work schedule.