AIT Senior Project Manager – Nyx Earth

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity. As AIT Senior Project Manager, you will streamline the Assembly, Integration and Test activities for Nyx Earth, ensuring that the vehicle is integrated, tested and prepared for launch safely, on schedule and within budget. You will report to the Chief Program Officer, who is also the Program Manager for Nyx Earth. Travel to production, test and launch locations is required, majority of them being in Europe. Key responsibilities Project leadership: Manage the AIT project, providing guidance, motivation and strategic direction. Define AIT objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones and interfaces with the program team. Build an effective operating rhythm across engineering, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, operations and launch services. AIT strategy and technical oversight: Support the AIT strategy, including the integration sequence, verification approach and test philosophy. Build and maintain the AIT work logic, critical path and readiness criteria in collaboration with System Engineering and Quality. Coordinate the integration of spacecraft subsystems, software, ground support equipment and associated facilities. Plan and manage functional, performance, environmental and mission-level testing. Ensure that test results, anomalies and verification evidence are properly reviewed and closed. Facility and resource management: Define and secure the facilities, tooling, test equipment and ground support