Engineering Operations Manager

• Support cross-functional engineering teams with clear accountability, decisive coordination, and proactive risk management to ensure seamless execution of complex space system projects
• Drive disciplined planning, effective decision-making, and consistent Design-to-Build (D2B) process adoption to deliver high-quality results while fostering a motivated, collaborative team culture
• Accountable for project execution and has authority over allocated resources
• Propose project timelines aligned with organizational needs, request appropriate resourcing, and then own and manage the schedule across engineering teams
• Proactively identifies bottlenecks, escalates challenges with recommended actions to Directors or VPs, and ensures alignment with organizational objectives
• Facilitates efficient technical decision-making by assembling the right experts, resolving most issues directly, and involving Directors or senior leadership when decisions carry major implications
• Use available tools to motivate teams and enable project leads to work effectively
• Own the implementation of the design-to-build process, ensuring consistent quality and execution across all subsystem owners and project leaders
• Perform work breakdown (WBS)
• Build, monitor, and maintain the project timeline
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks proactively
• Ensure documentation is in place and aligns with D2B standards
• Run the project management process, including resource allocation and reporting
• Develop ways to share best project management practices
• Aligning with the supply chain on prioritization of orders and providing visibility on critical items

• Technical Acumen: Able to understand the technical requirements and complexity of the project and dissect what the main bottlenecks and challenges would be
• Hands-on Experience: Possess hands-on experience and knows how long things take because you have done them or worked closely with stakeholders
• Risk Management: Able to understand where to take risk and comfortably take that risk when needed for project success
• Contingency Thinker: Know that the project needs a Plan A, B, C, D... and is always ready to change direction to succeed
• Proactive Drive: High energy and drive
• you respond to challenges by saying, "let me take a look," and immediately devise a plan with compromises to achieve success
• Intellectual Firepower: Rapidly comprehends, structures and synthesizes complex information, draws accurate conclusions, and communicates them with clarity
• Passion & Work Ethic: Brings sustained motivation, resilience, and high personal standards to every challenge
• Ownership & Action: Assumes full accountability for outcomes, acting decisively, and ensuring commitments are delivered
• Team Player: Works collaboratively across teams, contributing to shared success, and engaging in constructive debate
• Integrity & Growth Mindset: Operates with transparency and humility, learns from setbacks, and actively seeks opportunities to grow

Access to a range of avenues to allow you to succeed, including courses, training and attendance at conferences