Engineering Manager — Space Systems

Job overview

The Engineering Manager — Space Systems role is onsite in Arlington, VA; the posting also lists Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA as an onsite location. Compensation is $195,000–$235,000 per year, depending on experience. Umbra’s Space Systems group designs, builds, and tests satellite components, subsystems, and supporting software.

What you'll do

• Manage engineering personnel and program initiatives
• oversee technical quality and schedule performance
• support engineers’ professional development
• improve engineering and space-vehicle design practices
• coordinate workload, hiring, onboarding, and training
• represent team needs in technical meetings
• and apply Agile methods to planning and progress tracking.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

engineering manager

space systems

arlington va

santa barbara ca

goleta ca

umbra

full-time

satellite technology

aerospace engineering

space vehicle design

engineering leadership

$195k–$235k per year

stock options

401(k) contribution

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible time off, sick and family and medical leave, employer-funded medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, 401(k) with a 3% non-elective company contribution, stock options, free parking, and free daily office lunch.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related STEM field, 10 or more years of aerospace engineering experience including space-vehicle design, and five or more years of direct engineering personnel management.

About the employer

Umbra is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.