Senior Technical Program Manager, AEOS Orbital Program

Job overview

The Senior Technical Program Manager, AEOS Orbital Program is an onsite role in Houston, TX. Compensation is not specified. The role reports to the Chief Technology Officer and supports Axiom Space’s orbital compute program. This position owns integrated delivery of a secure orbital compute payload and its software stack, coordinating engineering teams, suppliers, and integration partners from concept through on-orbit demonstration. It aligns scope, schedule, cost, dependencies, and risk so technical work and program milestones remain coordinated.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end orbital compute program delivery
• maintain the integrated master schedule and critical path
• coordinate hardware and software engineering groups
• manage program risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and escalations
• manage suppliers and integration partners
• maintain interface control documents, concepts of operations, and program baselines
• track cost and schedule performance
• support technical tradeoff discussions
• coordinate priorities, releases, and testing
• communicate status and issues
• implement agile project management methods.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior technical program manager

aeos orbital program

houston tx

axiom space

orbital compute

space program delivery

hardware and software

integrated master schedule

risk management

supplier coordination

agile project management

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Leads a secure, radiation-tolerant orbital compute payload program involving Linux- and Rust-based software, GPU-accelerated AI/ML, and post-quantum secure communications.

About the employer

Axiom Space is hiring for this role. Industry: Space Research and Technology. Sector: 92.