Vice President of Product & Programs

Your Mission:

• Product Leadership:
• Define and drive the long-term product strategy and roadmap across all solar technologies and solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, business development, and marketing to define product requirements based on customer and market insights.
• Translate technical innovation into compelling, manufacturable, and cost-effective space solar solutions.
• Own the product lifecycle from concept through end-of-life, ensuring technical performance and qualification, market fit, and competitive differentiation.


• Program Management:
• Lead and scale the program management organization to deliver complex customer projects on time, on budget, and within scope.
• Manage program requirements from negotiation/agreement during sales cycle to execution in production and verification through testing in delivery.
• Serve as the executive sponsor for strategic customer programs, ensuring successful execution and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee program planning, risk management, resource allocation, and progress reporting.
• Establish and refine program delivery methodologies, tools, and best practices for a fast-moving aerospace environment.


• Team Building & Leadership:
• Build and mentor high-performing product management and program delivery teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead with clarity, providing strategic direction and operational guidance to cross-functional teams.


• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Business
• Development to ensure product and program alignment with technical capabilities and market demands.
• Interface with key external stakeholders including customers, government agencies, and supply chain vendors.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in product management, program leadership, or engineering in aerospace, defense, or advanced energy sectors.
• 5+ years in a senior leadership or executive role with direct responsibility for product strategy and/or program execution.
• Deep knowledge of space systems, solar power technology, or spacecraft subsystems.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-disciplinary hardware programs from concept through delivery.
• Strong business acumen and ability to align technical decisions with commercial objectives.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with satellite manufacturers, space agencies (e.g., DoD), or NewSpace companies.
• Familiarity with spaceflight certification processes, TRL maturation, and flight qualification.
• Understanding of manufacturing scale-up for high-reliability aerospace hardware.

Why Join Us?:

• Be part of a groundbreaking team bringing scalable space-based power infrastructure to life.
• Lead the operational backbone of a company pushing the limits of what's possible in space manufacturing.
• Shape the processes, systems, and culture of a high-growth aerospace organization.

Our Benefits:

• Competitive salary + equity - we want you to grow with us
• Generous, high-quality medical, dental, and vision coverage on day one of employment
• PTO of 15 days + annual Holiday Break and 10 paid holidays annually
• 401K with employer match up to 4% of salary
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability and employer-sponsored life insurance
• Your work will literally go to space!