Senior Technical Program Manager (Rockville)

This role provides high-level technical program management with a focus on satellite communication User Terminal (UT) architecture and product delivery. You will play a pivotal role in driving the execution, integration, and implementation of new user terminals for various LEO, MEO, and GEO UT products. The successful candidate possesses a deep understanding of satellite broadband and telecommunication services for global enterprise, telecom, transportation, and government sectors. Operating at a Senior level, you will facilitate collaboration across multi-disciplinary engineering teams, strategic vendors, and global customers to manage the development and productization of complex UT systems. You will serve as a primary technical point of contact for development partners on program schedule, execution, and risk mitigation.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

• Lifecycle Leadership: Provide technical program leadership for satellite terminal development and continuous in-life management activities.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Lead end-to-end synchronization across Engineering, Product, QA, Production, and Supply Chain teams to ensure all deliverables are identified, tracked, and integrated.
• Customer-Facing Communication: Serve as the primary technical program interface for customers, providing clear communication, status updates, and dedicated issue resolution support.
• Quality & Readiness Integration: Drive the program integration for DVT (Design Verification Testing), QA, regulatory certification, and production-readiness.
• Structured Governance: Establish and maintain structured risk, issue, and corrective-action tracking across all phases of the program.
• Root-Cause Analysis: Support and facilitate root-cause / 8D-style issue governance when complex technical anomalies arise.
• Program Execution & Road-mapping: Drive the execution of the product lifecycle from planning to global tactical delivery, partnering with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Sales, Finance, Operations) to align development with the product roadmap.
• Program Ownership: Take a senior role in the PMO, establishing best practices for program management and owning the successful, on-time delivery of critical UT products to partners and customers.
• Project Planning: Partner with engineering leads to develop and manage comprehensive project plans—covering everything from initial concept development to global mass production—for antenna and UT systems.
• Quality & Cost Delivery: Coordinate and drive day-to-day cross-functional engineering execution to ensure antenna and UT development strictly adheres to schedule, budget/cost, and high-tier quality requirements by liaising with HQ Quality Assurance, Procurement and Supply management functions ensuring their integration in product development efforts.
• Technical Trade-offs : Drive engineering project execution and lead the facilitation of technical trade-offs while proactively identifying and resolving blocking issues.
• Cross-Functional Synchronization : Lead the alignment between architecture, hardware, and software teams to ensure all cross-functional deliverables are identified, tracked, and seamlessly integrated.
• Supply Chain Coordination: Coordinate with vendors, distributors, and contract manufacturers to optimize part procurement and track global delivery timelines.
• Risk Management & Reporting: Author comprehensive technical risk assessments and issue reports in a clear, data-driven format for consumption by business and technical leadership.
• Team Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering teams and junior PMs, ensuring work meets technical, functional, and regulatory requirements.
• Documentation Governance: Oversee the organization of the project document library, ensuring specification requirements and design packages meet enterprise standards.

Required Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field; Master’s or PMP certification preferred.
• Program Management Experience : 10+ years of project/program management experience, including complex hardware product development and customer-facing product delivery.
• Technical Expertise : 7+ years working directly within SW/HW development environments, with a strong preference for experience in satellite communications, RF, or network architecture.
• NPI : Experience supporting NPI, manufacturing ramp-up and production readiness activities.
• Proven Results : A consistent track record of successfully delivering large-scale, cross-functional initiatives on time and within budget while balancing competing priorities.
• Communication & Presence : Advanced technical fluency; the ability to discuss complex technology concepts, schedule trade-offs, and project risks effectively with both engineers and business stakeholders. Ability to prepare structured executive-level status, risk and issue communications for technical and business leadership.
• Team Leadership : Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and mentor junior team members.
• Customer Relationship : Experience managing customer-facing technical issues resolution and complex product management situations is highly desirable.
• Tool Mastery : Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and enterprise-level schedule tracking tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.
• Travel : Ability to travel up to 15% as required by various project phases.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasional lifting of materials up to 25 lbs (e.g., equipment, prototypes, documents).
• Ability to move within an office, lab, or manufacturing environment as needed.

About Intellian Technologies

Intellian is the world’s leading provider of satellite antennas and terminals, with a mission to empower connectivity so connectivity can empower the world. We are driven by a passion for innovation and agile responsiveness to customer needs. As the crucial link between satellite networks and millions of people on Earth, Intellian’s leading technology and antennas empower global connectivity across oceans and continents, organizations, and communities. Strategic thinking, an obsession with quality, and a proven ability to deliver enable Intellian to invent for the future, creating mutual success for partners and customers as the world’s connectivity needs evolve.

Benefits

We offer a generous benefits package, including flexible time off and paid holidays. Eligible employees also have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability coverage. A 401(k) plan with employer safe harbor is available. Additional compensation elements may be offered depending on the role, which may include an opportunity for an annual bonus based on both company and individual performance.