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Senior Program Manager

Iridium Satellite LLC
United States, Virginia, McLean
1750 Tysons Blvd Ste 1400 (Show on map)
Aug 22, 2025

Senior Program Manager
Job Locations

US-VA-McLean
Job ID

2025-4633


Category
Engineering

Worker Category
Regular Full-Time[F]



Company Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We're Looking For:

If you have a strong background in program management and experience overseeing complex government contracts, then you will be excited about the Senior Program Manager opening with Iridium on our Technology, Development, & Operations Team supporting Government Programs! As a Senior Program Manager, you will manage projects by working with internal and external customers and stakeholders, and will lead multi-discipline engineering project team(s) to identify, gain approval for, and implement engineering solutions for new and ongoing services and products. You'll collaborate with senior leadership to help implement strategic objectives and oversee programs with significant multi-million dollar impact. To succeed in this position, you'll need exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to engage with government customers and technical teams in delivering solutions that meet contract requirements and mission needs.

This position requires an active/current Top Secret/SCI U.S. Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

What You'll Do:
    Work independently to manage projects from concept through contract award, planning, execution, and final delivery, while proactively managing quality, budget, and overall project performance
  • Coordinate with stakeholders across a portfolio of services to ensure a mutually beneficial technology roadmap for both commercial and government programs
  • Coordinate with the engineering leads to identify efficiencies which would lead to increased capacity or sales
  • Incorporate stakeholder feedback to guide prioritization of project execution
  • Manage execution expectations for stakeholders based on engineering resource availability
  • Identify and rectify gaps in communication within the portfolio
  • Use breadth of knowledge to manage the project execution strategy including gates, milestones, deliverables, and acquisition strategy including make or buy decisions, subcontracting strategy, etc.
  • Lead internal and external teams to execute the full spectrum of the project
  • Develop solutions for project risks to minimize impact to the program
  • Participate in major milestone meetings with internal or external customers (ex. SRR, CDR, FAT) and senior officials to communicate status and/or implement Agile or Scaled Agile development practices
  • Confidently present on project status, on-going financial viability, and identification of key issues to senior management
  • Investigate customer changes and follow up on change related costs and supporting proposals for both government and technical scope of work deviations
What You'll Need to Succeed:
  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics, or science
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in U.S. Government (USG) development and/or operational program/project management experience, preferably in a large, global organization
  • 5+ years' experience in management of complex technical projects, preferably on Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Intelligence Community (IC) satellite or satellite ground programs
  • Experience managing cross-functional issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles
  • The ability to foster cross-functional team building to deliver complex projects/individual goals
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues clearly and confidently, and recognize and adapt to different communication techniques
  • Can easily build meaningful relationships with others, including senior leadership outside of your own department, and is comfortable providing constructive feedback to your team members and management
  • Be able to analyze a situation or problem, generate effective solutions, and see those solutions through to completion
  • Must possess the creativity and resourcefulness needed to make reliable decisions and determine methods on new assignments
  • Can thrive in a dynamic environment by handling multiple tasks and managing shifting priorities
  • Be proactive in sharing knowledge you've learned with others

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

  • Project Management Accreditation (APMP, PMI or equivalent)
We'll also need you to:
  • Be able to travel up to 20%
  • Be a U.S. citizen
Work Environment:

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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