Senior Engineering Project Manager

LeoLabs is building the living map of activity in space through a global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead the technical execution and operational performance of advanced radar systems supporting space domain awareness and national security missions.

Responsibilities:

• Derive engineering requirements, milestones, and deliverables from contracts in collaboration with go-to-market and product teams
• Work alongside Radar Systems technical leaders to plan engineering solutions that satisfy contract requirements and deliverables
• Collaborate with radar product managers to ensure engineering priorities align with company strategy and incoming contract commitments
• Own requirements management, working with product management to develop, decompose, and record requirements in Altium Requirements and Systems Portal
• Maintain traceability from contract language through engineering implementation and verification
• Own tracking and on-time delivery of contract deliverables, leading or coordinating with technical writers as needed
• Maintain deliverable status and milestone progress summaries for internal stakeholders
• Lead project planning and execution for radar system development, integration, testing, and operational support, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met on time and within scope
• Work with technical leaders to assess level of effort and balance workload across the team
• Develop and maintain project schedules that reflect realistic effort estimates, track contract milestones, and surface schedule risks early
• Manage project tracking workflows in Jira, ensuring work items are current, well-structured, and linked to contract milestones
• Drive engineering prioritization decisions in consultation with go-to-market and technical leaders, ensuring decisions are communicated clearly and reflected in team work plans
• Own person-hour budgeting across active and incoming contracts; provide data-driven input to hiring and staffing decisions by maintaining visibility into current and projected engineering demand
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Radar Systems engineering team and internal stakeholders (contracts, product, go-to-market, and government compliance teams)
• Provide status reporting to engineering leadership on project health, schedule adherence, resource utilization, and risks
• Support customer-facing meetings as needed by preparing materials, gathering technical inputs, or providing project status context

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in radar systems, sensor systems, aerospace, defense, or related technical environments
• Proven ability to manage technical execution across multiple engineering disciplines
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Personnel Security Clearance
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• Familiarity with radar, or other sensor systems
• Strong math skills
• Experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or Space Force programs
• Familiarity with space domain awareness, missile tracking, or related mission areas
• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret Personnel Security Clearance
• Experience supporting classified programs and secure operational environments