Project Manager - Oklahoma City, United States - Firefly Aerospace

    Firefly Aerospace
    Firefly Aerospace Oklahoma City, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime.

    Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond.

    Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.


    SUMMARY

    As a Ground Support Equipment Project Manager, you will support various programs across Firefly by executing complex infrastructure/ground equipment design and build projects with a team of technical experts, designers, and technicians.

    This includes a variety of tasks including initial cost estimate & schedule generation for a project, vendor management & status updates, project status reviews with senior & corporate leadership, and technical conflict resolution with engineering and manufacturing teams.


    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Coordinate material procurement from purchase request approval through delivery
    Manage vendors and resolve supply chain issues
    Act as liaison between Program, Engineering, Finance, etc.
    Manage small agile teams in concert to execute large, complex projects
    Resolve technical conflicts/dependencies between design & build disciplines

    QUALIFICATIONS
    Required
    5 – 7 years in project management & execution
    MS Office (including Excel, Word, Project & Outlook)
    JIRA/Confluence experience
    Vendor Management and Contract Negotiation
    Demonstrate strong sense of urgency and prioritization of internal issues.
    Proven experience working cross functionally and shown ability to influence and communicate across all levels.
    Strong ability to handle and effectively prioritize multiple competing priorities and requests
    7-10 years in project management & execution
    Technical familiarity with the design and operation of fluid systems and data acquisition/control systems
    Odoo ERP/MRP knowledge
    Familiarity with Scrum & Kanban methodologies
    Experience as an OEM, Supplier, Contractor, Sub-contractor in Aerospace or Oil & Gas
    Experience in AS9100 environment a plus.

    Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

    To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
    Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

    is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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