The Deputy Project Manager (DPM) supports the Project Manager throughout the entire project lifecycle—from firm bid through contract close‑out—while developing core project management skills across planning, engineering, procurement, communications, scheduling, budgeting, cost control, deliverable management, scope negotiation, progress reporting, and team coordination.
Responsibilities
Support Project Managers in safely, efficiently, and successfully executing projects by preparing for and participating in major milestones
Assist with project communication management, contributing to the Project Communication Plan and coordinating internal and external meeting notes, action items, assignments, and deadlines
Monitor project performance by tracking schedule, cost, and deliverable progress against the project baseline; prepare internal updates and develop customer-facing project reports and presentations
Manage OEM scope execution, including progress reporting, issue resolution, official communications, change order processing, back-charge assessments, and alignment with contractual requirements
Collaborate with Global Supply Chain to manage OEM purchase orders, invoice approvals, back-charge recovery, claim reimbursement, and closeout activities
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (BS) in Engineering or related field from four-year college or university
The Project Manager I is responsible for managing all aspects of assigned projects from planning through completion, coordinating activities, schedules, resources, budgets, documentation, and stakeholder communications to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to customer expectations.
Compensation
The compensation range for this position is $60,000.00-$75,000.00 per year.
Responsibilities
Manage projects from kickoff through completion while meeting schedule, budget, and quality objectives
Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, documentation, and reporting
Coordinate project activities between customers, vendors, contractors, and internal teams
Manage project scope, resources, risks, and stakeholder expectations
Communicate project status, milestones, risks, and key metrics
Own the success of a defence space mission from concept through to flight, managing requirements, interfaces, schedule, risk and readiness.
Locations (2)
El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
Compensation
$115,000 - $174,000 / year
Responsibilities
Own the mission end to end: requirements, interfaces, schedule, risk and readiness, through to on-orbit operations
Lead the definition of core mission requirements across the spacecraft bus and payload
Drive the early first-order analysis that proves out the mission's key requirements
Own the Interface Control Documents (ICDs) between the payload's operating modes and the host spacecraft's guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system
Work with government stakeholders and end users to define key evaluation and wargaming scenarios
