Engineering Program Manager

Program Manager
(Contract for Client)

SIGMADESIGN has collaborated with an Aerospace/Telecommunications company seeking an experienced Program Manager to join their facility in Kirkland, WA. This company is committed to bringing fast and affordable broadband to underserved populations across the world. This position is a contract role with an expected duration of 6 months.
While on contract with SIGMADESIGN, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Multiple options for medical insurance and dental insurance including some with FSA and HSA
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• 15-days of accrued PTO and 9 company paid holidays
• Quarterly bonus program
• Voluntary benefits: vision, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Monday – Friday, 8/9 am – 5/6 pm

Primary Function:
As the Program Manager, you will support the Senior Technical Program Manager in ensuring our global ISP compliance obligations are met. You’ll be instrumental in coordinating day-to-day activities, tracking progress, and ensuring that all tasks are completed on time. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your skills in program management while working closely with experienced professionals across various departments including business, legal, tax, and accounting.
Essential Job Functions - Responsibilities:
 

• Assist the Senior Technical Program Manager in coordinating and tracking projects and updating relevant documentation.
• Sharing the plan of the day across several teams and updating status of progress throughout the day for all stakeholders to consume 
• Sharing a summary of what has been completed at the end of the day across multiple systems
• Manually maintaining embedded software manifests across multiple systems
• Maintaining a list of issue tickets across multiple test campaigns with accurate status
• Managing the onboarding and access requests for contractor workers supporting the team
• Capturing test progress status throughout the day across several teams
• Help with the research, writing, and review of policy and procedure documentation to support Kuiper’s compliance with global ISP obligations.
• Set daily agendas in Slack, follow up on action items, and ensure clear communication across teams to keep everyone aligned.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to optimize manual processes and support the implementation of solutions that enhance operational efficiency.

Education and Experience: (Knowledge, skills, & abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• 4+ years of experience in program management or a related role, with a background in engineering preferred.
• Detail tracking, ability to report status clearly, willingness to maintain manual reporting mechanisms.
• Familiarity with PM tools such as Confluence, Jira, and SmartSheet.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with various teams.
• Strong Bias for Action and Ownership.
• Demonstrate commitment and adherence to SIGMADESIGN Core Values.