At Sierra Space, we envision a future where humanity lives and works in space, on moons, and on distant planets. Sierra Space builds and delivers the future of space transportation, destinations, and infrastructure, offering "space-as-a-service" in support of the new space economy.
Are you dreaming about a position where you can deliver quality, meaningful results? Come be a part of our diverse, multi-disciplined team of IT professionals, operating in an agile environment, using the latest tools and methodologies and building a world class Integrated Digital Environment (IDE). Develop your technical acumen as well as your leadership skills at a company with huge potential for long-term career growth.
As a Product Manager - Technical (Production Planning and PMMO), you will be using your skills and expertise to manage cross-functional teams through program execution for our Finance, Controlling and Treasury systems and business processes. This position requires a proactive, highly motivated individual with an aptitude for critical thinking, process improvement, and demonstrable history of building and managing critical applications. In this role, you will set the vision, tenets, strategy, and roadmap for your space. This will include interacting with business and technical resources to identify enhancements, prioritize work streams, and manage changes in applications.
Sierra Space-based in Louisville, CO with operations in Madison, WI, Durham, NC, Huntsville, AL, Houston, TX, and Kennedy Space Center, FL-designs and manufactures the Dream Chaser spaceplane and other advanced spacecraft, commercial space destinations, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers, and international organizations. Learn more about Sierra Space
Primary Responsibilities:

• Leading the team through the design, development, test, and production of SW tools/applications including application integrations between software tools
• Implementing best practices for developing maintainable production ready software products
• Performing application configuration changes to realize the software/process vision you and the team have created.
• Generating and managing product roadmaps/project plans that define and communicate and deliver on the future projected system/business capabilities.
• Coordinating and collaborating across multi-discipline/multi-organizational teams to understand key aspects of various subsystems, safety/audit requirements, and operational requirements.
• Managing daily operations required to support Sierra Space stakeholder and customer needs (change control, support tickets, user training, etc.)
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive software documentation including, but not limited to: Software Requirements, Software User Guides, and Software Test Plans

Must-haves:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related discipline, or equivalent work experience and typically six (6) years of relevant technical experience; higher education may substitute for relevant experience.
• Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education.
• Experience designing and developing maintainable production applications.
• Experience in SAP Production Planning, with a deep understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning, and Production Scheduling
• Agile development methods and scrum experience

Preferred:

• Understanding of FICO integration points to other modules such as MM, PS, CO, FI, PP, Dassian PACE
• Experience with setups/configuration/execution of PMMO (Grouping, Pegging and Distribution), including Planned Independent Requirements, Breakpoints and MM (Automatic Accounting Determination)
• Experience with Dassian, SQL, XML, JSON, and Postman, CI/CD
• Experience with identifying and coordinating resources to ensure the required tools, processes, and training are available/effective and programs are staffed and supported to achieve success.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense or US Military, EVM and Cost-Plus Contracts
• Proficiency with Jira, Backlog Grooming, Leading Stand-ups
• Prior exposure to working successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment emphasizing rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities, with minimal supervision.
• Ability to motivate/work with others.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Application Deadline: This role will remain posted until a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant 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 or U.S. Department of Commerce.
With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services.
Estimated Starting Salary Range:
$159,430.15 - $239,145.23
Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.