Senior Technical Project Manager

Senior Technical Project Manager
Decatur, Alabama (On site)

Who We Are

Aurex is a mission-focused aerospace and defense company building the next frontier of deterrence. From hypersonics and missile defense to hardened networks and orbital systems, we design, test, and deliver the platforms that turn unproven ideas into battlefield-ready capability.

Born in Huntsville and built for speed, Aurex brings together aerospace veterans, combat-tested operators, and forward-leaning technologists to solve problems that matter—fast. We move from whiteboard to warfighter with precision, clarity, and zero tolerance for fluff.

Job Overview

Help shape how a rocket factory delivers its most demanding technical work. Aurex is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to support ULA in Decatur, leading complex projects that span engineering disciplines and production teams. You will work through competing priorities, guide recovery decisions and mentor project leaders. This is an opportunity to bring seasoned judgment to the point where development plans become manufacturing capability and flight hardware.

ULA’s new Centaur upper stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will be built in Decatur, with about 50% more propellant capacity to support future Artemis missions to the Moon.

The Opportunity

• Lead complex technical projects and coordinate interdependent work packages from definition through delivery.
• Build integrated execution plans; guide scope, schedule, budget and resource tradeoffs with customer stakeholders.
• Resolve risks and cross-team dependencies; present decision options and recovery plans to program leaders.
• Maintain disciplined quality and systems engineering practices; mentor project managers and improve execution methods.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and at least 12 years of relevant technical project or program experience; target 12–16 years.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex engineering or manufacturing projects with significant interdependencies.
• Strong risk management, technical problem solving and stakeholder communication; proficiency with Microsoft Project and Office.
• Ability to support extended hours, weekends or off shifts as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Aerospace hardware development or production; PMP certification; earned value management; Six Sigma improvement leadership; experience mentoring project leads.

How You Will Be Rewarded

The salary range for this role is $165,000–$240,000 annually. We offer a comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation, providing incentives and benefits that extend far beyond the base salary. Compensation is determined by the candidate’s work experience, education, training, and relevant skills. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth.

The posted salary range represents Aurex’s good-faith estimate of the anticipated hiring range for this position. The specific salary offered within this range will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, and job-related qualifications.

Location: Decatur, Alabama (On site)

Aurex is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It prohibits discrimination, retaliation, or any type of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other legally protected status in employment, including in hiring, firing, and recruiting decisions. All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for positions at Aurex. There may be limited circumstances in which a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract would require certain citizenship; only in those limited circumstances would Aurex require certain citizenship status to comply with the relevant law, regulation, executive order, or government contract applicable to that position. For all other positions, Aurex does not consider an applicant’s citizenship but only requires that the applicant be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. If a position is one that falls under export control laws and regulations requiring authorization from the U.S. government to access export-controlled items, any hiring is contingent on the applicant passing the export compliance assessment, which is separate from the I-9 process, for that specific position. A background check will be required prior to any hire.

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