Integrated Test Environment (ITE) Product Owner 3

Own and mature the Integrated Test Environment (ITE) product capabilities that enable Flight Software development and Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) for SLS Centaur.

Responsibilities

• Lead an agile scrum team as the voice of the customer, setting product vision, roadmap, and feature priorities for ITE software products.
• Define software requirements that are testable and aligned to the vehicle system.
• Coordinate with ITE architects and Responsible Engineers to ensure features and capabilities fit the system architecture.
• Manage requirements decomposition, traceability, acceptance criteria, and validation planning across the development lifecycle.
• Work with system owners to ensure software behaviors, interfaces, timing constraints, and data flows accurately represent modeled systems.
• Partner with software developers during design discussions to confirm implementation plans meet functional and system-level requirements.
• Run backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release prioritization while balancing technical debt, mission need, and stakeholder input.
• Review and approve verification results, user acceptance tests, and IV&V findings to verify delivered software meets requirements and operational intent.
• Drive cross-team coordination to surface dependencies, integration needs, and gaps across FSW, avionics, and ITE organizations.
• Support documentation updates, configuration management, and compliance with standards applicable to ITE development.

Requirements

• 4+ years of related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university.
• Experience developing, validating, or supporting Real-Time Linux-based systems.
• Experience with timing-critical hardware/software interactions.
• Experience developing real-time simulations.
• Experience authoring, executing, or reviewing IV&V plans.
• Experience developing tools for automated software testing.
• Background in object-oriented design principles.
• Working knowledge of C++ and Python.
• Experience with Git or similar configuration management tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and release deployments.
• Experience collaborating across hardware, software, and systems teams.
• Communication skills, including requirements documentation and presentations (verbal and written).

Technologies

• C++, Python
• Git
• CI/CD pipelines
• Containerization
• DOORS
• Jama
• JIRA

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical leadership experience in an engineering environment.
• Experience presenting complex system/software architectures to internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience using requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama, JIRA, etc.).

Benefits

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments
• Every other Friday off on a “9/80 schedule” for most salaried ULA team members

Location and Work Details

• Centennial, CO, US (onsite)
• Travel: None/Infrequent
• Relocation: Yes (may be available)

Security Clearance / ITAR

• This position requires use of information subject to ITAR.
• Applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62(e) (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder), or protected individual).

Compensation

• USD 113,122 - 188,537 per year
• Summary salary range (ULA - Denver only): $113,122.00 - $188,537.00