Own Agile delivery for SLS-specific Centaur Upper Stage capabilities while leading technical integration for the 180k Centaur Upper Stage program.

Set and communicate product vision and roadmap for assigned features or subsystems.
Act as Team Lead for product team(s), defining objectives, delegating work, setting priorities, and driving accountability.
Maintain and refine the product backlog to keep alignment with program objectives and stakeholder needs.
Lead Agile ceremonies; partner with Scrum Masters on planning; use JIRA and Confluence to track progress.
Analyze and report team metrics and drive continuous improvement.
Coach and mentor team members in Agile principles, technical rigor, and professional development.
Convert stakeholder requirements into actionable, testable objectives with clear acceptance criteria.
Manage competing priorities across internal and external stakeholders.
Lead multidisciplinary integration across cross-technology airborne development teams.
Coordinate with System Architects, Chief Engineers, and other Product Owners to support seamless integration across the SLS Centaur program.
Apply proactive issue and opportunity framework to manage cost, technical, and schedule risk.
Communicate early and often across engineering, program management, supply chain, and customer teams.
Present technical and programmatic status to leadership.
Promote a collaborative team culture focused on safety, technical rigor, and learning.

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
6+ years of engineering experience across lifecycle stages including proposal, SCR, SRR, PDR, CDR, build, and test.
Launch vehicle experience supporting flight or ground systems.
Proven ability to coordinate across multiple engineering functions such as Mechanical, Strength/Stress, Propulsion, Thermal, Avionics, Software, Manufacturing, Production, and related areas.
Track record building and maintaining strong internal and external relationships, including customer engagement.
Demonstrated technical leadership and team collaboration.

This position requires use of information subject to ITAR; applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62(e).

Deep technical expertise in launch vehicles or spacecraft, including experience integrating complex subsystems and leading trade studies, risk and opportunity identification, and root-cause investigations.
Experience leading engineering teams with Agile project management practices and tools, including JIRA, Confluence, and iterative delivery.
Experience across multiple engineering functions such as Mechanical, Electrical, Structures, Propulsion, Avionics, Software, with design, analysis, and test background.
Supplier management and coordination experience.

Location: Centennial, CO, US (onsite)

Summary salary range (for ULA - Denver only): $121,307.00 - $202,178.00

Product Owner 4 - Centaur Exploration Airborne

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