Senior Project Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bangalore, India
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- 8+ years of experience in project management, program coordination, or engineering project execution, preferably in aerospace, space systems, electro-optical systems, or high-reliability hardware indu
- Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary engineering projects from planning through execution and delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in managing project schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication.
- Experience coordinating engineering, QA/QC, Supply Chain, Operations, and external vendors or partners.
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, satellite systems, Earth Observation payloads, or space hardware development.
- Understanding of optical and multispectral payloads, imaging sensors, calibration, electronics, and payload subsystems.
- Exposure to AIT, environmental testing, qualification, and acceptance testing of space hardware.
- Familiarity with aerospace standards, mission constraints, and high-reliability engineering environments.
- Experience working with international customers, engineering teams, vendors, and testing facilities.
- Exposure to space industry organizations and ecosystems, including ISRO or other international space agencies.
- Certification or formal coursework in project management, such as PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
- Experience with project performance metrics, Earned Value Management (EVM), or equivalent project control practices.
- Willingness to travel (10–20%) if required.
Full description
Work with the brightest minds, including ex-ISRO scientists and global space industry experts, at one of the select few companies in the country pioneering cutting edge EO payloads.
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to assist and manage project for our high-resolution Earth Observation payloads at KaleidEO. This role involves close collaboration with diverse stakeholders, including clients, advisors, and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure alignment with mission-critical requirements. The ideal candidate will demonstrate assistance with senior management, planning, and communication abilities, coupled with an understanding of space hardware development. They will be responsible for helping project execution across teams, managing tasks, timelines, risks, and scope, and ensuring that project objectives are achieved with quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery in support of the overall mission goals.
About KaleidEO
KaleidEO, a subsidiary of SatSure, is an upstream leader in Earth Observation, building a full-stack company from India. As an analytics-first payload innovator, we focus on building next-gen payloads tailored for industry-specific applications. Our high-resolution, optical, multispectral payloads, equipped with edge computing and wide coverage capabilities, maximize the value generated from every pixel of satellite imagery.
Rooted in SatSure’s legacy of delivering last-mile applications across sectors like Utilities, Aviation, Agriculture, BFSI and Climate Action, KaleidEO offers modular solutions for the entire EO value chain spanning payload development, launch, mission operations, and data analytics
At KaleidEO, we are committed to shaping the future of Earth Observation and putting Indian space tech on a global map, and we invite you to be part of this exciting journey.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end project execution for Earth Observation payload and satellite system development projects, from project initiation, requirements and planning through design, development, integration, testing, qualification, and delivery, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and technical objectives.
- Develop and manage integrated project plans and schedules, including milestones, work breakdown structures, resource plans, dependencies, and critical paths. Monitor project progress, identify delays and bottlenecks, and drive corrective actions to ensure timely delivery.
- Lead cross-functional project teams across systems engineering, optics, electronics, mechanical, software, QA/QC, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations. Drive alignment, resource prioritization, accountability, and timely closure of actions and dependencies.
- Coordinate technical program execution by working closely with engineering and systems teams on requirements, design reviews, integration, AIT, calibration, environmental testing, verification and validation, and qualification activities.