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Employment Type: Full Time

Educational Qualification: Advanced degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences

Work Experience: 2-4 Yrs of experience in Program management/Project Management

Role Description:
Pixxel is on the search for a dynamic PM Associate adept in handling government projects related to space systems. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between government bodies and our in
ternal payload and Spacecraft Engineering teams, ensuring timely delivery of satellites and payloads. The successful candidate will be the focal point in ensuring seamless project execution, maintaining customer rapport, and steering internal and external teams to achieve program excellence.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Oversee project timelines, budget allocation, risk management, procurement strategies, and subcontractor engagements.
• Engage with government representatives to crystallize project needs and stipulations.
• Deliver periodic program updates to Pixxel and government stakeholders.
• Ensure all project milestones are met with uncompromised adherence to deliverables.
• Drive discussions and presentations during design and progress evaluations, both formally and informally.
• Formulate project proposals and delineate scopes of work aligning with government needs.
• Collaborate synergistically with technical teams, peers, and financial controllers to meet project mandates without budget overruns.

Desirable Skills & Certifications:

• Experience as a Systems Engineer or Program Manager on satellite/aerospace projects.
• Proficiency in dealing with governmental entities and familiarity with their project execution methodologies.
• Comprehensive experience, from conceptualization to launch, of satellite missions.
• Track record with budget-sensitive programs.
• Experience in non-conventional aerospace environments.
• Deep understanding of satellite mechanics, space-oriented sensors, and terrestrial systems for space support.
• Experience in managing aerospace, defense, or space-related projects.
• Established track record of on-time and within-budget project delivery.
• Familiarity with swift project development methodologies.
• Strong capability to interpret and act on project metrics, schedules, and financial frameworks.
• Stellar communication skills, both written and verbal, facilitating cross-functional and hierarchical dialogues.
• Proven expertise in team oversight, task delegation, and fiscal management.
• Acute attention to every detail, ensuring no oversight.

Benefits:
Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
Relocation assistance
Professional Mental Wellness services
Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India)
Employee Stock Options for all hires

About Pixxel

Pixxel is a space data company, building a constellation of hyperspectral earth imaging satellites and the analytical tools to mine insights from that data. Pixxel’s constellation is designed to provide global coverage every 24 hours and help detect, monitor, and predict global phenomena across agriculture, mining, environment and energy use cases. Pixxel is on a mission to build a health monitor for the planet through a constellation of cutting-edge hyperspectral small satellites. This unique hyperspectral capability will be the key to unearth underlying, unseen problems that are invisible to satellites in orbit today. Pixxel has collaborated with prominent organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organization, NASA JPL, and SpaceX among other leaders in the space industry. The organization is backed by Lightspeed, Radical Ventures, Relativity's Jordan Noone, Seraphim Capital, Ryan Johnson, Blume Ventures, Sparta LLC and Accenture among others.

Recently, Pixxel successfully raised $36 Million in its Series B funding round, with participation from new investors like Google, alongside existing investors, bringing the company's total venture funding to $71 Million.

To know more about us, visit https://www.pixxel.space.

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