WHO ARE WE?

Sateliot is a Barcelona-based Startup in the New Space sector, becoming the first satellite telecommunications operator that will provide global and continuous connectivity to all the elements that will make up the massive Internet of Things (IoT) universe under the 5G protocol.

In order to do so, Sateliot is launching a constellation of last generation nanosatellites, located at low altitude that act as mobile towers. Sateliot is the perfect complement for large telecommunications companies by providing them with the necessary infrastructure where terrestrial technologies do not arrive.

YOUR MISSION

At Sateliot, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager to take programmatic ownership of one or several mission domains within our space programs.

In this role, you will act as the programmatic owner of your assigned domain, safeguarding delivery across scope, schedule, cost, and risk, and ensuring alignment with mission-level objectives and calendar commitments.

Reporting directly to the Mission Director, you will translate high-level mission goals into structured execution logic, maintain a coherent baseline, anticipate and quantify risks, and provide decision-oriented visibility on progress and deviations.

You will operate at the intersection of technical complexity and delivery discipline, working by influence across technical leads and cross-functional stakeholders to maintain coherence between technical evolution and programmatic control.

This position requires a professional who combines structured program management with the agility, ownership mindset, and resilience required in a schedule-driven New Space environment.

YOUR MAIN FUNCTIONS

• Cross-Domain Leadership & Alignment

  • Act as the programmatic focal point for your assigned domain, ensuring strong coordination between engineering, MAIT, procurement, quality, and operations when applicable.

  • Facilitate alignment across teams with different technical perspectives, ensuring clarity of priorities, interfaces, and delivery expectations.

  • Work primarily through influence with technical leads and multiple stakeholders, maintaining programmatic discipline without replacing technical authority.

  • Proactively address conflicts, misalignments, or ambiguities that could impact mission objectives, facilitating resolution with a strong focus on delivery outcomes and activating escalation when required.

  Baseline Ownership & Delivery Control

  • Own and maintain the programmatic baseline of your domain, including integrated schedule, key milestones, and performance indicators.

  • Ensure continuous visibility of scope, schedule, cost, and risk performance.

  • Report progress and deviations with a decision-oriented approach, clearly articulating impacts, trade-offs, and recommended actions.

  Risk Management & Anticipation

  • Identify, structure, and maintain a living risk register for your domain.

  • Anticipate schedule, technical, and resource risks, proposing mitigation plans before issues materialize.

  • Evaluate the programmatic impact of technical decisions and escalate when necessary.

  Structured Planning & Execution Control

  • Develop and maintain detailed execution plans aligned with mission-level milestones and critical paths.

  • Track progress at work package level, ensuring visibility of dependencies, interfaces, and potential bottlenecks.

  • Ensure corrective actions are defined and implemented when scope, cost, or schedule drift is detected.

  Dependency & Interface Management

  • Map and actively manage cross-domain dependencies.

  • Ensure coherence of interfaces, inputs/outputs, and milestone readiness across parallel work streams.

  • Safeguard delivery integrity during critical integration and validation phases.

  Budget & Resource Oversight

  • Monitor budget execution within your assigned domain and maintain alignment between technical evolution and financial constraints.

  • Support cost control, trade-off analysis, and resource allocation decisions in coordination with the Mission Director.

  Operational Readiness for Critical Phases

  • Ensure readiness of your domain for critical campaigns and transition phases (e.g., MAIT, environmental testing, shipment, launch preparation, commissioning), when applicable.

REQUIREMENTS

• Engineering degree or equivalent professional experience in complex technical program environments.

• Demonstrated experience managing high-complexity programs or projects with multi-team dependencies, preferably within the space or aerospace/defense sectors, with real ownership of cost, schedule, and risk.

• Proven ability to operate effectively in schedule-driven, high-uncertainty environments, maintaining clarity of priorities and structured decision-making under delivery pressure.

• Proven ability to lead by influence across multidisciplinary teams, operating effectively within diverse and cross-functional environments.

• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets and resource allocation with accountability for financial performance.

• Strong and practical experience in active risk management, including early identification, quantification, mitigation planning, and structured escalation.

• Exposure to Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT/MAIT) campaigns and/or major verification, validation, or test events, even from a programmatic coordination perspective.

• Demonstrated ability to translate technical decisions into programmatic impact (schedule, cost, risk), articulating trade-offs and structured options for leadership decision-making.

• Practical knowledge of predictive and hybrid project management methodologies, applying the minimum effective level of process required to sustain delivery.

• Demonstrated ability to navigate technical conflicts, align stakeholders with diverging priorities, and maintain delivery focus under pressure.

• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

NICE TO HAVE

• Familiarity with ECSS standards or equivalent space program governance frameworks.

• PMP or equivalent certification.

• Experience across the full lifecycle of space missions (design → AIT → launch → commissioning).

• Experience managing suppliers, subcontractors, and external partners.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND WHEN WORKING AT SATELIOT:

You will be part of one the fastest-growing start-ups in Spain with global reach along getting into the challenging world of New Space & Telecommunication.

Our culture is based on embracing openness by welcoming multicultural talent, being respectful with everybody and being open to exchange ideas. We are also committed to a healthy lifestyle by helping our team balance their work and personal life and also by providing them facilities for healthy habits.

We are a driven team with big goals, that seek for people who are genuinely passionate about their work and that also want to keep learning and getting better personally and professionally!

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

• Full time permanent Contract 

• Hybrid Work Model 💻

• Schedule flexibility 

• Flat and transparent organizational structure

• Buddy Program to help you with your integration during your first month 🫂

• Flexible compensation package: Tax benefits with ticket restaurant, transportation and kindergarten, training programs.💰

• We promote good physical and mental health, with a Health insurance, Fresh fruit in the office and the possibility of sharing the cost of bicycle transport or gyms.🏋🏻

• Work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary and multicultural environment that will allow you to boost your professional career 🌍

• To be part of a strong, international, friendly and motivated team, where you can progress both personal and professionally 🪴

• The chance to be part of one of the most exciting and disruptive space projects in Europe 🚀