# Senior Program Manager, Payload and Space Systems at BlackSky

- Company: BlackSky
- What the company does: BlackSky is the driving force behind looking at our planet in real-time, providing an easy, affordable way to order and access high-quality satellite imaging to vastly improve understanding about our world. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://blacksky.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-27
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/blacksky/jobs/8731456002?gh_jid=8731456002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/blacksky-senior-program-manager-payload-and-space-systems/

## About the role

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets, and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- Eight years of direct Project Management Experience or related experience
- Experience with spacecraft test and operation systems
- Experience working complex systems with hardware and integrated software dependencies
- Experience working with vendors and highly integrated MS project schedule reporting
- Experience working with integrated product teams

Tags: Operations/Internal Program Mgmt 40-062