# Technical Program Manager, Software at Xona Space Systems

- Company: Xona Space Systems
- What the company does: Xona develops satellite navigation services delivering positioning, navigation, and timing data via a Low Earth Orbit network. Backed by NGP Capital.
- Company website: https://xonaspace.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Burlingame, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $145K to $175K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/xona-space/3a8c26de-fcf1-41f8-9a5a-fa96a466da30
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xona-space-systems-technical-program-manager-software/

## About the role

As Software TPM , you'll own the execution of our software programs across navigation service, mission operations, and flight software -- working closely with our program lead and engineering teams to keep a fast-moving, highly interdependent software organization on track. Beyond running the program, you'll also build the connective tissue -- tooling, automation, and reporting.

## What they're looking for

- 4–7 years of program or project management experience in complex software development, with meaningful exposure to aerospace, robotics, or another hardware-adjacent technical field
- Direct experience program-managing software teams through both active development and live/operational phases -- you understand that priorities, cadence, and risk look different once something is running in production (or in orbit)
- Strong systems thinker who can track interdependencies across multiple software workstreams -- and their interfaces with hardware -- without losing the critical path
- Comfortable operating in hardware environments -- you don't need to have owned a bus or payload schedule, but you've been close to spacecraft, robotics, or other complex hardware programs that avionics, RF, or integration/test
- Proficient enough as a programmer (Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Go) to build and deploy lightweight internal tools, bots, and automations yourself
- Self-directed and comfortable operating with limited oversight

Tags: Engineering