Location: Vijayawada (On-site)
Type: Full-Time
Experience: 5+ Years (Launch Vehicle/ Spacecraft / Re-entry Vehicle)
CTC: ₹9–15 LPA (Based on Experience & Expertise)
Start Date: Immediate
Position Open: 1
ABOUT US
At AnduraX, we’re building India’s first private Re-entry vehicle designed to fly to space, carry experiments and payloads, and return them safely to Earth. We believe the future of space isn’t just about going farther; it’s also about coming back safer. By building a platform that can fly frequently, recover gently, and serve a wide range of commercial and defence needs, we’re opening doors to a space-powered industrial future. As part of our growing team, you will gain direct experience working on multidisciplinary flight systems that integrate aerodynamics, avionics, guidance, propulsion, structures, recovery systems, and mission operations.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving the execution of AnduraX's reusable re-entry vehicle development program. You will ensure that multidisciplinary engineering teams remain aligned with technical, financial, and schedule objectives while enabling rapid and effective decision-making across the organization. Working closely with the Founders, Systems Engineering, GNC, Avionics, Structures, Propulsion, Flight Software, Manufacturing, Testing, and Business teams, you will own program planning, milestone tracking, risk management, resource coordination, and stakeholder communication. You will ensure that technical progress translates into successful demonstrations and program deliverables.
This role demands exceptional organizational skills, technical understanding, leadership, and the ability to manage complex engineering programs in a fast-paced startup environment.
This role combines office-based program management with laboratory, workshop, integration, supplier, and field-test activities. Candidates should be comfortable coordinating engineering activities across design offices, manufacturing facilities, and flight-test locations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Planning & Execution
- Develop and maintain the overall program execution plan for the reusable re-entry vehicle.
- Break down long-term company objectives into measurable engineering milestones.
- Develop detailed schedules covering design, procurement, manufacturing, testing, integration, and flight demonstrations.
- Track project progress and ensure timely execution of technical deliverables.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure milestones are achieved within schedule and budget.
- Support strategic planning for future demonstration and orbital missions.
Project Coordination & Resource Management
- Manage engineering priorities and resolve inter-team dependencies.
- Coordinate procurement schedules and supplier timelines.
- Ensure resources are allocated efficiently across multiple concurrent projects.
- Support hiring plans, onboarding schedules, and team growth.
- Coordinate engineering activities across Systems Engineering, Guidance, Navigation & Control, Avionics, Flight Software, Structures, Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Recovery Systems, Manufacturing, Integration & Testing, Business Development.
Risk & Configuration Management
- Maintain the overall program risk register.
- Identify schedule, technical, procurement, and operational risks.
- Coordinate mitigation plans with the technical team.
- Monitor configuration baselines and engineering change requests.
- Ensure documentation remains current throughout the development lifecycle.
- Track action items arising from design reviews and technical meetings.
Program Reviews & Reporting
- Prepare management reports, engineering dashboards, and program status updates.
- Provide regular progress reports to founders, advisors, customers, investors, and government stakeholders.
- Correlate wind tunnel data with CFD predictions.
- Plan and coordinate major technical reviews including System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (TRR), Flight Readiness Review (FRR), Post Flight Review (PFR)
Flight Campaign Coordination
- Support planning and execution of hardware integration campaigns.
- Coordinate logistics for testing, transportation, launches, and recovery operations.
- Ensure readiness of facilities, personnel, equipment, and documentation.
- Support flight operations and post-flight review activities.
- Coordinate lessons learned and implementation of corrective actions.
Flight Test Operation
- Participate in mission planning and aerodynamic performance assessments.
- Support vehicle integration and pre-flight verification activities.
- Monitor aerodynamic performance during flight demonstrations.
- Perform post-flight aerodynamic reconstruction using telemetry data.
- Recommend design improvements based on test results.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Work closely with engineering, business development, operations, suppliers, customers, and external partners.
- Mentor junior associates and interns.
- Facilitate technical discussions between multidisciplinary teams.
- Support recruitment and resource planning.
- Drive program management best practices throughout the organization.
- Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
REQUIREMENTS
- B.Tech/M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or related disciplines.
- 5+ years of experience managing complex engineering programs in aerospace, defence, automotive, robotics, UAVs, or other high-technology industries.
- Strong understanding of Program Management, Project Planning, Systems Engineering, Engineering Product Development, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Schedule Management, Resource Planning, Stakeholder Management
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Experience managing engineering schedules, milestones, budgets, and technical deliverables.
- Experience using project management methodologies and tools.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Excellent analytical thinking and structured problem-solving ability.
- Ability to coordinate multiple engineering teams simultaneously while maintaining program momentum.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Experience with:
- Spacecraft or launch vehicle development programs
- Re-entry vehicles or Entry, Descent & Landing (EDL) systems
- Complex hardware development programs
- Flight test campaigns
- Engineering procurement and supplier management
- Configuration management
- Technical documentation
- Systems Engineering processes
- Risk management frameworks
- Program scheduling software (Microsoft Project, Zoho, Jira, ClickUp, Asana or equivalent)
- Engineering collaboration platforms
Familiarity with:
- NASA, ESA, ECSS, ISRO or defence program development processes
- Design review processes (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR)
- Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)
- Manufacturing and integration workflows
- Quality assurance and verification processes
Prior experience with Indian or international aerospace programs (ISRO, DRDO, private space tech firms, startups) will be considered an added advantage
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment where responsibilities evolve with program needs.
- Comfortable working across multiple engineering disciplines and contributing beyond a narrowly defined role.
- Willingness to travel for flight tests, supplier visits, customer meetings, government reviews, conferences, and technical demonstrations as required.
- Ability to work outdoors during integration campaigns, launch operations, and recovery activities under varying weather conditions.
- Comfortable standing, walking, bending, and working for extended periods during hardware integration and testing activities.
- Ability to safely lift and carry engineering equipment and hardware weighing up to 20 kg, with appropriate assistance when required.
- Willingness to occasionally work outside regular business hours during integration campaigns, flight tests, critical milestones, or mission operations.
- Strong commitment to documentation, configuration control, schedule discipline, and maintaining high-quality program records.
- Ability to obtain and maintain any security clearances or background verifications required for defence, strategic, or government-sponsored projects (subject to applicable regulations).
- Demonstrate a strong safety-first mindset and adherence to laboratory, workshop, propulsion, and flight-test safety procedures.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Self-driven, proactive, and capable of independently driving complex technical programs from concept through demonstration.
- Close attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Passion for aerospace, space exploration, reusable launch systems, and advanced flight technologies, with a willingness to continuously learn and adapt to new challenges.
Pay: ₹900,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
