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Apex manufactures satellite buses at scale for commercial space applications, combining software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for manufacturing. The company is standing up new satellite production factories with partners across the U.S. and internationally.
As Senior Product Operations Manager for Factory X, you will own day-to-day operations and serve as the operational lead for factory deployment initiatives. You will report to the Sr. Director of Factory Deployment and coordinate across Production, Supply Chain, Export, HR, and Training functions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning and maintaining the master schedule across all factories, building detailed project schedules from Apex and partner inputs while staggering kickoffs to maintain a sustainable deployment pace
- Tracking partner facility and construction timelines, triggering appropriate actions from Export, Supply Chain, and Production when dates shift
- Identifying schedule conflicts, risks, and dependencies early; communicating clear status updates and recommended resolutions to leadership
- Running the train-the-trainer program to ensure deployment teams are ready upon factory completion
- Managing logistics for deployed teams, including visas, housing, relocation, travel, and day-to-day operational support
- Partnering with HR, Export, and functional leaders to resource-plan across the factory portfolio, ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time
- Supporting program execution across sites through standup, build, and ramp phases until transition to dedicated mission managers
This role requires comfort with ambiguity, willingness to travel domestically and internationally, and hands-on involvement in a fast-growing aerospace company. You will coordinate across many teams and external partners with no direct authority over them.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, business, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience in program management, operations, or manufacturing
- Proven experience building and owning schedules across multiple projects or sites simultaneously
- Experience coordinating across many teams and outside partners without direct authority
- Comfortable managing logistics for people relocating between sites, including housing and travel arrangements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to brief various levels of internal and external stakeholders
- Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to get hands-on in a fast-growing company
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed
- Must qualify as a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) or be able to obtain required export authorizations under ITAR/EAR
PREFERRED:
- Experience standing up or scaling a factory, production line, or new site
- Experience with international deployments, export controls, or global mobility
- Experience with visa and immigration processes alongside HR or legal teams
- Background in training or workforce readiness programs
- Experience in space, defense, or other regulated industries
- PMP or similar certification
