Senior Technical Program Manager, Network & Service Engineering
Hybrid in Barcelona·Full-time·Added 11 days ago
Overview
Job details
Full-time hours
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.
Requirements
Have the right to work in Spain
Sateliot doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Be near Barcelona for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have senior-level experience
Senior-level role.
University degree
“An engineering degree, or equivalent professional experience in a technical environment, and enough technical literacy to challenge an estimate and follow a dependency between a radio feature and a core network release.” — per the ad.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
Real impact on one of Europe's most ambitious space projects.
Growth: we cover 50% of courses or master's degrees (up to 5% of your salary), plus Spanish and Catalan classes.
Health & balance: 50% on private health insurance and Urban Sports Club, a flexible schedule, and hybrid work, we focus on results, not hours.
Flexible Compensation: flexible compensation through Cobee (meal, transport, kindergarten).
A truly global team: 20+ nationalities building something genuinely new - and genuinely nice to work with. Great vibes, real teamwork.
A real welcome: a dedicated buddy from day one.
Life outside work: we organize leisure and sports activities both during and outside working hours - because great teams connect beyond the screen.
Catering: if you don't have time to cook, we partner with a catering company so a freshmeal is sorted, no need to think about it.
Parking: on-site parking at the office, with Sateliot covering 50% of the cost - plus free bike parking if you prefer to pedal in.
Requirements
What we're looking for
Real experience planning and tracking a multi-project technical portfolio in an engineering organisation - telecom, space, embedded systems or similar - including active management of dependencies and risk.
An engineering degree, or equivalent professional experience in a technical environment, and enough technical literacy to challenge an estimate and follow a dependency between a radio feature and a core network release. You do not need to be practising as an engineer; you do need to not be a spectator.
Evidence of driving commitments across teams without formal authority over them.
The habit of building light-weight reporting from sources that already exist, and the discipline to keep it light.
Nice to have
Background in mobile networks, 3GPP-based systems or satellite programmes.
Comfort using AI-assisted tooling to compile and summarise reporting.
Experience in a company scaling fast, where the process has to be built while it is used.
PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent project management certification.
Languages
Working proficiency in English: the department is international and English is the language of technical discussion. Spanish is useful day to day.
The role
Sateliot is a Barcelona-based satellite company with one goal: connect everything, everywhere. Founded in 2018, we've built the first satellite constellation that lets standard commercial devices communicate directly from space. Our technology bridges the gaps that terrestrial networks will never reach, bringing affordable and secure connectivity to industries, governments, and communities across the planet.
What you'll do
Own the departmental plan across our engineering areas: build timings with the engineers who own the work, and keep the plan honest as reality moves.
Track the commitments areas make to each other and the dates we commit to outside the department - our network roadmap milestones are the only external calendar we sign up to.
Own the dependency and risk picture of the portfolio - between areas and with our external suppliers - and surface deviations early, escalating them with a recommendation rather than a status colour.
Run departmental reporting on top of the substrate that already exists - meeting reports, logbook, project register - instead of building a parallel layer of manual data collection.
Be the planning counterpart to Operations, Product, User Segment and Payload, and to the external suppliers our roadmap depends on.
description
Learn more: https://sateliot.space/
Additional requirements
Hybrid work with regular on-site presence at our Barcelona HQ: this role coordinates people and depends on being among them.
How we work
We lead with humility, move fast, and take ownership. We collaborate without ego and measure ourselves by real impact, not titles or hierarchy. We hire people who already live these values.
About Sateliot
Sateliot is a Barcelona-based company operating in the space tech sector, specializing in low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company builds and operates a constellation of small satellites that provide global, continuous connectivity for devices in remote areas where terrestrial networks are unavailable, effectively creating a 'space-based' telecom operator. Sateliot's scale is that of a growth-stage startup, with a workforce of around 100 employees, and it has secured significant funding rounds to deploy its satellite constellation.
Sateliot's headquarters and main operations are in Barcelona, Spain, which is also the hub for its engineering, product, and business teams. The company's work culture is that of a fast-moving, deep-tech startup, with a strong emphasis on R&D and innovation. For international professionals, Sateliot offers a compelling opportunity to work on cutting-edge space technology in a European startup environment, with roles spanning from software and firmware engineering to AI and project management. The company is actively hiring for a variety of technical and non-technical positions, making it an accessible entry point for international talent looking to enter the space industry in Spain.
- Industry
- Space Tech
- Founded
- 2019
- Employees
- 50–200
- Headquarters
- Barcelona, Spain
- In Spain
- Barcelona
- Website
- sateliot.com
Good to know if you are moving
- Barcelona is the company's global HQ, so most roles are based there, offering a chance to live in a major Mediterranean tech hub.
- The company works in English, making it accessible for international professionals who do not speak Spanish.
- Sateliot is a deep-tech startup, so roles involve hands-on work on satellite communications, firmware, and AI, offering strong career development in a niche industry.
- The company has raised significant funding, indicating a stable runway and growth potential for early employees.
- Spain's space sector is emerging, and Sateliot is one of its most prominent startups, offering a unique opportunity to be in on the ground floor.
In their own words
About the company & team
Sateliot brings standard cellular connectivity to places terrestrial networks will never reach - non-terrestrial networks, one of the most active areas in telecoms right now. We run a commercial service and we develop key parts of our network technology in-house, so the engineering portfolio spans live operations, radio access, core network and the device ecosystem at the same time. As Senior Technical Program Manager you will own the plan behind all of it: realistic timings agreed with the people doing the work, commitments between teams that are actually tracked, and deviations that surface early enough to do something about them. You will report to the Director of Technology & Service Engineering. We are looking for someone who coordinates by earning credibility with engineers, not by chasing a spreadsheet.
Additional information
Sateliot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without discrimination on the basis of any legally protected characteristic.
Location
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