Also called: Technical Product Manager
Decides what a space product (a satellite data service, a spacecraft bus) should do and guides engineers to build it.
You interview customers about what satellite images they need, write the requirements, and decide which features ship first.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering or business; an MBA is common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts specs, research and roadmaps; customer insight and deciding what to build stay human.
Classes: Business, Computer science, AP Physics, Speech or debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2021.
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