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Astro Mechanica · 3 months ago

Mission Operations (MOPs) Lead

San Francisco

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $190K/yr

Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company focused on democratizing high-speed flight. The Mission Operations Lead will anchor the operational perspective, developing design missions and advising on defense strategy while ensuring alignment with Air Force requirements.

AerospaceManufacturingMechanical Engineering

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop and decompose Design Reference Missions (DRMs), vignettes, Concept of Operations (CONOPs) and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) to govern modeling & simulation activities that shape weapon system development and performance

Shape and oversee trade studies and mission effectiveness analysis to ensure balance designs that are affordable, improve mission outcomes, and reduce mission costs

Advise defense strategy leadership with operator-informed priorities, shaping designs to fit real kill chains and tactics

Serve as the warfighter voice in program reviews, exercises, and technical interchange meetings

Develop tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for autonomy, MUM-T, and next-gen employment concepts

Participate on the Test Review Board (TRB) and Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) to advise and shape developmental and operational test strategies and Critical Test Parameters (CTPs) to ensure traceability to Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs), Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) and operational requirements

Build and maintain trust with Air Force and DoW stakeholders, ensuring our technology aligns with mission autonomy requirements and government reference architectures

Drive lessons-learned loops from simulations, wargames, and live events back into product development

Qualification

U.S. Air Force experience5th-generation combat aircraftAutonomous Collaborative PlatformMission autonomy activitiesTacticsTechniquesProceduresProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

U.S. Air Force experience at the O4-O6 level

Direct, recent insight into how 5th-generation combat aircraft are employed by and how they interoperate with unmanned tactical ACP systems

Direct experience or significant insight into priority ACP development programs, emerging requirements, and latest mission autonomy activities and software reference architectures

Deep understanding of the latest 5th generation air dominance kill chains and gaps, and emerging autonomous and manned unmanned-teaming (MUM-T) CONOPS

Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities

Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance