SpaceX · 2 months ago
Mission Manager, NSSL
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $175K/yr
5+ years expSpaceX is a company focused on enabling human life on Mars through advanced technologies. The Mission Manager for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) team will oversee the execution of partnerships with the US Government, ensuring successful launches and maintaining customer relationships while managing technical and contractual aspects of missions.
Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop and certify missions
Maintain configuration control of the certified flight configuration; coordinate and gain approval from the government on engineering changes to that baseline
Collaborate with other subsystem representatives across technical and programmatic disciplines to consider all necessary trades and ensure end-to-end mission success
Generate Interface Control Documents for all external vehicle interfaces and payloads and work with SpaceX and Government teams to verify payload requirements
Develop and present technical content on complex designs, trade studies, risks, and issues
Collaborate with engineering and production groups to understand vehicle readiness and how changes impact requirements, vehicle risk, and launch dates
Coordinate and chair customer reviews and ensure that contract deliverables are delivered on time and per the customer’s expectation, including taking responsibility for payment milestones
Serve as the Mission Manager for major flight tests and/or milestones, including carrying end-to-end responsibility for mission success
Influence and steer programmatic and technical development to meet the end objectives of current and future customer contracts and missions
Work with the SpaceX mission operations team and customers to develop integration and operations plans
Support other customer activities, mission integration, launch operations, program scheduling, and proposal efforts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or science with 5+ years of industry experience
5+ years of technical project management experience
4+ years of experience working hands-on with hardware or software technical projects
Preferred
Master's degree in an engineering field
5+ years of experience working with government, NASA, or commercial launch contract
Professional experience working with launch vehicles, spacecraft or other aerospace systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with direct experience negotiating technical deliverables or scope
Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution, and leadership skills
Experience working with cross-functional team and external customers
Coding or automation experience (SQL, Excel, Python, etc.)
Highly detail oriented, diligent, hard working with excellent customer interface skills
Passion for advancing the commercial space industry
Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere
Ability to obtain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance is preferred
Must be available to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to support critical milestones or operations shifts
Must be willing to travel to launch sites, test sites, other SpaceX offices, and customer locations as needed (up to 25% travel)
Benefits
Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
Korea Investment PartnersIntesa SanpaoloAndreessen Horowitz
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CFO
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