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Varda Space Industries · 22 hours ago

Security Manager

El Segundo, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $200K/yr

4+ years exp

Varda is a company focused on developing commercial space infrastructure to benefit life on Earth. As a Security Manager, you will ensure the safety and security of missions and assets, collaborating with various teams to meet mission objectives.

AerospaceManufacturingProduct Design

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary technical and programmatic point of contact for our customers, helping to resolve issues, negotiate requirements and contract changes, communicate status and risks, and ensure a positive outcome for all parties

Lead programmatic execution of customer missions from prior to contract signature through development, integration, launch, operations, and recovery of our customer's flown assets

Collaborate across the company (e.g. engineering, regulatory, sales, payloads) to understand status and changes that may impact customer success and work to mitigate issues

Lead major customer reviews and deliverables, coordinating cross functionally to plan for, develop and deliver high quality materials and briefings

Support or lead, depending on the customer, development and verification of technical interface control documents

Support our Sales team with proposal efforts to ensure new projects are appropriately scoped and aligned with strategic company vision, and that contracts are executable

Collaborate with engineering groups to understand vehicle readiness and how changes impact requirements, vehicle risk, CONOPs, and flight dates

Qualification

Program ManagementSpacecraft Mission DesignTechnical CommunicationUS Government ContractsNegotiation SkillsConflict ResolutionLeadership SkillsBachelor's DegreeTechnical Interface ControlFull Hardware LifecycleActive Security Clearance

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline

4+ years of Program or Project Management experience (6+ years for Senior role)

Strong written and verbal communication

Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution and leadership skills

Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time

Preferred

Experience with spacecraft mission design, development, integration and test, launch and/or operations

Experience with US Government contracts

Active security clearance (TS, TS//SCI or S) or willingness to seek a clearance

Full hardware project lifecycle experience (cradle-to-grave), preferably spacecraft

Benefits

Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)

401(k) matching (interns excluded)

Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)

Health insurance, including Vision and Dental

Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.

Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)

Company

Varda Space Industries

Varda is building the infrastructure for a thriving orbital economy, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.

Founded in 2021

El Segundo, California, USA

51-200 employees