Mission Assurance Manager

Terran Orbital Corporation•Irvine, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital, you’re not just part of the system – you’re a vital force propelling our mission forward. As trailblazers in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation, we shatter boundaries daily to deliver groundbreaking solutions that power our nation’s defense and commercial missions. We are a unique, fast growing, and trusted team dedicated to swiftly and efficiently designing, building, launching, and operating state of the art satellites for advanced mission constellations. If you’re driven by purpose, inspired by challenges, and ready to leave your mark on the universe, you’ll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together, let’s redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond! Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Mission Assurance Manager to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Sr. Director, EH&S, Quality & Mission Assurance, the Mission Assurance Manager will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure successful execution of customer deliverables. The Mission Assurance Manager teams with, and provides independent assurance for, Program Managers to deliver affordable, high-performance space systems that meet internal engineering and manufacturing specifications and customer contract requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or relevant STEM discipline or engineering Associate’s degree with at least 8 years of aerospace Mission Assurance experience
3-5 years of experience in a key Mission Assurance or Product Assurance role
Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Quality Assurance, System Safety Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or Parts, Materials and Processes (PM&P) Engineering
Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and processes
Demonstrated teamwork with strong written and verbal communications skills
Ability to communicate across organizational boundaries and at all levels
Experience implementing Mission Assurance and Quality-related industry, government and European standards
U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in an electrical engineering or EEE discipline
Master’s degree in engineering, physical sciences, or business administration
6+ years of Mission Assurance experience in aerospace industry
Experience with aerospace customers and their mission/product assurance standards
Concept-to-design-to-manufacturing-to-delivery experience with spacecraft missions
Understanding of satellites, payloads, and ground systems used for space vehicles
Software quality experience

Responsibilities

Collaborate and partner with internal program management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, operational functions, to ensure program performance, quality, cost, and schedule requirements are met and risks are adequately managed.
Interface and partner with external customer quality assurance to resolve non-conformances, notifications, RCCAs, and requests for deviation/waiver.
Actively participate in design, manufacturing, test, shipment, and other readiness reviews and evaluations.
Perform proposal reviews for and lead the implementation and delivery of mission and product assurance Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables.
Provide leadership to identify, evaluate, mitigate and monitor issues and risks in collaboration with program management, engineering, manufacturing, and operations.
Participate in Material Review Board, Engineering Review Board, and Failure Review Board activities as required.
Track non-conformance status to ensure notification, disposition, periodic reporting, and closure prior to program delivery.
Perform internal reviews to ensure modules are acceptable for delivery to programs.
Collaborate with Mission Assurance stakeholders including system and reliability engineers, parts engineering, and technical subject matter experts.
May perform reliability analyses, failure analyses and/or root cause analyses (RCCA) as needed to improve design, production, and support program deliverables.
Perform other duties as assigned.