Mission Manager, Launch

SpaceX•Vandenberg Village, CA

15h•$130,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX services a diverse range of customers across our programs and is looking for exemplary individuals capable of supporting our missions. As a Launch Site Mission Manager, you will be a hands-on contributor responsible for all launch site activities associated with current and future customer spacecraft missions from Vandenberg Air Force Base. This unique location is SpaceX’s primary site for polar and high-inclination orbital missions. You’ll own mission planning, and work directly with the primary Mission Manager and all Launch Site Operations Teams to ensure all customer requirements are met for launch site processing. In this role you will directly support the execution of the campaign through all phases of operation from launch site spacecraft arrival and offload, to supporting the customer on console during launch. You’ll be an advocate for our customer by acting as the point of contact to apply customer feedback and campaign lessons learned to rapidly improve mission execution and customer satisfaction. In this position you will also represent the SpaceX launch site to our government customers and be responsible for assuring successful execution on our contractual launch site deliverables for National Security Space missions. You will be responsible for maintaining certification of the Launch Site and providing operational insight to our government customers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or science
5+ years of technical project management experience
4+ years of experience working hands-on with hardware or software technical projects

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in an engineering field
Technical project management and master scheduling experience
Proficiency in or hands-on professional experience with launch vehicle and/or spacecraft integration along with operations in 100,000 class or cleaner cleanrooms
5+ years of experience working with government, NASA, or commercial launch contract
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
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 become certified to operate equipment such as aerial lifts, fork lifts, and overhead cranes

Responsibilities

Function as launch site focal point for spacecraft range requirements and safety documentation, including the spacecraft Air Force Space Command Manual 91-710 Tailoring, Missile System Prelaunch Safety Package, and the Ground Operations Plan
Serve as launch site point of contact for spacecraft customer interface requirements validation (e.g. interface control document) while working with multidisciplinary teams for approval and implementation
Be the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for customer spacecraft processing, transportation, and logistics at the launch site before and during the launch campaign
Plan and generate technical content for the launch portions of the spacecraft design reviews and ground operations working group activities planning future spacecraft launch campaigns
Plan and manage spacecraft rehearsals along with the execution of spacecraft requirements and inputs into SpaceX day of launch operations
Manage and coordinate spacecraft daily processing and scheduling and provide inputs into integrated SpaceX launch schedules
Identify, develop, and codify process improvements to streamline and standardize spacecraft processing activities
Function as launch site contact to draft launch base elements of new proposals and contracts
Plan, schedule, and staff customer launch site visits and technical interchange meetings