Mission Manager

AnySignal•Los Angeles, CA

13h•$130,000 - $200,000

About The Position

AnySignal is developing RF products and services for demanding space and defense missions, with a flexible, high-performance platform designed to be easy to deploy, monitor, and scale. The Mission Manager owns customer mission delivery from initial planning through integration, testing, and operations. This hands-on, customer-facing role works directly with customers, forward deployed engineers, and technical teams to translate complex mission requirements into operational capabilities. The role leads work ranging from ground station integration and testing to launch readiness and deployment, and helps ensure missions are prepared for operations.

Requirements

4–8 years of experience in mission management, mission operations, integration, or technical program management.
Experience taking a complex technical mission or deployment through integration, testing, and operations.
Ability to hold engineering teams and customers accountable to commitments and push back on unrealistic timelines.
Self-directed approach to building plans, managing priorities, and driving execution.
For export-control compliance, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b, or eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

Technical understanding of RF links, ground software, and mission communications, with the judgment to challenge assumptions and involve specialists when needed.
Ground segment or commercial Ground Station as a Service experience.
Familiarity with communications licensing and regulatory filings.
Experience supporting defense, government, or lunar missions.
Experience developing operational procedures and processes in a small company or startup.

Responsibilities

Build mission plans with customers and internal teams, track dependencies, and keep schedules on track.
Coordinate with forward deployed engineers and engage technical specialists as needed, ensuring teams have the context and information required to execute.
Partner with licensing to collect vehicle and mission details, track regulatory filings, and coordinate authorizations with customers and ground providers.
Drive customer integrations, radio configurations, and onboarding across internal and partner ground networks through completion and testing.
Lead mission readiness reviews and test campaigns, obtain technical sign-off from responsible teams, and identify when a mission is not ready to proceed.
Plan deployment and operational support, including launch and early orbit support where applicable.