Mission Operations Manager - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing • El Segundo, CA

1d • $149,000 - $223,000

About The Position

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, is hiring a Mission Operations Manager to lead its Mission Operations team. Reporting to the Director of Mission Operations Engineering, this role serves as a point of contact for technical, budget, and resource-allocation matters and helps meet team needs, customer requirements, and company goals. The manager also contributes to mission success by leading architecture development, proposals, and execution across the program portfolio.

The position combines people leadership, program management, and technical responsibilities. The manager will hire, mentor, and develop team members; plan and allocate staffing across programs; track work and performance; and guide the design, implementation, and testing of ground segments. The role also promotes design reuse, improves workflows, documents best practices, and develops the team’s technical capabilities.

The internal job code is Systems Engr Mgr, and the team is hiring at level K. Candidates must complete the Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment as part of the selection process. The role requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for that clearance. The position is at a facility requiring special access and must meet U.S. export-control requirements. It is not contingent upon a program award and is not a safety-sensitive position. The employer will not sponsor employment visas.

Requirements

• At least one year of leadership experience, such as team leader, temporary manager, large-scale cross-functional project or program management, or formal management experience; alternatively, completion of Boeing's internal course “Exploring Leadership.”
• At least five years of direct experience in spacecraft mission operations and/or real-time satellite control.
• At least two years of formal leadership experience managing real-time operators, shift schedulers, and/or cross-functional mission teams.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government for this clearance.
• Successful completion of the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• U.S. Person status as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required to meet U.S. export-control compliance requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related STEM discipline.
• Master’s degree or PhD in engineering, a related STEM discipline, or Engineering Management.
• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
• Experience managing large-scale Low Earth Orbit or Medium Earth Orbit constellations, particularly using automation to control dozens or hundreds of spacecraft simultaneously.
• Prior experience working directly with military space entities such as the U.S. Space Force, Space Development Agency, or National Reconnaissance Office.
• Experience resolving anomalies, leading spacecraft anomaly investigation boards, resolving critical orbital failures, and designing contingency procedures.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews and screen candidates.
• Mentor and motivate the team.
• Provide new-hire reviews and semi-annual performance reviews.
• Recommend promotions and raises.
• Plan team development and set goals.
• Represent and advocate for the team and ensure it has appropriate resources.
• Foster the company's commitment to an inclusive culture.
• Break down and define scope of work.
• Staff programs appropriately for current and future needs.
• Allocate staff across programs according to priorities.
• Track team progress toward completing work and regularly evaluate performance.
• Collaborate with Ground Software, System Engineering, and Program Management to design, implement, and test ground segments.
• Coordinate design reuse across programs and tasks with differing needs and constraints.
• Promote effective technical communication and working relationships between the team and other subsystems.
• Improve processes by simplifying workflows, automating repetitive tasks, and finding more efficient approaches.
• Develop and document best practices for producing, testing, and documenting ground architectures, and ensure engineers follow them.
• Seek industry knowledge and techniques to enhance team capabilities.
• Lead architecture development, proposals, and execution across the program portfolio.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed