Senior Mission Manager

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

6d•$165,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Sr. Mission Manager at Impulse, you will be directly responsible for driving customer missions to successful outcomes. At Impulse, you will direct complex, multi-mission portfolios from contract kickoff through delivery. Acting as the senior technical authority for customer interfaces, you will align cross-functional business development, engineering, and mission operations teams to execute programs across the commercial, civil space, and national security lines of business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
8+ years of experience as a mission manager or program manager in the space industry
Demonstrated experience managing complex spacecraft or launch vehicle programs
Deep understanding of primary aerospace technical disciplines, with the ability to lead discussions and customer interactions
Demonstrated experience coordinating across internal regulatory and compliance teams to manage customer requirements and external agency interfaces
Proficiency with planning and managing complex schedules

Nice To Haves

Active security clearance or willingness to obtain
Experience in a customer-facing role within a fast-paced startup environment
Experience participating in or leading formal program milestone reviews (PDR, CDR, FRR)
Familiarity with spacecraft assembly, integration, and testing (AI&T)
Familiarity with launch operations and/or spacecraft operations
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to hold strategic internal influence and handle difficult customer or technical requirements effectively

Responsibilities

Own the complete technical execution and integration lifecycle for large-scale, high-visibility customer programs from kickoff through delivery
Drive high-stakes technical negotiations and interface directly with launch service providers, partners, and executive stakeholders
Translate complex customer requirements and non-standard architecture trades into robust, executable Statements of Work (SOWs) alongside business development, mission design, and proposal management
Serve as the primary technical liaison for customer-led mission assurance reviews, independent readiness reviews, and launch site/operations integration
Rapidly isolate and resolve critical technical anomalies and programmatic roadblocks across active programs
Build scalable departmental frameworks, technical documentation standards, and cross-training initiatives to eliminate single points of failure
Occasionally travel to support key customer meetings or hardware integration events (less than 20% travel)