Mission Delivery Lead, Orbit Missions

Loft Orbital Solutions; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

35 days PTO & flexible hours

Health and life insurance

Lunch vouchers

Cross-office travel (SF, CO, Toulouse)

Relocation assistance to Toulouse

Job summary

Loft Orbital Solutions is seeking a Mission Manager to lead delivery of customer missions from contract signature through deployment in orbit. You will own the Mission Development Plan, coordinate with engineering, product, and operations, and ensure alignment with customer milestones.

The role entails managing the customer relationship and guiding portfolio development to expand Loft’s mission capabilities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technical program, product, or engineering roles.
• 3+ years managing technical programs or missions for external customers.
• Experience deploying products into production or operational environments.
• Experience in the satellite or aerospace industry.
• Experience owning the relationship with external customers day to day.
• Excellent written and spoken English; strong organization and prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Own the Mission Development Plan for assigned missions and drive completion against deadlines and milestones.
• Manage the customer relationship day-to-day, including scope, schedule, and tradeoffs at exec level.
• Maintain the Customer Offering Portfolio and align it with upcoming mission needs.
• Collaborate with Customer Delivery Engineers to ensure capabilities and tooling are in place.
• Represent operational and customer constraints in product planning and deployment of new features.
• Drive cross-functional coordination and provide visibility on progress, risks, and blockers.

Skills

Technical program management

External customer mgmt

Engineering collaboration

Executive communication

English fluency

Tools

Jira

Spreadsheets

Job description

Loft Orbital Solutions is seeking a Mission Manager to lead delivery of customer missions from contract signature through deployment in orbit. You will own the Mission Development Plan, coordinate with engineering, product, and operations, and ensure alignment with customer milestones.

The role entails managing the customer relationship and guiding portfolio development to expand Loft’s mission capabilities.