Mission Director - 24/7 Space Operations Leader

maxar; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 93,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Mission Director in Longmont, CO to lead mission execution within our 24/7 Mission Operations Center, supporting ground and flight operations, planning, and production for our satellite constellation and ground infrastructure.

You will ensure mission success, operational readiness, and clear cross-functional coordination across mission-critical operations, managing a team of operators and engineers while maintaining high situational awareness and strong communication with

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI w/poly.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, or related field; four years may substitute for a degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Operations Management or Technical Project Management.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience troubleshooting technical issues.
• Ability to accommodate 24/7 rotational shift work and support outside of regular shifts.

Responsibilities

• Manage an integrated ground / flight operations, planning, and production shift team of eight or more operators and engineers.
• Responsible for mission success and systems performance in a 24/7 environment to meet customer requirements.
• Draft, validate, support, and enforce operational procedures and required training.
• Maintain situational awareness of all mission planning and operations activities in the Mission Operations Center (MOC).
• Develop and maintain relationships with spacecraft support teams, operations engineering, management, training, production, IT, and planning teams.
• Daily coordination with operations and engineering leadership and regional collection planning teams.
• Provide effective communication with team members, cross-departmental staff, and leaders regarding status, milestones, incidents.
• As incident commander, focus on anomaly from prioritization to recovery under Incident Management policy.

Skills

Operations Management

Technical Project Management

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or engineering

Tools

AWS-based systems

Windows

Linux

Job description

Vantor is seeking a Mission Director in Longmont, CO to lead mission execution within our 24/7 Mission Operations Center, supporting ground and flight operations, planning, and production for our satellite constellation and ground infrastructure.

You will ensure mission success, operational readiness, and clear cross-functional coordination across mission-critical operations, managing a team of operators and engineers while maintaining high situational awareness and strong communication with