Mission Manager, Launch & Regulatory Execution

Reflect Orbital; Hawthorne (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Broad medical/dental/vision coverage

HSA/FSA and 401K

Unlimited PTO

Healthy lunches provided daily

Job summary

Reflect Orbital is seeking a Senior or Principal Mission Manager to own the launch and regulatory execution required to get our spacecraft to orbit. This hands-on senior IC role works across engineering, operations, legal, launch providers, regulators, and external partners.

You’ll own mission schedules, launch-provider interfaces, regulatory submissions, technical deliverables, reviews, action items, and the hundreds of details that must come together on time for a successful mission.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in spacecraft mission management, launch integration, regulatory affairs, technical program management, satellite operations, or a similarly complex aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

• Own mission execution from launch-opportunity selection through launch readiness, launch campaign, and handoff to on-orbit operations.
• Serve as Reflect’s primary interface with launch providers, launch integrators, regulatory counsel, government agencies, and other mission partners.
• Build and maintain the integrated mission schedule, including external deliverables, regulatory milestones, technical reviews, launch-provider deadlines, dependencies, risks, and internal owners.
• Own FCC licensing and spectrum-coordination workflows in partnership with engineering and outside counsel, including applications, modifications, technical exhibits, responses, reporting, and other required submissions.
• Translate launch-provider and regulatory requirements into clear internal deliverables, identify the correct owners, and drive inputs to completion.
• Coordinate spacecraft data packages, interface documentation, safety materials, analyses, certifications, test evidence, and other launch-readiness deliverables.
• Review submissions for accuracy, completeness, and consistency before they leave the company.
• Run mission reviews, maintain action-item and decision logs, follow up relentlessly, and ensure commitments are closed on schedule.
• Identify schedule, regulatory, and integration risks early; develop recovery plans and elevate decisions before they threaten the mission.
• Maintain a clear source of truth for mission status so engineering and leadership always understand what is due, what is blocked, and what requires attention.
• Build lightweight, repeatable systems that allow Reflect to manage an increasing number of spacecraft and launches without unnecessary process or bureaucracy.
• Support launch-site and campaign activities when needed.

Skills

Spacecraft mission management

Launch integration

Regulatory affairs

Technical program management

Satellite operations

Aerospace industry

Job description

Reflect Orbital is seeking a Senior or Principal Mission Manager to own the launch and regulatory execution required to get our spacecraft to orbit. This hands-on senior IC role works across engineering, operations, legal, launch providers, regulators, and external partners.

You’ll own mission schedules, launch-provider interfaces, regulatory submissions, technical deliverables, reviews, action items, and the hundreds of details that must come together on time for a successful mission.