Mission Manager: TS/SCI Clearance & Space Launch Leadership

Rocket Lab USA; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 107,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock

Cash incentives

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA is seeking a Mission Manager to oversee multiple customer missions from contract through payload integration to launch at North America sites. The role requires hands-on experience with payload integration, coordinating technical, programmatic, and financial milestones, and frequent travel.

You'll lead reviews, support business development, and develop ICD documentation for launch vehicle to payload interfaces, while representing the company at events and enabling mission success

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline; Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace degree preferred.
• 5+ years of mission management or technical program management experience.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Hardware integration or project management experience on launch vehicles or spacecraft.
• Ability to travel to launch pads, customer sites, and overseas.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple Rocket Lab customer missions, including technical, programmatic, and financial milestones.
• Oversee hands-on payload integration activities, including fit checks, dispenser and launch vehicle integration.
• Lead technical milestone reviews with customers such as mission design or test readiness reviews.
• Assist business development with proposal input, lead generation, and technical sales engineering reviews.
• Responsible for development and verification of Launch Vehicle to Payload Spacecraft Interface Control Documentation (ICD).
• Stay in constant contact with customers to answer questions with technical staff as required.
• Represent the company at public events, including conferences, industry forums, outreach and recruiting events.
• Help lead Mission Integrators in expanding their mission management skillset

Skills

Mission management

Technical program management

Travel flexibility

Active DoD Secret Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical discipline

Job description

Rocket Lab USA is seeking a Mission Manager to oversee multiple customer missions from contract through payload integration to launch at North America sites. The role requires hands-on experience with payload integration, coordinating technical, programmatic, and financial milestones, and frequent travel.

You'll lead reviews, support business development, and develop ICD documentation for launch vehicle to payload interfaces, while representing the company at events and enabling mission success