Mission Operations Manager II / III

Firefly Aerospace; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental and Vision

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Texas seeks an experienced Mission Manager to lead payload and spacecraft integration programs, interfacing with NASA and commercial customers across the spacecraft lifecycle.

The role requires systems, integration, test, and launch experience; you will manage ICDs, coordinate hardware and software activities, and lead design reviews and technical interchange meetings with external partners, travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience with external aerospace customers or internal product teams.
• Knowledge of aerospace qualification testing per GEVS and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface between Firefly engineering teams and NASA and other payload customers.
• Manage development and coordination of mission performance and interface requirements.
• Build and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICD) for payload-spacecraft interfaces.
• Manage issues related to payload form, fit, function, loads, environment, thermal, EMI/EMC, radiation, mass properties, interfaces, data, software, and operations.
• Coordinate hardware/software activities including fit checks, spacecraft integration, acceptance testing, launch planning and execution.
• Lead technical interchange meetings and design reviews with NASA and other customers.

Skills

Communication skills

NASA/Customer coordination

Systems engineering

Launch experience

Project management

Education

Bachelors in aerospace engineering

Tools

ICD/Interface control documents

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACEFirefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.SUMMARYFirefly is seeking an experienced Mission Manager to manage programs (i.e. payload integration, launch vehicle integration, customer mission integration, or other mission management activities for our spacecraft (lunar lander and/or orbital vehicle) program. This person ideally has systems, integration, test, and launch experience, specific to aerospace hardware. The successful candidate will leverage their advanced communication and relationship skills to interface with all engineering disciplines at Firefly involved in the development of spacecraft as well as with outside organizations like the FAA, USAF, NASA, NOAA, and a variety of commercial customers.RESPONSIBILITIESAct as the primary engineering and programmatic interface between the Firefly engineering teams and NASA and other payload customers.Manage the development and coordination of the key mission performance and interface requirements.Build and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICD) for interfaces between the customer payload and spacecraft.Manage technical issues related to form, fit, and function of the payload(s), loads, dynamic environments, thermal, EMI/EMC, radiation, contamination, mass properties, mechanical interface, electrical interface, data interfaces, software APIs, and operations.Coordinate hardware and software related activities including fit checks, spacecraft integration, spacecraft acceptance testing, launch, and operations planning and execution for the full duration mission.Lead technical interchange meetings and design reviews with NASA and other customers. Some travel (<10%) may be required.Work closely with each engineering discipline within Firefly to help generate and evaluate acceptable analysis factors of safety and test plans that meet both Range requirements and Mission Assurance requirements.Basic Qualification Mission Manager IIBachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related fieldExperience integrating payloads or spacecraft3+ years’ experience in the aerospace industryExperience working with an external aerospace customer or internal product teamBasic working knowledge of aerospace qualification and acceptance testing defined by GEVS.Basic working knowledge of AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-882, RCC-319-14 and NASA Standards 8719.13.Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings to peers, management, and external customers.Basic Qualification Mission Manager IIIBachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related fieldExperience integrating payloads or spacecraft5+ years’ experience in the aerospace industryExperience working as the primary interface with an external aerospace customer or internal product teamAdvanced working knowledge of aerospace qualification and acceptance testing defined by GEVS.Advanced working knowledge of AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-882, RCC-319-14 and NASA Standards 8719.13.Excellent communications skills (written and oral). Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings to peers, management, and external customers.DesiredExperience integrating payloads onto spacecraft or spacecraft to launch vehiclesExperience with deployment mechanisms or with robotics and actuators for spacecraftExperience working with vendorsExperience in writing proposals and in business developmentExperience with risk management and change controlPrimary Level Salary Range:Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.SUMMARYFirefly is seeking an experienced Mission Manager to manage programs (i.e. payload integration, launch vehicle integration, customer mission integration, or other mission management activities for our spacecraft (lunar lander and/or orbital vehicle) program. This person ideally has systems, integration, test, and launch experience, specific to aerospace hardware. The successful candidate will leverage their advanced communication and relationship skills to interface with all engineering disciplines at Firefly involved in the development of spacecraft as well as with outside organizations like the FAA, USAF, NASA, NOAA, and a variety of commercial customers.RESPONSIBILITIESAct as the primary engineering and programmatic interface between the Firefly engineering teams and NASA and other payload customers.Manage the development and coordination of the key mission performance and interface requirements.Build and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICD) for interfaces between the customer payload and spacecraft.Manage technical issues related to form, fit, and function of the payload(s), loads, dynamic environments, thermal, EMI/EMC, radiation, contamination, mass properties, mechanical interface, electrical interface, data interfaces, software APIs, and operations.Coordinate hardware and software related activities including fit checks, spacecraft integration, spacecraft acceptance testing, launch, and operations planning and execution for the full duration mission.Lead technical interchange meetings and design reviews with NASA and other customers. Some travel (<10%) may be required.Work closely with each engineering discipline within Firefly to help generate and evaluate acceptable analysis factors of safety and test plans that meet both Range requirements and Mission Assurance requirements.Basic Qualification Mission Manager IIBachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related fieldExperience integrating payloads or spacecraft3+ years’ experience in the aerospace industryExperience working with an external aerospace customer or internal product teamBasic working knowledge of aerospace qualification and acceptance testing defined by GEVS.Basic working knowledge of AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-882, RCC-319-14 and NASA Standards 8719.13.Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings to peers, management, and external customers.Basic Qualification Mission Manager IIIBachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related fieldExperience integrating payloads or spacecraft5+ years’ experience in the aerospace industryExperience working as the primary interface with an external aerospace customer or internal product teamAdvanced working knowledge of aerospace qualification and acceptance testing defined by GEVS.Advanced working knowledge of AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-882, RCC-319-14 and NASA Standards 8719.13.Excellent communications skills (written and oral). Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings to peers, management, and external customers.DesiredExperience integrating payloads onto spacecraft or spacecraft to launch vehiclesExperience with deployment mechanisms or with robotics and actuators for spacecraftExperience working with vendorsExperience in writing proposals and in business developmentExperience with risk management and change controlFirefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.