Space Mission Integration TPM - Launch Campaign Lead

GITAI; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive Healthcare

Relocation assistance

PTO and holidays

Job summary

GITAI USA is seeking a Technical Program Manager, Mission Integration to coordinate aerospace program activities, manage external dependencies, and ensure milestones are met. The role emphasizes hands-on, IC leadership without people management, interfacing with government customers, service providers, and regulators.

The successful candidate will oversee flight opportunity assessment, launch campaign coordination, and stakeholder coordination, while negotiating requirements and maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience managing technically complex or regulated programs.
• Experience bridging internal technical teams with government agencies, regulatory authorities, or other external stakeholders.
• Hands-on IC with no direct reports and ability to run meetings, track schedules, and drive actions to closure.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate launch campaigns from flight opportunity selection through payload delivery, integration, launch readiness, and launch execution.
• Serve as the primary working-level point of contact across U.S. government customers, launch service providers, regulators, and internal teams.
• Build and maintain the integrated mission plan with milestones, external deliverables, approvals, risks, and decisions.
• Translate external requirements into clear internal actions and negotiate changes when requirements are unclear or impractical.
• Provide concise program status updates, highlight critical risks, unresolved dependencies, and contractual implications.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory experience

Government contracting

Communication skills

Problem solving

Negotiation

Cross-team coordination

Self-directed IC

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, science, or related technical field

Job description

GITAI USA is seeking a Technical Program Manager, Mission Integration to coordinate aerospace program activities, manage external dependencies, and ensure milestones are met. The role emphasizes hands-on, IC leadership without people management, interfacing with government customers, service providers, and regulators.

The successful candidate will oversee flight opportunity assessment, launch campaign coordination, and stakeholder coordination, while negotiating requirements and maintaining