RemoteLeaf Logo
Log in Sign up

Senior Launch Mission Manager

1 month, 1 week ago
United States
Full-time
Senior
Program Manager
Project and Program Management
Apply Now

K2 Space Corporation

K2 Space builds high-powered satellite platforms and satellite buses for missions across LEO, MEO, and GEO, emphasizing higher payload power, large payload mass, vertical integration, and in-house manufacturing.

Defense and Space Manufacturing
51-200
Founded 2022
$180M raised
View All Jobs 121

Description

  • Serve as K2’s point of contact for certification-related matters, including range safety compliance, launch vehicle user guide compliance, ground operations plans, payload certification plans, customer-launch provider interactions, and qualification reports.
  • Act as the launch provider point of contact and help ensure launch vehicle ICDs are closed and verified, launch operations plans are robust, and missions execute successfully.
  • Represent the payload provider in certification forums and ensure payloads meet applicable K2 and launch provider requirements.
  • Support payload integration readiness reviews, pre-ship reviews, launch readiness reviews, and flight readiness reviews.
  • Review and help shape future customer and launch vehicle contracts and statements of work (SOWs).
  • Improve and evolve the certification process by developing new methods to increase execution speed and efficiency.
  • Work closely with internal design, reliability, program management, legal, engineering, and leadership teams to resolve issues and enable launch readiness.
  • Feed lessons learned and best practices from spacecraft testing back into engineering to optimize future payload missions.
  • Advocate for K2 and its customers across multiple forums to prevent certification, verification, or execution blockers at integration, testing, or launch.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or science.
  • 5+ years of experience in technical aerospace or manufacturing.
  • 2+ years of experience managing projects, technical trades, and/or technical teams.
  • Strong understanding of launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other aerospace systems and their certification and/or verification processes.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering or science discipline (preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience in technical aerospace or manufacturing (preferred).
  • 4+ years of experience managing projects or technical trades (preferred).
  • Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance (preferred).
  • Experience leading spacecraft qualification, verification, or certification efforts for single or constellation-level projects (preferred).
  • Experience working with payload or launch provider contracts and SOWs (preferred).
  • Proven ability to drive process improvement and lessons-learned workflows (preferred).
  • Ability to generate executive summaries for senior leadership decision-making (preferred).
  • Demonstrated track record of project ownership and successful execution (preferred).
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $140,000 to $175,000 plus equity.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Paid time off.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Additional perks included as part of the benefits package.

Interested in this position?

Apply directly on the company website

Apply Now

Similar Roles

Puck

AVP, New Business Evaluation & Integration

Puck 1-10 Internet Software & Services

Fortitude Re is seeking a Treasury professional to support the evaluation, integration, and ongoing management of reinsurance and acquisition transactions across its Life, Annuity, and Property & Casualty businesses.

United States Full-time Senior Financial Analyst Program Manager
$125k-$150k
2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Veracyte

Manager, IT & Cybersecurity GRC

Veracyte 251-1K Pharmaceuticals

Veracyte is hiring a Manager, IT & Cybersecurity GRC to lead enterprise technology controls, IT SOX compliance, and cybersecurity risk governance in a highly regulated environment.

United States Full-time Lead Penetration Tester Program Manager
$145k-$155k
Cybersecurity
2 hours, 26 minutes ago
DailyRemote

Program Success Lead

DailyRemote 1-10 Professional Services

Springboard is hiring a Program Success Lead to own delivery and growth of its Allied Health and AI programs across B2C and B2B, building new offerings from concept through execution in a fast-moving, student-centered environment.

United States Full-time Lead Program Manager
2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Anduril Industries

Production & Supply Chain Operations Lead

Anduril Industries 1K-5K Aerospace & Defense

Anduril Industries is hiring a Production & Supply Chain Operations Lead to support the Mission Systems Division as it scales from engineering development into production and field deployment.

United States Full-time Senior Operations Manager Program Manager
$166k-$220k
2 hours, 41 minutes ago

You're on a roll! Sign up now to keep applying.

Sign Up

Already have an account? Log in

Used by 14,729+ remote workers