Mission Manager, Space Launch (Remote) - Aevum Defense

The Aevum Space and Defense is seeking a Mission Manager (MM) to take ownership of Aevum launches to space for the US Department of Defense.

Aevum Mission Managers are responsible for all launch and mission assurance activities for their assigned launch contract. As the MM, you will ensure that all mission activities are completed reliably and on-time in accordance with launch contract deliverables and requirements. The MM is highly professional, has superb interpersonal skills, and serves as the primary point of contact (POC) to Aevum's defense customers.

Mission Manager responsibilities include chairing weekly customer meetings, integrating space vehicle (SV) or other payload to Aevum's Ravn X launch vehicle, managing and chairing formal mission reviews, coordinating all mission activities from mission assurance to launch operations to post-flight review, and more.

In day-to-day performance of their responsibilities, the MM works closely with multi-disciplinary teams and departments within Aevum. The ideal candidate has extensive experience working within defense organizations and culture. This is a fast-paced position requiring at least 2 years of experience working launch missions.

Aevum operates multiple launch sites throughout the United States and our customers span the US – traveling domestically as necessary is expected of the Mission Manager.

Aevum's development timelines are aggressive and you'll be asked to work hard, including nights and weekends and long hours, as necessary

Additional Responsibilities

• Decompose launch contracts into requirements, mission plan, schedule, and SOW; work with internal and external stakeholders to verify and validate requirements.
• Serve as the primary POC to defense customers and coordinate all mission activities with internal stakeholders and IPTs.
• Work closely with vehicle, system, and subsystem IPTs.
• Lead, document, and manage all trade studies, requirements traceability, verification and validation, and end-item specifications.
• Create, maintain and coordinate activities via a "Giver/Receiver" list or some other form of task management records.
• Develop and present complex technical information and data related to the mission.
• Work with engineering and technical teams within Aevum to understand launch vehicle readiness for mission; identify and characterize any changes to mission risk, vehicle risk, and launch dates.
• Gather and compile all range safety and range related documentation.
• Ensure that Aevum spaceport(s) are ready to execute your assigned launch mission on-time.
• Gather the necessary data required to obtain the regulatory approvals and licenses to launch on-time (FAA, FCC, range, DOT, etc.). Own all regulatory licensing requirements and ensure your launches are licensed per DoD contract requirements.
• Develop operational plans, procedures and processes for launch operations.
• Create and manage the mission master schedule and regularly communicate status to customer(s).
• Coordinate and chair all customer reviews and ensure that contract deliverables are delivered on time and per the customer expectations; directly from CDRLs.
• Run all payload-to-launch vehicle integration meetings; develop and own the Interface Control Document (ICD) for launch mission(s).
• Lead engineering IPTs and space logistics IPTs to ensure that all stakeholders understand mission effort(s) and support the planning of necessary activities and allocation of internal resources in support of launch mission(s).
• Prepare for and chair mission reviews with customers.
• Regularly check-in with launch vehicle engineering and production to ensure that mission-specific flight hardware is on-schedule; coordinate with space logistics crews to ensure that the Ravn X is prepared and ready for launch for mission.
• Present and report complicated, technical topics to senior executives effectively.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Travel

Up to 10% travel is required for this position

Additional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of technical project management experience in a technical organization
• Prior experience working with space systems, launch vehicles, spacecraft, or hardware/software technical projects
• Demonstrated ability to be trusted with confidential, classified, proprietary, or export-controlled information/data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong experience working with multi-disciplinary engineering teams and a complex set of requirements
• Detail-oriented
• Superb interpersonal skills
• Highly professional, especially under pressure
• As needed, must be willing to work extended hours and weekends to ensure that customers are properly supported and missions are on-time.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-7 years of space launch mission management experience
• Prior experience performing on government contracts
• Prior experience working with range safety offices