Full-Time

Chief of Staff

Manufacturing

Posted on 7/16/2025

Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems

501-1,000 employees

Delivers national-security space missions and constellations

Compensation Overview

$115.6k - $208.8k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

El Segundo, CA, USA

In Person

Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance.

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelors degree in engineering, business, or related field
  • 5+ years experience leading complex hiring initiatives, staffing forecasting, and/or organizational planning, including 2+ years in an engineering or manufacturing environment
  • 5+ years experience in data analysis and reporting to support strategic decision making
  • 2+ years designing and facilitating large meetings, events, and/or employee related activities
Responsibilities
  • Forecasts future headcount for the Manufacturing Team and identifies critical requisitions to meet business objectives
  • Refines the scope of Manufacturing roles to align with forecasting; partners with hiring managers to develop job descriptions and role requirements
  • Evaluates strategic organizational issues and identifies implementation recommendations
  • Analyzes and summarizes data used in the development and proposal of organizational direction (e.g., budget information, workforce levels, training requirements and equipment/facility needs)
  • Leads the development, planning and execution of employee-related activities and initiatives
  • Develops executive level briefing's
  • Leads the design, logistics and facilitation of large meetings/events; provides continuous assessment of overall meeting/review architectures the development and maintenance of the production schedule and budget; monitors and tracks execution of the plan and communicates status
  • Collaborates with subject matter experts, suppliers, partners and customers to deploy broad organizational training
Desired Qualifications
  • Significant experience in the aerospace industry
  • 7+ years experience with engineering staff forecasting, recruiting, hiring, and/or organizational planning
  • Highly organized; strong ability to create efficiencies and effectively manage competing priorities
  • Thrives in a high-growth environment and adapts to evolving business needs
Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems

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Millennium Space Systems provides space systems for national security, delivering missile-warning and other space missions by rapidly creating affordable prototypes and satellite constellations across different orbits. Its products are designed to work correctly the first time, with an emphasis on speed to meet customer needs. The company differentiates itself by offering fast, cost-effective prototype-and-constellation solutions rather than long, expensive development cycles, focusing on reliable performance for critical space missions. The goal is to enable secure, rapid, and dependable space capabilities for national security customers.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • Targeting 26 satellite deliveries in 2026, up from 4 in 2025 via El Segundo investments.
  • Tony Gingiss appointed CEO December 9, 2024, drives Boeing-Millennium integration.
  • Delivered TRACERS satellites to Vandenberg June 16, 2025 for NASA mission.

What critics are saying

  • Production fails 550% ramp to 26 satellites in 2026, slips schedules 6-12 months.
  • Resolute design delays past 2026 bid-ready, loses to Relativity Space.
  • FOO Fighter fails 2027-2028 testing, Space Development Agency terminates $414M contract.

What makes Millennium Space Systems unique

  • Resolute platform fills 2-4 kW gap between Millennium small sats and Boeing large sats.
  • FOO Fighter delivers fire-control sensing for hypersonic missile tracking in LEO.
  • Secured spot on Space Force’s $1.84B RG-XX Andromeda contract for GEO reconnaissance.

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Benefits

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Company Match

Remote Work Options

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

Mental Health Support

Wellness Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-11%

1 year growth

-11%

2 year growth

-11%
PR Newswire
Jun 16th, 2025
Millennium Space Systems Delivers Pair Of Space Vehicles To Launch Site For Nasa'S Tracers Mission

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, delivered two space vehicles for NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission to Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday, marking a key milestone in preparation for launch later this year

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Apr 9th, 2025
Boeing's bet: supercharge satellite production

When Envision Employment Services Incorporated acquired Millennium in 2018, it built prototypes and delivered one or two satellites a year.

Stock Titan
Dec 16th, 2024
Millennium Space Systems Names Tony Gingiss as CEO

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has appointed Tony Gingiss as its new CEO effective December 9, 2024.

Military News
Oct 28th, 2024
U.S. Enhances Early Warning System with New Satellite Batch for Epoch Program

Millennium Space Systems signed the initial contract to deliver the first six satellites for MTC Epoch 1 in 2023.

SpaceNews
Aug 29th, 2024
Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO

Kim joins Firefly from Millennium Space, a Boeing subsidiary specializing in small satellites primarily for U.S. government agencies, where he served as CEO.

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