Mission Manager
Posted on 3/4/2023
INACTIVE
SpaceX

10,001+ employees

Manufactures advanced rockets and spacecrafts for space transportation
Company Overview
SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, has consistently demonstrated its technical prowess and industry leadership by achieving milestones previously accomplished only by governments, such as returning a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit and attaching a spacecraft to the International Space Station. The company's culture is driven by a clear and ambitious goal to make life multiplanetary, fostering an environment of high performance and continuous learning. With its advanced rocket and spacecraft designs, SpaceX has a competitive edge in the space transportation industry, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA and working towards the future of space exploration.
Aerospace
Hardware

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$9.2B

Founded

2002

Headquarters

Hawthorne, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

15%

1 year growth

28%

2 year growth

33%
Locations
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, physics, aerospace engineering, or another engineering discipline
  • 5+ years experience in a customer-facing role
  • 4+ years of technical project management experience
  • Master's degree in an engineering field
  • Technical project management and master scheduling experience
  • Proficiency in or hands-on professional experience with launch vehicle and/or spacecraft integration along with operations in 100,000 class or cleaner cleanrooms
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to operate effectively with remote supervision
  • Ability to become certified to operate equipment such as aerial lifts, fork lifts, and overhead cranes
  • Experience working with cross-functional team and external customers
  • Highly detail oriented, diligent, and hard working with excellent customer interface skills
  • Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance preferred. Must be willing to pursue a clearance if not already cleared. Note that an active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions. If so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
  • Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral
  • Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX offices, vendors, and customers as necessary (up to 25% travel)
  • Must be willing to work long hours and occasional weekends when necessary to support launch and critical project timelines
  • Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. unassisted
  • Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position
  • Must be willing to operate heavy machinery
  • Flight hardware is built in tight quarters - physical dexterity is required
  • Occasionally exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments - heat, cold, rain, ice
  • Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
  • 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. Learn more about the ITAR here
Responsibilities
  • Serve as launch site point of contact for spacecraft customer interface requirements validation (e.g. interface control document) while working with multidisciplinary teams for approval and implementation
  • Be the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for customer spacecraft processing, transportation, and logistics at the launch site before and during the launch campaign
  • Plan and generate technical content for the launch portions of the spacecraft design reviews and Ground Operations Working Group activities planning future spacecraft launch campaigns
  • Plan and manage spacecraft rehearsals along with the execution of spacecraft requirements and inputs into SpaceX day of launch operations
  • Manage and coordinate spacecraft daily processing and scheduling and provide inputs into integrated SpaceX launch schedules
  • Identify, develop, and codify process improvements to streamline and standardize spacecraft processing activities
  • Function as launch site contact to draft launch base elements of new proposals and contracts
  • Plan, schedule, and staff customer launch site visits and technical interchange meetings