# Director of Mission Management at Reflect Orbital

- Company: Reflect Orbital
- What the company does: Backed by Sequoia and Lux.
- Company website: https://www.reflectorbital.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $165K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/reflect-orbital/509a53a9-6624-4b6b-b982-7313f5729db4
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/reflect-orbital-director-of-mission-management/

## About the role

Reflect Orbital is hiring a Director of Mission Management to build and lead the function responsible for moving our spacecraft from mission planning to orbit. You will own Reflect’s company-wide launch and regulatory strategy while remaining directly involved in the execution of our most important missions. You’ll coordinate launch opportunities, regulatory approvals, spectrum access, launch-provider integration, mission schedules, and external deliverables across an increasingly ambitious constellation roadmap.

## What they're looking for

- You have 8+ years of experience in spacecraft mission management, launch integration, launch services, regulatory affairs, satellite program management, or a closely related field. We care more about repeated mission ownership than years
- You have personally taken multiple spacecraft missions through launch-provider integration, regulatory approval, launch readiness, and launch
- You have deep familiarity with launch-provider processes, mission integration schedules, spacecraft data packages, safety reviews, interface requirements, launch campaigns, and readiness reviews
- You have strong working knowledge of FCC spacecraft licensing and spectrum coordination and can lead the process effectively alongside technical experts and outside counsel
- You have managed multiple missions, launch opportunities, or regulatory workstreams simultaneously and understand how to prioritize across a portfolio
- You have built a team, function, or operating system in an environment where the organization was growing faster than its existing processes

Tags: Engineering