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About the role
Reflect Orbital is hiring a Senior or Principal Mission Manager to own the launch and regulatory execution required to get our spacecraft to orbit. This is a hands-on senior IC role working across engineering, operations, legal, launch providers, regulators, and external partners. You’ll own mission schedules, launch-provider interfaces, regulatory submissions, technical deliverables, reviews, action items, and the hundreds of details that must come together on time for a successful mission.
What they're looking for
- You have 5+ years of experience in spacecraft mission management, launch integration, regulatory affairs, technical program management, satellite operations, or a similarly complex aerospace environment. We care more about demonstrated ownership than years
- You have personally owned significant portions of the launch-provider integration or regulatory process for at least one spacecraft mission
- You understand how launch manifests, mission schedules, spacecraft interfaces, safety reviews, licensing, spectrum coordination, and launch-readiness reviews fit together
- You have experience with FCC spacecraft licensing, experimental licensing, spectrum coordination, earth-station licensing, or similar regulatory processes
- You can turn a long, ambiguous external request into a complete list of internal actions, owners, dependencies, and deadlines
- You are exceptionally organized and can manage hundreds of details without losing sight of the mission’s critical path
More about this role
At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.
Reflect Orbital is hiring a Senior or Principal Mission Manager to own the launch and regulatory execution required to get our spacecraft to orbit.
This is a hands-on senior IC role working across engineering, operations, legal, launch providers, regulators, and external partners. You’ll own mission schedules, launch-provider interfaces, regulatory submissions, technical deliverables, reviews, action items, and the hundreds of details that must come together on time for a successful mission.
Your job is to make sure Reflect never misses a launch or regulatory milestone because an input was late, a requirement was misunderstood, or a critical task lacked a clear owner.
Own mission execution from launch-opportunity selection through launch readiness, launch campaign, and handoff to on-orbit operations
Serve as Reflect’s primary interface with launch providers, launch integrators, regulatory counsel, government agencies, and...
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