# Mission Manager (Senior/Principal) 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: $130K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/reflect-orbital/79c2f7cc-4e93-4f4b-b78c-3b2c3b231ba1
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/reflect-orbital-mission-manager-senior-principal/

## 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

Tags: Engineering