Mission Manager - Neutron
Core
Manage multiple customer missions from contract signing through payload integration to launch at Rocket Lab's Auckland or Wallops sites.
Role type
Mission Manager (Space Launch)
Builds
Rocket Lab Neutron launch missions for commercial and government customers
Domain
Aerospace / Space Launch
Required skills
mission management, payload integration, interface control documentation (ICD), proposal input, technical sales engineering, assembly integration instructions, customer liaison, mission integrator mentorship
Preferred skills
CubeSat/SmallSat experience, ITAR/TAA establishment, mechanical/electrical testing, reading mechanical/electrical drawings, space sector sales engineering
Technologies
Neutron launch vehicle, CubeSats, SmallSats
Responsibilities
Manage technical, programmatic, and financial milestones for customer missions; oversee hands-on payload integration and fit checks; assist in proposal input and technical sales reviews; develop and verify Launch Vehicle to Spacecraft Interface Control Documentation; create and execute assembly integration instructions; represent the company at public events; lead Mission Integrators in skill expansion
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC