Mission Manager
Core
Manage end-to-end customer missions from contract signing through payload integration and launch for Rocket Lab's HASTE program, overseeing technical, programmatic, and financial milestones.
Role type
Senior Mission Manager (Space Launch)
Builds
Suborbital and hypersonic payload missions for commercial and government customers
Domain
Aerospace / Space Launch
Required skills
Mission management, Technical program management, Hardware integration, Launch vehicle integration, Spacecraft integration, Interface Control Documentation (ICD) development, Customer technical liaison, Proposal input, Technical sales engineering, Mission design review, Test readiness review, Team leadership
Preferred skills
Suborbital payload experience, Hypersonic payload experience, ITAR compliance, Mechanical system hands-on experience, Reading mechanical/electrical drawings, Technical writing, Presentation skills
Technologies
Launch vehicles, Spacecraft, Payload dispensers, HASTE program systems