Firefly Aerospace
Spacecraft Mission Manager II / III
Cedar Park, TX · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years for Mission Manager II; 5+ years for Mission Manager III.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Manages spacecraft mission integration and serves as the technical and programmatic interface between Firefly engineering teams and payload customers throughout integration, testing, launch, and operations.
What you'll do
- Coordinate mission requirements, payload-spacecraft interface documents, and technical issue resolution.
- Manage hardware and software integration activities, acceptance testing, launch, and operations planning and execution.
- Lead customer technical meetings and design reviews; coordinate safety factors and test plans with engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
- Experience integrating payloads or spacecraft and working with an external aerospace customer or internal product team.
- Mission Manager II: 3+ years in the aerospace industry; Mission Manager III: 5+ years.
- Working knowledge of GEVS and the listed aerospace standards; basic for II and advanced for III.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating payloads onto spacecraft or spacecraft to launch vehicles; experience with spacecraft deployment mechanisms, robotics, or actuators.
- Vendor, proposal/business development, risk management, or change control experience.
Tools
GEVS, AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-882, RCC-319-14, NASA Standards 8719.13
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