Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Mission Assurance Manager to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Sr. Director, EH&S, Quality & Mission Assurance, the Mission Assurance Manager will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure successful execution of customer deliverables. The Mission Assurance Manager teams with, and provides independent assurance for, Program Managers to deliver affordable, high-performance space systems that meet internal engineering and manufacturing specifications and customer contract requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate and partner with internal program management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, operational functions, to ensure program performance, quality, cost, and schedule requirements are met and risks are adequately managed.
• Interface and partner with external customer quality assurance to resolve non-conformances, notifications, RCCAs, and requests for deviation/waiver.
• Actively participate in design, manufacturing, test, shipment, and other readiness reviews and evaluations.
• Perform proposal reviews for and lead the implementation and delivery of mission and product assurance Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables.
• Provide leadership to identify, evaluate, mitigate and monitor issues and risks in collaboration with program management, engineering, manufacturing, and operations.
• Participate in Material Review Board, Engineering Review Board, and Failure Review Board activities as required.
• Track non-conformance status to ensure notification, disposition, periodic reporting, and closure prior to program delivery.
• Perform internal reviews to ensure modules are acceptable for delivery to programs.
• Collaborate with Mission Assurance stakeholders including system and reliability engineers, parts engineering, and technical subject matter experts.
• May perform reliability analyses, failure analyses and/or root cause analyses (RCCA) as needed to improve design, production, and support program deliverables.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or relevant STEM discipline or engineering Associate's degree with at least 8 years of aerospace Mission Assurance experience
• 3-5 years of experience in a key Mission Assurance or Product Assurance role
• Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Quality Assurance, System Safety Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or Parts, Materials and Processes (PM&P) Engineering
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and processes
• Demonstrated teamwork with strong written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to communicate across organizational boundaries and at all levels
• Experience implementing Mission Assurance and Quality-related industry, government and European standards
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance

Additional Differentiators

• Bachelor's degree in an electrical engineering or EEE discipline
• Master's degree in engineering, physical sciences, or business administration
• 6+ years of Mission Assurance experience in aerospace industry
• Experience with aerospace customers and their mission/product assurance standards
• Concept-to-design-to-manufacturing-to-delivery experience with spacecraft missions
• Understanding of satellites, payloads, and ground systems used for space vehicles
• Software quality experience

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!

Salary Range

$150,000-$195,000 USD

Full-time positions only:

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Education Reimbursement
• Competitive Paid Parental Leave

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit or stand for long durations of time, in addition to bending, reaching, and walking. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. This position is generally sedentary, with substantial computer usage.

Work Environment

The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.