Project Specialist, Regulatory

Virgin Galactic

$81K — $124K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 3 years experience in aerospace or a similar industry with technical regulatory requirements.
  • Experience in flight, manufacturing, or maintenance operations within an aerospace organization is a plus.
  • Associate degree or higher education is required.
  • Demonstrated project management skills; CAPM or similar certification is a plus.
  • Ability to manage multiple subprojects effectively.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
  • Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook; experience with relational database management or data modeling is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the main point of contact with stakeholders to develop and monitor project schedules and deliverables.
  • Facilitate communication between all project stakeholders and collaborators.
  • Conduct project update meetings, creating agendas and coherently reporting outcomes.
  • Develop requirement models to ensure traceability for regulatory verification and validation activities.
  • Monitor project risks and collaborate with teams to create mitigation strategies.
  • Organize, maintain, and store project artifacts to ensure efficient accessibility.
  • Work with data architects to enhance the regulatory model and prepare compliance documentation.

Benefits

  • On-site work four days a week, with one day remote flexibility.
  • Access to a comprehensive range of medical, financial, and other benefits.
Full Job Description
As a Project Specialist supporting the Regulatory team at Virgin Galactic you will support critical activities towards establishing and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements related to our vehicles and mission operations. You will act as the team focal for ensuring that all activities are planned, tracked, and closed per program schedules. Support the company strategy by holding ourselves and one another accountable for getting the work done.

This position is located in our Las Cruces, NM location and will be on-site 4 days per week and 1 day remote.

Responsibilities
  • Act as team liaison with stakeholders to develop long-term project schedules, timelines, and deliverables and ensure those goals are met throughout the project's lifetime.
  • Facilitate communication between all project stakeholders and collaborators.
  • Run project update meetings with agendas and synthesize information into coherent report outs.
  • Develop requirement models to establish traceability for verification and validation activities within the digital thread.
  • Monitor project risks (both technical and business) and work with collaborators to develop mitigation plans.
  • Ensure project artifacts are organized, maintained, stored, and shared with project team members for efficient retrieval and use. This will include establishing traceability and relationships between artifacts and data objects as required in our regulatory model.
  • Work with data architects to develop and continually refine our regulatory model.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders in the preparation of data packages as may be required for documenting compliance activities.
  • Prepare data packages and compile artifacts in support of varied licensing, certification, and reporting standards as may be required by regulators (FAA, FCC, etc.).
  • Demonstrate high level of teamwork and collaboration in communicating, planning, negotiating, decision-making, and leadership.
  • Foster partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders and communities.
  • Work collaboratively to achieve goals and/or complete assigned tasks.


Required Skills and Experience
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in aerospace or similar industry having technical regulatory requirements.
  • Flight, manufacturing, or maintenance operations experience within an aerospace organization is a plus
  • Associate degree or higher education
  • Demonstrated project management skills (Certified Associate Project Manager/CAPM or similar certification a plus)
  • Ability to multitask and effectively manage several parallel subprojects concurrently
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must have above-average software skills: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook
  • Experience in relational database management or data modeling a plus
  • Demonstrate willingness to adjust thinking and behavior
  • Ability to communicate in a manner that is timely, respectful, and open to other ideas

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The annual U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $81,650.00-$124,600.00. The base pay actually offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location, and experience and take into account internal equity. Other forms of pay (e.g., bonus or long term incentive) may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. For more information regarding Virgin Galactic benefits, please visit https://vgcareers.virgingalactic.com/global/en/benefits

Export Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Person (either a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident or a protected individual as defined 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or be able to obtain the required authorization from either the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The applicant must also not be included in the list of Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. See list here .

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