Relativity Space

Senior Manager, Mission Management

Relativity Space$143K — $215K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in launch services, spacecraft integration, systems engineering, or technical program management in the aerospace industry
  • Proven track record contracting and executing complex commercial, Defense, and/or NASA customer programs
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with multidisciplinary teams
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and maintain critical ownership in fast-paced settings
  • Excellent oral and technical writing skills with negotiation experience
  • Willingness to travel for customer support, launch operations, and conferences

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate execution of launch missions across technical, programmatic, and financial milestones
  • Act as primary customer contact for mission requirements and planning
  • Engage with diverse stakeholders from government to engineering teams
  • Assist Business Development with mission compatibility analysis and technical negotiations
  • Support launch system product development by integrating market insights and customer interface requirements

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy
  • Parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Transparent and fair compensation practices
Full Job Description
About the Team:

The Mission Management team sits at the intersection of customer needs and Relativity's capabilities, ensuring seamless execution of our launch services from contract development through deployment on orbit. This team is uniquely broad in scope, requiring a systems-level mindset and the ability to translate across engineering and business functions. Far more than traditional program management, the role demands a deep cross-functional understanding and the ability to navigate both customer priorities and internal constraints. As we shift from development to operations, this team becomes central to execution, owning mission-specific cost, schedule, and performance while helping define how we scale our launch services.

About the Role:
  • Coordinates successful execution of launch missions across all technical, programmatic, and financial milestones.
  • Serves as the primary point of contact for customers, owing the customer relationship, mission requirements and verifications, and is responsible for seamless planning and execution of integration and launch for individual customer satellites on dedicated and multi-manifest missions.
  • Transitions effortlessly between discussions with government and international customers about interface requirements, vehicle engineers about mission specific hardware development, and executives about program status, issues, and risks.
  • Supports our Business Development team by performing mission compatibility analysis, sales engineering and technical requirement negotiations to grow launch contract backlog.
  • Supports launch system product development by integrating space market insights and customer product interface requirements to make smart trades and increase market capture.

About You:
  • 8+ years of experience in launch services, spacecraft integration, systems engineering, or technical program management in the aerospace industry
  • Proven track record working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and external partners with exceptional organization skill and time management
  • Demonstrated success contracting and executing complex commercial, Defense, and/or NASA customer programs
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining relentless ownership and thinking critically in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent oral, technical writing, and presentation skills with hands-on experience negotiating technical scope and deliverables
  • Ability to travel to domestic and international locations to support customers, launch campaign operations, vendors, and conferences.

Nice to haves but not required:
  • Masters degree in aerospace, systems or related engineering field
  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance is preferred
  • 4+ years mission management, spacecraft integration, or satellite constellation experience in a start up or agile development environment
  • Experience with FAR/DFAR contracts, export compliance and licensing (e.g. ITAR, EAR, TAA)


At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$143,000-$215,000 USD

About Relativity Space

Relativity Space is an American aerospace manufacturer that is developing 3D printed rockets. The company was founded in 2015 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Relativity Space's goal is to reduce the cost and time required to produce rockets by using 3D printing technology. The company's rockets are designed to be fully reusable, which could significantly reduce the cost of space launches. Relativity Space has received funding from a number of investors, including Mark Cuban and Playground Global.
Learn more about Relativity Space
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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