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Principal Launch Mission Manager

K2 Space· Satellite Platform
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Los Angeles, CA$175k - $200kPosted 3mo ago

About the role

Lead for certification, verification, and execution across payload, vehicle, and launch integration to enable constellation-scale rollouts. Acts as voice of K2 in various forums, collaborating with engineering, program management, legal, and leadership to ensure no show-stoppers on payload integration, spacecraft testing, or launch.

Responsibilities

  • Function as K2 point of contact for all things related to certification, including range safety compliance, launch vehicle user guide compliance, ground operations plan, payload certification plan, customer to launch provider interactions, and qualification reports
  • Serve as launch provider point of contact, ensuring launch vehicle ICDs are closed and verified, launch operations plan is robust, and the mission executes flawlessly
  • Serve as payload provider point of contact in certification forums, ensuring payload meets all applicable requirements from both K2 and the launch provider
  • Support payload integration readiness reviews, pre-ship reviews, launch and flight readiness reviews, in various capacities
  • Review and help shape future customer and launch vehicle contracts and SOWs
  • Shape our certification process for all of the above, helping come up with new methods for K2 to increase velocity

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or science
  • 8+ years of experience in technical aerospace or manufacturing
  • 2+ years of experience managing projects, technical trades, and/or technical teams
  • Exceptional understanding of launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other aerospace systems and their certification and/or verification processes
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Skills

Required:Certification and verification processesLaunch operations coordinationContract and SOW review

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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