K2 Space
space
SeniorLaunchMissionManager
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“Senior Launch Mission Manager at K2 Space. Skills: launch mission management, certification, verification, execution, customer and launch provider liaison. supporting payload, vehicle, and launch integration certification, verification, and execution actions. owning certification across multiple threads”
What You'll Achieve.
successful spaceflight outcomes; no certification, verification, or execution show-stoppers on day of payload integration, spacecraft testing, or launch; increase velocity
Industry & Context.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, Access to information and items controlled by U. S. export control regulations, including ITAR, Must either be a “U. S. person” as defined by 22 C. F. R. § 120. 15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or science, 5+ years of experience in technical aerospace or manufacturing, 2+ years of experience managing projects, technical trades, and/or technical teams, understanding of launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other aerospace systems and their certification and/or verification processes, Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have
Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering or science discipline, 8+ years of experience in technical aerospace or manufacturing, 4+ years of experience managing projects or technical trades, Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, Experience leading Spacecraft qualification, verification, or certification efforts for single or constellation level projects, Experience working with payload or launch provider contracts and SOWs, Proven ability to innovate in process improvement and lessons learned processes, Skilled in generating executive summaries to drive decision making through senior leadership discussions, Demonstrated track record of project ownership, responsibility for execution, and successful outcomes
What You'll Do.
and launch integration certification
and execution actions
owning certification across multiple threads
working closely with internal design reliability
pushing for simplification of process
implementation of lessons learned
and state of the art certification methods
enabling appropriate licensing and insurance closure
feeding back best-practices and lessons learned from integrated spacecraft testing to optimize future payload missions
ensuring successful spaceflight outcomes
ensuring there are no certification
or execution show-stoppers on day of payload integration
Function as K2 point of contact for all things related to certification
Serve as launch provider point of contact
Serve as payload provider point of contact in certification forums
Support payload integration readiness reviews
launch and flight readiness reviews
Review and help shape future customer and launch vehicle contracts and SOWs
Shape our certification process
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely with our internal design reliability, program managers, and leadership team; work with our legal teams; work with our engineering teams; work with all teams; customer to launch provider interactions; customer and launch provider contracts and SOWs
Communication Scope
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; generating executive summaries to drive decision making through senior leadership discussions
Process & Methodology
managing projects, technical trades, technical teams, project ownership, responsibility for execution, successful outcomes
Full Job Description
K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by $450M from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alpine Space Ventures, and others – with an additional $500M in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers – we’re mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space. The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today’s and tomorrow’s massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits. With multiple launches planned through 2026 and 2027, we're Building Bigger to develop the solar system and become a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a groundbreaking Series C space startup, we’d love for you to apply. The Role K2 has a large set of customer and launch partners, ranging from rideshare hosted payloads to full constellation scale roll out, spanning multiple launch vehicles, procurement methods, licensing methods, and launch sites. We are looking for exceptional individuals to support all of these customer and launch partner interfaces. As a launch mission manager, you will be hands-on supporting payload, vehicle, and launch integration certification, verification, and execution actions. You’ll own certification across multiple threads, also working closely with our internal design reliability, program managers, and leadership team. You’ll be an advocate for K2 and our customer pushing for simplification of
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