Mission Assurance Manager

Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital youre not just part of the system youre a vital force propelling our mission forward. As trailblazers in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation we shatter boundaries daily to deliver groundbreaking solutions that power our nations defense and commercial missions. We are a unique fast growing and trusted team dedicated to swiftly and efficiently designing building launching and operating state of the art satellites for advanced mission constellations. If youre driven by purpose inspired by challenges and ready to leave your mark on the universe youll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together lets redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond!

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Mission Assurance Manager to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Sr. Director Mission Assurance & Quality 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

• Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline or relevant STEM discipline or engineering Associates 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

• Bachelors degree in an electrical engineering or EEE discipline
• Masters 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

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

About Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design production launch planning mission operations and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military civil and commercial customers. Learn more at

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described to perform the essential functions of this job 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.

Disclaimers

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations the applicant must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of addition please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.

Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local law.

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And in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter an employment agency or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter agency and/or firm.