This role is the responsible Test Campaign Mission Manager and under direction of the Sr. TPM of Missile Defense Space System Development, this role drives day-to-day test readiness, leads cross-functional coordination, and ensures all systems, teams, and environments are prepared for successful test execution. This role will provide regular status updates to leadership and escalate critical risks, issues, or decision points as needed, operating as the primary “boots-on-the-ground” leader responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and effective test execution.
What You'll Own
End-to-end Integration of critical technology development on-orbit test campaigns
Driving schedule, technical, and cost of these major program development milestones, proactively identifying risks to successful execution and driving mitigation strategies across the team
Planning, integrating, and executing test plans while ensuring alignment between vehicle readiness, ground infrastructure, and external constraints such as range availability and regulatory requirements
Cross-functional coordination across Engineering, Production & Integration, Supply Chain, Program Management, Sr. Leadership, and external stakeholders
Managing test facility/range coordination and logistics planning to accommodate both technical & programmatic needs
Execution rigor, bringing cadence, status tracking, and accountability to recurring and milestone-driven work to complete these campaigns
Following test events, ensuring the integrity and completeness of all data to lead post-test assessments with engineering, including anomaly identification and triage, to provide a finalized data product output to internal and customer leadership
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
7+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or complex system testing environments
Experience integrating & leading cross-functional teams in high-tempo, high-consequence environments, including ground and/or flight test campaigns
Strong understanding of test operations, including test planning, readiness reviews, and execution discipline
Demonstrated ability to perform Mission Campaign Management at scale: structured processes and prioritization, dependency and critical-path management, schedule and risk management, and driving programs to closure across multiple concurrent efforts to accomplish a given mission
Strong communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across engineering, operations, and external stakeholders, such as customers and industry partners
