Director of Mission Management
At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Reflect Orbital is hiring a Director of Mission Management to build and lead the function responsible for moving our spacecraft from mission planning to orbit.
You will own Reflect’s company-wide launch and regulatory strategy while remaining directly involved in the execution of our most important missions. You’ll coordinate launch opportunities, regulatory approvals, spectrum access, launch-provider integration, mission schedules, and external deliverables across an increasingly ambitious constellation roadmap.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You will build the team and operating system required to support repeated launches, but you will also personally step into the details, resolve critical blockers, and ensure every mission is ready when the launch vehicle is.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own mission management across Reflect’s spacecraft portfolio, including launch planning, launch-provider integration, regulatory execution, external deliverables, launch campaigns, and mission readiness
- Build the integrated launch and regulatory roadmap required to support Reflect’s spacecraft-production and constellation-deployment plans
- Develop launch strategies that balance schedule, orbit, cost, capacity, technical compatibility, regulatory readiness, and program risk
- Own senior relationships with launch providers, launch integrators, regulatory agencies, outside counsel, spectrum coordinators, and other critical mission partners
- Lead launch-opportunity evaluation and support launch-service contracting, negotiations, and manifest decisions in partnership with engineering, finance, and legal
- Own Reflect’s FCC and spectrum strategy, including licensing pathways, modificati...