VP of Mission Engineering

The role

The VP of Mission Engineering turns customer opportunities into successful missions. This role works at the intersection of Business Development and Engineering to ensure customer commitments are technically sound and executable.

What you will do

• Develop engineering work plans and execution strategies for commercial and government opportunities
• Evaluate and make engineering and program decisions in collaboration with Business Development and Engineering teams
• Review and approve mission-related engineering analyses supporting customer commitments
• Review critical customer-facing technical deliverables
• Validate technical scope, schedule, and pricing prior to customer proposals and contract award
• Discuss and coordinate engineering decisions directly with customers

Required qualifications

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• B.S. degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
• 10+ years of relevant experience

Nice to have

• Understanding of systems engineering
• Understanding of orbital dynamics
• Understanding of hardware engineering
• Experience planning and executing programs in the aerospace industry, ideally related to satellites
• Experience working with commercial satellite operators or U.S. government space customers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent judgment and first-principles problem-solving skills

Before you apply

• 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 St

About the company

Starfish Space provides satellite servicing missions with its Otter servicing vehicle. Founded in 2019, Starfish has raised over $150M in venture capital funding.