Mission Integration Manager - CRS 2

Are you passionate about spaceflight operations & program management and looking for your next career move into a collaborative and supportive cross-functional environment? We have a great opportunity for you! As a Mission Integration Manager, you will be driving the business operations at Sierra Space through your skills and expertise. You will be responsible for capturing and analyzing all mission requirements from our program office and flowing them to the Sierra Space organizations supporting the program. You will serve as Control Account Manager for mission specific control accounts on the program with oversight of mission schedules and budget for the mission operations work scope. You will be responsible for those programmatic aspects of your assigned projects with focused responsibility for customer relationship, cost, schedule and technical planning, tracking and reporting, and technical execution across all flights and missions on the program. You will be crucial in business resource planning/tracking in coordination with other corporate entities and responsible to help formulate a team that can fulfill program requirements. You will be a driver in ensuring program issues and problems are identified, tracked, and resolved and the success of Sierra Space's program. You will serve as the voice of the customer to Sierra Space and the voice of Sierra Space to the customer as it pertains to mission planning & execution for the assigned programs operating under delegated authority from the Sierra Space Program Manager.
Sierra Space, based in Louisville, Colorado with operations in Madison, Wisconsin, Durham, North Carolina, and Kennedy Space Center, Florida, designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers and international organizations. Learn more about Sierra Space
The Mission Integration Manager for the CRS 2 Program will serve as a Mission Operations Business Partner to the CRS 2 Program Manager to ensure that customer requirements for each mission are properly captured, allocated, and implemented. Specific areas of responsibility include:

• Resides in the Mission, Launch, & Recovery Operations organization but is embedded with the staff of the CRS 2 Program Manager as the Leader of the "Mission Execution IPT"
• Capture & analyze all mission requirements from the business sector and associated Program Office and flow them to all Sierra Space organizations supporting the program and the contract
• Serve as Control Account Manager for mission-specific control accounts
• Oversee & manage the complete master schedule of all Sierra Space Missions & Launches for the CRS 2 Commercial Cargo Contract
• Manage the Mission Execution Budget that is allocated from the CRS 2 Program Office and align with the SVP of Mission, Launch, & Recovery Operations to allocate that budget to the Mission, Launch, & Recovery Operations organization
• Report on performance to plan for the aggregate work scope & budget of the Mission, Launch, & Recovery organization to the Sector General Management and to the CRS 2 Program Manager
• Serve as the delegated authority of the Mission, Launch, & Recovery Operations organization responsible for mission execution requirements compliance and closure of non-compliances, exceptions, & deviations for each mission
• Coordinate and negotiate details of Sierra Space's mission execution with the customer by delegated authority from the CRS 2 Program Manager

The Mission Integration Manager is responsible for providing tactical & strategic leadership across people, process and tool platforms and collaborating with senior business leaders, to provide the strategic approach, capabilities and principles needed to serve as the voice & face of Sierra Space to the customer concerning mission planning & execution at a programmatic level. The role is located in Florida, in Colorado, or in Houston at the Sierra Space offices and reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Mission, Launch, & Recovery Operations and is matrixed to the CRS 2 Program Manager.
Must-haves:

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in senior level operations, space launch and/or vehicle operations leadership
• Relevant work experience may substitute for required education
• Considerable knowledge of management practice and policy interpretation or some combination of education and experience that would enable senior technical capability allowing the incumbent to independently evaluate, select, and apply techniques and standards
• Experience leading, directing, and controlling development projects to include planning, defining requirements and budget, systems design, programming, and controls, analysis testing
• Demonstrated strong leadership, collaboration, project management, problem-solving, change management and influencing skills. Comfortable and well-practiced leading teams
• Experience serving as a technical advisor to a senior leadership team
• Ability to effectively communicate. Proficiency in Word and Excel required

Preferred:

• Prior experience serving in NASA Mission Operations, NASA Ground Operations, or in a NASA Program Office supporting human spaceflight.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, highly professional, diplomatic, demonstrated executive level presence, outstanding stewardship and relationship building skills
• Well-rounded professional with a can do spirit; proactive, value add, innovator, problem solver, creates business partnerships and rapport
• Strategic planning, budgeting, & contract administration experience
• Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Flexibility and adaptability to rapidly changing business situations and circumstances
• Highly organized, able to prioritize and manage multi-projects and personnel in complex and matrixed organization. Excellent level of attention to detail/thoroughness
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, 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 State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services.
Estimated Starting Salary Range: $154,786.56 - $212,831.52
Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
As COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities, we are taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID-19 and associated variants pose in the workplace. SNC is committed to supporting our employees while ensuring we continue to meet essential national security needs of our country.
With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, SNC will continue to require COVID-19 vaccination status for all employees including new hires. In accordance with applicable requirements, all current and newly hired employees who are unvaccinated may be required to adhere to enhanced onsite safety protocols including weekly COVID-19 testing, face coverings, and social distancing.
The status of applicable COVID-19 vaccination requirements are subject to change depending on applicable court orders and the course of ongoing litigation. Candidates may later be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved exemption.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.