Mission Assurance Manager

Mission Assurance Manager – Terran Orbital Corporation

Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital, you’re not just part of the system – you’re 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 nation’s 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 you’re driven by purpose, inspired by challenges, and ready to leave your mark on the universe, you’ll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together, let’s redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond!

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

• Collaborate and partner with internal program management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or relevant STEM discipline or engineering Associate’s 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in an electrical engineering or EEE discipline.
• Master’s 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.

Salary Range: $150,000 USD – $190,000 USD.

• 100% company‑paid comprehensive…