Senior Director, Launch Systems

# Senior Director, Launch Systems Pittsburgh Robotics Network Mojave, CAFull-time $245,000 – $270,000 / year Upload your resume once and Scout applies for you Apply with Scout Share this job:

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This site-level operating leader will oversee Voyager’s Mojave site, including propulsion and flight test operations, manufacturing support, facilities, and safety. The role leads multidisciplinary teams and test campaigns while building processes to support the site’s growth and operational commitments.
* Permanent* On-site
* 12+ years
* Bachelor's Degree### Skills and expertise

Propulsion test operations

Flight test operations

Manufacturing operationsERP systems

Labor tracking

Operational KPIsSafety management

Budget and capacity planning### Key responsibilities
* Own day-to-day site operations, including safety, cost, schedule, quality, and production support.
* Plan and lead propulsion and flight test campaigns with program and engineering teams.
* Build and develop a multidisciplinary site team and scalable operating processes.## How this job compares

Compared with 115 open director operations jobs on October 10, 2026.Pay:
This job pays $245K to $270K a year. The 59 open director operations jobs that publish US pay start at $195K on average, so this job starts about 25% higher.

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AI in this role:
Low. The company works with AI, but AI is a small part of this role's daily work. This is a site operations leadership role focused on testing, manufacturing, and team management; no AI systems or tools are mentioned.## Full description

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Forge the Future:
Join Voyager Technologies The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

Job Summary The General Manager – Mojave is a site-level operating leader responsible for the day-to-day performance of Voyager Technologies’ Mojave, California site, where propulsion and test facility operations operate, and which serves as a base for flight testing of guidance, navigation, and control technologies, including rocket systems.

Reporting to the Vice President & General Manager, Strategic Systems, this leader owns site execution – safety, schedule, cost, and quality – across engineering, test, propulsion/manufacturing operations, and support managerial functions based at Mojave, while partnering with program, business development, and functional leadership at the business-unit level.

This is a hands-on role for a leader who thrives close to the hardware and the test range, and who can build disciplined processes and a strong site culture as Mojave’s role within Voyager’s portfolio grows.

Responsibilities
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