# Mission Assurance Manager

Hiring organization: [Terran Orbital](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/terran-orbital)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b7403529-42b5-4aea-ac8e-e766ff587990

Listed on Terran Orbital's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Irvine, CA
- Salary: 150000 – 195000 USD per year

## Summary

This role oversees quality and mission assurance for satellite manufacturing programs, serving as an independent checkpoint between engineering, manufacturing, and customer requirements to ensure aerospace systems meet specifications and contract terms. It suits someone with deep aerospace quality experience who can navigate complex stakeholder relationships and drive compliance across design, production, and delivery phases.

_Our summary, not Terran Orbital's wording._

## Skills named

Quality Management Systems, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM discipline, or Associate's degree in engineering with 8+ years aerospace mission assurance experience
- 3–5 years in a Mission Assurance or Product Assurance role
- Experience in Quality Assurance, System Safety Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or Parts Materials and Processes
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with mission assurance and quality industry and government standards
- U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance

## Nice to have

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or EEE discipline
- Master's degree in engineering, physical sciences, or business administration
- 6+ years aerospace mission assurance experience
- Experience with aerospace customer mission and product assurance standards
- Concept-to-design-to-manufacturing-to-delivery spacecraft experience
- Understanding of satellites, payloads, and ground systems
- Software quality experience

Apply on Terran Orbital's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/terranorbitalcorporation/jobs/4312790009