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Mission Manager

AnySignal - Los Angeles, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-10-20

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Salary: USD 130,000 - 200,000 / annual

AnySignal is developing next-generation RF products and services for demanding space and defense missions. We're building a flexible, high-performance platform that enables customers to deploy advanced radio technologies faster than ever. You'll own the delivery of customer missions from initial planning through integration, testing, and operations. Working directly with customers, forward-deployed engineers, and technical teams, you'll translate complex mission requirements into operational capabilities. Your responsibilities span ground station integration and testing, launch readiness, and deployment support. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role where you take ownership of mission delivery end-to-end. You'll tackle complex technical challenges, align engineering teams and customers, and ensure every mission is operationally ready. You'll have direct impact on how AnySignal supports next-generation spacecraft and ground communications. Key responsibilities include: - Building mission plans with customers and internal teams, tracking dependencies and schedules - Coordinating with forward-deployed engineers and technical specialists to ensure execution readiness - Partnering with licensing to collect vehicle and mission details, track regulatory filings, and coordinate authorizations - Driving customer integrations, radio configurations, and onboarding through completion and testing - Leading mission readiness reviews and test campaigns, obtaining technical sign-off, and determining launch readiness - Planning deployment and operational support, including launch and early orbit support REQUIREMENTS: - 4–8 years of experience in mission management, mission operations, integration, or technical program management - Demonstrated experience taking a complex technical mission or deployment through integration, testing, and operations - Ability to hold engineering teams and customers accountable to commitments and push back on unrealistic timelines - Self-directed approach to building plans, managing priorities, and driving execution PREFERRED: - Technical understanding of RF links, ground software, and mission communications, with judgment to challenge assumptions and involve specialists - Ground segment or commercial Ground Station as a Service experience - Familiarity with communications licensing and regulatory filings - Experience supporting defense, government, or lunar missions - Experience developing operational procedures and processes in a small company or startup

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