Jobs at Stratolaunch

Leads cost management, earned value management, forecasting, budgeting, control account planning, and financial governance for complex aerospace development and flight-test programs. Provides executive financial guidance, oversees EVMS compliance, analyzes cost and schedule performance, supports customer reviews and contract audits, develops recovery plans, and mentors cost analysts and CAMs. Partners with engineering, program management, finance, and contracts to manage risks, funding, revenue forecasts, proposals, and long-term program financial health.

Leads cost account management for complex aerospace development and test programs. Responsibilities include control account planning, earned value management, forecasting, variance analysis, cost and schedule integration, risk mitigation, financial reporting, customer cost reviews, contract support, and compliance. The role mentors cost analysts, collaborates with engineering, supply chain, finance, and program management, supports classified programs, and may require domestic travel and company vehicle operation.

Coordinates domestic and international logistics for hypersonic mission deployments, including travel, accommodations, customs documentation, equipment shipping, vendor coordination, deployment timelines, budgets, calendars, and post-event reporting. Supports teams of up to 50 personnel, collaborates across departments and time zones, and helps ensure safe, efficient mission execution under demanding schedules.

Lead technical strategy and execution for hypersonic target development programs. Responsibilities include systems integration, risk and scope management, technical reviews, multidisciplinary trade studies, staffing plans, customer and stakeholder coordination, engineering decision-making, and support for proposals and business development. The role requires extensive missile or hypersonic flight vehicle development experience, defense contract experience, and eligibility for a Department of Defense security clearance.

Lead aeroelastic development for a hypersonic flight vehicle, including analysis, ground vibration testing, model correlation, flutter assessment, flight-test support, structural dynamics, vehicle loads, and finite element modeling. Develop models for GNC and other teams, define instrumentation requirements, analyze test data, assess risks, and support technical reviews. The role requires aerospace system development experience, specialized aeroelastic tools, data modeling skills, and approximately 20% travel to support testing and company operations.

Leads mechanical interface design, structural and thermal analysis, CAD modeling, hardware procurement, and integration of experimental payloads on hypersonic vehicles. Coordinates requirements across engineering teams and customers, resolves interface issues, supports fabrication and vehicle integration, mentors junior engineers, and contributes to technical reviews, proposals, and contract deliverables. The role is primarily on-site in Mojave, California, with less than 10% travel.

Lead solid rocket motor development and integration for hypersonic flight vehicles. Manage requirements, interfaces, supplier oversight, testing, vehicle integration, flight operations, performance modeling, ballistics and thermal analyses, ground support equipment, inspections, and post-test data analysis. Coordinate technical reviews, manufacturing observations, deliveries, and test-range activities while communicating with propulsion leadership. The role requires solid rocket motor design and operations experience, aerospace systems integration, supplier management, scientific coding, and technical analysis skills.

Supports flight-related data, telemetry, network, computer, and vehicle systems through architecture, integration, testing, operations, troubleshooting, documentation, upgrades, and mission support. Owns corporate and airplane networks, administers switches, routers, firewalls, servers, virtualization, and communications systems, and provides escalation support during flight tests. The role also manages configuration control, change documentation, system maintenance, and travel to launch and recovery sites.

Leads integration and execution of launch platform projects involving certified and experimental aircraft. Owns cost, schedule, technical objectives, resource planning, budgets, forecasts, risks, flight-test readiness, maintenance modifications, program reviews, and customer delivery. The role coordinates engineering, operations, finance, technicians, testers, and customers while improving flight cadence, reliability, and affordability. It requires substantial onsite work in Mojave, off-hours flight-test support, occasional travel, and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance.

Lead complex aerospace and defense programs spanning hypersonic target design, development, manufacturing, and flight testing. Own cost, schedule, technical performance, customer satisfaction, budgeting, risk, compliance, contracts, and organizational growth. Lead cross-functional teams, government and customer relationships, business development, classified program execution, executive reporting, and talent development. The role requires strategic decision-making, advanced program management, and oversight of programs exceeding $100 million annually.

Leads Stratolaunch’s California program management function and portfolio of aerospace programs involving hypersonic vehicle design, manufacturing, and flight testing. Oversees cost, schedule, technical performance, customer satisfaction, risks, suppliers, contracts, compliance, and classified operations. Establishes program-management standards, develops high-performing teams, manages the PMO budget, supports business development, engages customers and government stakeholders, and reports portfolio status to executive leadership and the board.

Leads technical execution for hypersonic air vehicle programs, supporting the Chief Engineer with technical strategy, risk management, supplier coordination, test planning, manufacturing readiness, proposals, and engineering reviews. The role integrates aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, structures, controls, and aero-thermodynamics while coordinating customers, vendors, subcontractors, and internal engineering teams. It also supports ground and flight testing and requires the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Provides company-level technical leadership in guidance, navigation, and controls across architecture, algorithms, embedded hardware, and flight testing. Establishes engineering standards, toolchains, and capability roadmaps; leads high-impact technical investigations and IRAD projects; supports proposals, customer engagement, mentoring, and recruiting. Develops GNC requirements, conducts sizing and trade studies, applies estimation and control theory, and uses flight-test data to reduce uncertainty and update models for hypersonic vehicle systems.

Directs supply chain operations across multiple government aerospace programs, overseeing procurement, supplier management, shipping and receiving, property control, and inventory. Develops sourcing and supplier strategies, negotiates contracts, manages risk and compliance, supports demand planning, optimizes logistics and inventory, and drives cost reduction and continuous improvement. Leads a matrixed, multi-state team while ensuring adherence to aerospace standards, export controls, and regulations including ITAR, EAR, and AS9100.

Coordinates day-to-day program activities across engineering, operations, procurement, finance, and other teams. Tracks milestones, deliverables, action items, risks, and issues; maintains schedules and documentation; supports customer communications, status reporting, presentations, and program reviews. The role also facilitates cross-functional collaboration, assists with issue resolution and process improvements, and requires domestic travel of less than 10%.

Leads complex aerospace and hypersonic test vehicle programs spanning design, manufacturing, and flight testing. Oversees cost, schedule, technical performance, budgets, contracts, risk, compliance, customer relationships, and classified program execution. Represents program leadership with executives, government agencies, and customers while managing cross-functional teams, organizational growth, business development, and senior talent development. The role requires onsite work in Mojave, occasional international travel, and support during off-nominal hours and weekends.

Owns integration and execution of certified and experimental aircraft launch-platform projects, managing technical objectives, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, maintenance, flight-test readiness, and customer delivery. Leads cross-functional engineering, operations, finance, and testing teams; drives reliability, affordability, flight cadence, metrics, proposals, and compliance with U.S. Government contracting requirements. The role supports flight testing during off-hours, requires substantial onsite work in Mojave, and includes limited travel.

Design, integrate, test, and support Flight Termination Systems (FTS) and Autonomous Flight Safety Systems (AFSS). Coordinate with range safety, develop hardware-in-the-loop, contribute to flight test planning, perform subsystem testing, manage risk, support procurement and design reviews, and communicate progress to engineering leadership.

The GNC Engineer will develop and evaluate algorithms, navigation models, and flight control systems for hypersonic vehicles while ensuring compliance with navigation requirements.

The Systems Engineer will manage lifecycle systems engineering for hypersonic vehicles, collaborating with teams to ensure compliance and effectiveness in test activities, while developing test plans and addressing requirements.