Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security.
We are seeking a dedicated Application Analyst to manage, configure, implement, and support our suite of enterprise, business-critical applications. This role balance hands-on technical administration with business process optimization across our flight operations, business, engineering and production teams. As the primary point of contact, the ideal candidate will handle application configurations, user access, and ongoing support, while leading or supporting new system implementations, system re-implementations, and process migrations. You will be responsible for defining technical requirements, optimizing business processes, and ensuring data governance to align our digital tools with strategic business needs.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- System Administration & Configuration: Manage user accounts, access permissions, security profiles, license compliance, setting and managing system configurations.
- Implementations & Change Management: Lead or support the rollout of new software applications and the major re-implementation or restructuring of existing systems to meet evolving business demands.
- Workflow Optimization & Analysis: Evaluate business processes, gather user requirements, and translate operational needs into technical solutions within the application or migration to alternative solutions.
- User Support & Troubleshooting: Serve as the primary point of contact for technical support, diagnosing and resolving application errors from daily usage to complex system bugs.
- System Maintenance & Testing: Coordinate with vendors and partners to plan, test, and implement software updates, patches, and feature enhancement rollouts.
- Training & Documentation: Create clear user guides, document technical system configurations, and deliver onboarding or continuous training to end-users
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- 6+ years of experience as an Application Analyst, Systems Analyst, or in a similar hybrid technical-functional role.
- Hands on experience administering and supporting of JIRA and/or CostPoint
- Proven track record of leading new implementation or re-implementation projects
- Strong understanding of user provisioning, permission and security profiles.
- Excellent organizational, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
- Exposure to Aerospace manufacturing, engineering or maintenance operations.
- Familiarity of popular project and task management solutions (e.g. Smartsheet, Asana, MS Project, Monday.com)
- Strong understanding of process and data relationships between ERP, MRO, MES, PDM, PLM
- Experience working in highly regulated industries compliant with security standards (e.g. ITAR, AS9100, ISO27001, NIST, FAR Regulations.
- Experience administering multiple enterprise on-premises business applications such as:
- ERP/Finance: Costpoint, Shop Floor Time, ADP
- MES: Manufacturo, ION, Opcenter, Boltline, QT9, Epsilon3
- MRO: Veryon, Trax, Ultramain, AMOS
- PLM/PDM: Teamcenter
- Collaboration & Tracking: SharePoint, Jira, Jama, Confluence
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelors of Science or applicable experience in lieu of degree
Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable
- This position is located in Mojave, CA
- Occasional travel may be required
- $100k-$140k
- Eligible for up to 10% annual bonus
Base salary and leveling are established on a case-by-case basis. We consider several factors to ensure a competitive offer, including your location, educational background, and a comprehensive assessment of the skills and experience demonstrated during your interviews.
Benefits and our location(s):
- 9/80 schedule
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
- Tuition reimbursement
This position may involve the operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties.
Mojave Air & Spaceport is located just outside of Lancaster/Palmdale and is only 95 miles north of Los Angeles. The area offers both affordability and central access to a variety of California's best attractions and landmarks.
Not much for the outdoors and prefer the city life? You’re within a half day’s drive or less of Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, and San Francisco where you can find a variety of live entertainment, museums, tours, and historical sight-seeing. Theme parks are in abundance, with Six Flags Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knotts Berry Farm ready to meet the needs of rollercoaster thrill seekers.
Food and drink fanatics are in a haven of delectable choices. Wine aficionados will also find easy access to some of the state’s best vino in Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, and even more locally in Tehachapi and Agua Dulce. Beer fanatics will find some of the best West Coast IPAs at Bravery and Lucky Luke’s in Lancaster. Any food option you crave is covered, and we always recommend the authentic and fresh Mexican food that you won’t find anywhere else in the United States.
Stratolaunch is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Our management team does not tolerate discrimination or harassment at any point during our employees’ and applicants’ time with us, especially with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment. For purposes of transparency, U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law :
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in an application administration or IT support role
- Familiarity with enterprise business applications such as ERP, MES, QMS
- Strong understanding of user and permission management
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
- Experience administering multiple SaaS and on-premises business applications
- Exposure to manufacturing, engineering, or finance software environments
- Basic knowledge of scripting or automation tools
- Experience working in regulated industries such as aerospace or defense
Stratolaunch Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stratolaunch and has not been reviewed or approved by Stratolaunch.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive for many roles, with posted ranges for engineers and specialized hourly positions that indicate robust bands. Public self-reported packages also point to strong totals for some technical titles.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Coverage includes multiple PPO/HMO options with HSA/HRA support and employer seeding, plus a monthly health-club reimbursement. These elements indicate comprehensive medical choices accompanied by meaningful wellness perks.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) program offers a company match up to an annual cap with a two‑year vesting schedule. This structure stands out as a meaningful long‑term savings benefit.
Stratolaunch Insights
What We Do
Stratolaunch LLC designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles and technologies to fulfill several important national needs, including the need to significantly advance U.S. hypersonic flight test capabilities and help improve the nation’s ability to design and operate cutting edge hypersonic vehicles. Our hypersonic testbeds will provide customizable, reusable, and affordable access to the Mach 5+ flight regime. We are delivering the world’s premiere hypersonic flight test services.
Why Work With Us
We offer customers the ability to perform risk reduction via affordable and routine flight test for their critical technologies. We offer an operationally realistic environment, enabling us to test in the subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flight regimes. With our reusable and low-cost system, customers can rapidly iterate the design of their t
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