BlackSky
- Robot type
- Robotics
- Location
- SeattleWashingtonUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Salary
- $130,000–$160,000 a year
Senior Satellite Launch Manager
Job description
BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets, and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy. BlackSky's data enables governments and businesses to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens, giving them the ultimate strategic advantage so they can act quickly.
Job responsibilities
- Oversee the full scope of launch contracting, documents and deliverables and scheduling
- Develop integrated plans and schedules to support the testing and artifacts required to support launch.
- Own daily tasking and deconfliction of activities within areas of responsibility associated with the launch campaign
- Develop a training program for team members to support launch campaigns inclusive of defining roles and responsibilities, test procedures and best practices.
- Support the overall campaign as the onsite launch lead representative
- Serve as a main point of contact to grow relationships with launch providers and track longer term opportunities associated with the launch vendors.
- Proactively identify risks associated with launch schedule and integration campaign and work mitigations.
- Lead release gate process for satellite buy off for flight.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- 8 years of direct Project Management Experience or related experience
- Experience with Space/Satellite Launch
- Experience working complex systems with hardware and integrated software dependencies
- Experience working with launch providers as a mission manager or launch integration lead
- Highly skilled at managing schedules with critical dependencies and requirements or system engineering
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% to support launch activities both in our Tukwila facility and Launch sites
- Experience with aerospace systems
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