Hiring: Director, Launch Site Company: Firefly Aerospace Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:52:00 Target Skills & Keywords : Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, Python, SVN, Visio About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience in aerospace leadership across complex systems •5+ yrs running console operations for integrated vehicle and pad operations Required Skills: •Direct launch campaigns from pre-vehicle arrival pad preparations, integrated vehicle checkouts and on-pad launch operations •Lead daily tagups for vehicle and pad campaign operations to ensure pad and vehicle work is on track. •Manage pad preventative maintenance team to maximize pad availability and reduce operational costs •Identify opportunities to reduce launch campaign durations and scope •Interface directly with vehicle and operations teams to ensure all relevant procedures, documentation and tools are updated for vehicle or site upgrades •Develop weekly operating rhythm to ensure pad maintenance, repairs and updates are on track to complete prior to vehicle arrival •Interface directly with program team to develop Integrated Master Schedule for the vehicle and pad operations for each flight •Lead intermittent schedule status reviews with the Program Managers and executive leadership showing progress, forecast and schedule metrics Qualifications: •Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Engineering or Aircraft Operations (equivalent military or operations experience may meet desire) •Exceptional computer skills (MS Excel, MS Project, MS Visio) •Strong communication skills in technical work environments •Operational familiarity with version control systems like SVN, Bitbucket, etc •Prior launch vehicle operations at test or launch facilities •Solid functional working knowledge of data viewing tools in Python, LabView, Matlab, etc •USG and Commercial launch proposal support •Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options. •To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Compensation: •$195,000 - $240,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!