Hiring: Senior Mission Assurance Manager Company: CesiumAstro Location: Denver Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 13:38:03 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Program Management, Security Clearance About the job Experience: •Demonstrated capacity to operate independently with high accountability. •Strong mentorship and training skills. Required Skills: •Lead Mission Assurance organization for DoD customers and internal mission including providing mission assurance resources needed to support quality requirements and customer needs. •Establish and execute mission assurance plans to ensure quality, manufacturing, and engineering process compliance with CesiumAstro QMS, customer, and industry requirements. •Lead and facilitate mission assurance responsibilities for customer design reviews, process qualification reviews, configuration audits, and hardware acceptance reviews throughout product development and delivery. •Serve as primary point of contact for internal and external audits to ensure adherence to AS9100, DoD standards, and applicable requirements. •Facilitate Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigation for non-conformances and anomalies. •Lead Material Review Board (MRB) and Failure Review Board (FRB) for internal and external review and disposition, including presentation to customer and government customers •Partner cross-functionally with supply chain management to ensure supplier / subtier contractor compliance with customer flow downs and develop overall supplier quality strategy. •Collaborate cross functionally with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, business development, program management etc. to drive business objectives and continuous improvement. Qualifications: •Minimum of 15 years of experience in Mission Assurance, Quality, or Reliability Engineering in the defense, aerospace, or space industry, with direct experience on a complex DoD program. •Minimum of 5 years of management experience, leading technical teams and interfacing with government customers. •Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical) or a related technical field. •Expert-level understanding of industry standards (AS9100), DoD. •Possession of or eligibility to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance. Compensation: •$139,500 - $192,000 / year •$139,500 - $192,000 a 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!