Who We Are

GITAI is a vertically integrated space and defense company building the next generation of hardware for low-Earth-orbit missions.

At our core is the space robotics technology that has defined GITAI from the beginning. A small, highly capable engineering team applies that foundation across satellite buses, in-orbit servicing robotics, and mission hardware for applications such as Earth observation. Today, a major focus of our work is supporting U.S. national security missions, particularly through proliferated LEO satellite constellations and other next-generation space systems.

We design, build, integrate, and test much of our hardware in-house. Electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, integration, and test teams work closely together, allowing a small team to own complete systems rather than isolated components. This vertical integration helps us move quickly, learn directly from hardware, and shorten the path from architecture to a working system.

We are still early. The systems, the company, and the market are all being built at the same time. Requirements change, technical problems are often ambiguous, and many answers do not yet exist. We are looking for exceptional engineers and operators who want broad ownership, can work across disciplines, and are willing to stay close to the hardware until the mission succeeds.

Your Mission

As a Mission Manager, you will bring a strong mechanical or aerospace engineering background to a role that connects engineering, mission planning, and execution. Reporting to the VP of Program Management, you will work closely with GITAI's engineering teams, launch service providers, U.S. government customers, and mission partners to turn complex technical requirements into successful missions. You will use your engineering experience to understand spacecraft and payload constraints, identify risks early, challenge unrealistic assumptions, and drive decisions across teams. While Engineering Leads own the detailed design and technical execution, you will own the mission-level coordination, external interfaces, schedules, and readiness required to bring the hardware from development to flight. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with no direct reports. You will stay close to the hardware, work directly with engineers and external stakeholders, and take ownership of solving the problems that stand between a working system and a successful mission.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end mission execution, from mission planning and spacecraft integration through testing, launch, and on-orbit operations, ensuring technical, schedule, and external requirements are met.
Develop and maintain integrated mission plans, including engineering milestones, system integration, verification and validation, launch readiness, external deliverables, and critical dependencies.
Work closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering teams to understand technical challenges, identify risks, resolve cross-functional issues, and drive mission-level decisions.
Lead spacecraft and payload integration activities with internal engineering teams, launch service providers, and mission partners, ensuring technical interfaces, requirements, and schedules remain aligned.
Evaluate launch opportunities and mission architectures based on spacecraft capabilities, payload constraints, orbital requirements, integration complexity, schedule, cost, and mission risk.
Coordinate mission readiness reviews, launch campaigns, and operational preparations, working with engineering teams and external partners to ensure hardware and mission systems are ready for flight.
Support on-orbit mission operations, including operational planning, coordination between engineering and flight teams, anomaly resolution, and post-mission analysis.
Serve as a primary point of contact for U.S. government customers, launch service providers, subcontractors, and other mission stakeholders, driving technical coordination and resolving external dependencies.