Mission Operations Manager - Millennium Space Systems
Boeing · El Segundo, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $149k–$223k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Boeing (aerospace & defense) in El Segundo, CA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation
- Base pay
- $149k–$223k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $122k–$177k. This one lists $149k–$223k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 111 production engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 110 other live production postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 27% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $120k–$174k, from 30 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ New product launch 37%
- Lean 30%
- Root cause 27%
- ✓ Automation 24%
- Python 22%
- Team leadership 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Job Summary
As a Mission Operations Manager, you will lead the company’s Mission Operations team, reporting to the Director of Mission Operations Engineering and serving as a point of contact for technical, budget and resource allocation issues to meet team members’ needs, customer requirements, and company goals. You will also contribute to mission by leading architecture development, proposals, and execution across our program portfolio.
Primary
(Required Skills/Experience)
- ✓Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course "Exploring Leadership"
- ✓A minimum of 5 years of direct experience in spacecraft mission operations and/or real-time satellite control
- ✓Minimum of 2 years of formal leadership experience managing real-time operators, shift schedulers, and/or cross-functional mission teams.
- ✓This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A Final Post-Start Top Secret Clearance is required.
(Desired Skills/Experience)
- ✓Bachelor’s degree (BS) in engineering or related STEM discipline
- ✓Master's degree or PhD in engineering or related STEM discipline or Engineering Management.
- ✓Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
- ✓Experience managing large-scale Low Earth Orbit (LEO) or Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellations, specifically using automation to control dozens or hundreds of spacecrafts simultaneously.
- ✓Prior experience working directly with military space entities such as the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space Development Agency (SDA), or National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
- ✓Experience in anomaly resolution of leading spacecraft anomaly investigation boards, resolving critical orbital failures, and designing contingency procedures.
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Mission Operations Manager - Millennium Space Systems
Company
Millennium Space Systems
Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.
Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.
People (25%)
- •Conduct interviews and screen interview candidates
- •Mentor the team and motivate them to succeed
- •Provide new hire reviews and semi-annual performance reviews
- •Recommend promotions and raises
- •Plan team development and set goals
- •Represent the team, advocate for it, and ensure it has proper resources
- •Foster Millennium’s commitment to a culture of inclusivity
Programmatic (25%)
- •Break down and define scope of work
- •Staff appropriately for present and future programs
- •Allocate staff across programs based on priority
- •Track team status toward completing work and regularly evaluate performance
Technical (50%)
- •Work collaboratively with Ground Software, System Engineering, and Program Management to design, implement, and test ground segments
- •Coordinate design reuse across programs and tasks with different needs and constraints
- •Foster good technical communication and working relationships between the team and other subsystems
- •Improve process by simplifying workflows, automating repetitive tasks, and finding smarter ways to work
- •Develop and document best practices for producing, testing, and documenting ground architectures, and ensure engineers follow them
- •Seek new industry knowledge and techniques to enhance team capabilities
Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment: To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration
This position’s internal job code is Systems Engr Mgr. Our team is currently hiring for level K.
Basic
Conflict of Interest
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process
Drug Free Workplace
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Total Rewards
At Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
Millennium Space Systems also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary Pay Range
- •Level K: $149,000 - $223,000
Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maint