Space Mission Assurance Manager

About the role

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide. The Space Mission Assurance Manager is responsible for leading and integrating mission assurance activities across radiation, survivability, reliability, parts, materials & processes (PMP), and safety for General Atomics’ Space Division programs. This role ensures that space systems meet mission performance objectives and customer requirements throughout the full lifecycle, from concept and design through test, launch, and on-orbit operations. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in space systems and mission assurance disciplines, proven leadership experience, and the ability to work effectively across engineering, program management, operations, and customer teams. Job Type: Full-Time.

Responsibilities

• Mission Assurance Leadership: Develop, implement, and maintain mission assurance plans, processes, and standards for Space Division programs. Serve as the primary mission assurance focal point for assigned programs, coordinating activities across radiation, survivability, reliability, PMP, and safety. Participate in program reviews, design reviews, and risk assessments to ensure mission assurance requirements are properly defined, allocated, and verified.
• Radiation & Survivability: Oversee radiation environment definition, analysis, and mitigation strategies for space systems (TID, SEE, displacement damage, etc.). Guide selection and qualification of radiation-tolerant components and architectures. Ensure survivability requirements are captured and verified against expected launch and on-orbit environments (thermal, mechanical, radiation, EMI/EMC).
• Reliability Engineering: Lead reliability planning, modeling, and analysis (e.g., reliability predictions, FMEAs, FMECA, fault tree analysis) for space hardware and subsystems. Work with design teams to incorporate reliability and robustness into architectures, designs,