Launch Mission Manager

🚀 Who are we ?

RIDE! is a NewSpace company based in Paris, France and founded in 2020.

Our mission is to provide the most reliable, convenient and affordable launch experience to any smallsat, from booking to lift-off.

As one of the worldwide leaders of access to space, launch brokerage and end-to-end launch management, RIDE! empowers smallsat ecosystem with a new standard of collaboration with Launch providers, based on :

• Exclusive deals with more than 35+ launch providers and OTVs to benefit from secured affordable conditions

• Off-the-shelf reliable launch services to ensure all integration & launchpad operations, regulatory requirements, and launch interface project management

• A launch-on-demand platform (app.ridespace.io) to find the best launch opportunities and streamline the mission management

From one single cubesat to full constellation, from classic SSO to complex orbits, from simple launch brokerage to full end-to-end launch management, RIDE! expertise, platform and unique know-how value our satellite partners

Our vision is to become the NEW standard of Access to Space, and provide the ultimate affordable, convenient, and reliable launch experience anywhere in the World.

🔭  Your Role

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Launch  Mission Manager is a key role in the growth and sustainability of RIDE!. The Launch Mission Manager is managing from early capabilities studies to successful launch campaign delivery and considers all necessary trades and ensures end-to-end launch success. Launch Mission Managers serve as experts performing all activities from pre-launch analysis to the Launch.

The Launch Mission Manager also excels across a breadth of functions including systems: 

• Engineering;

• Requirements verification;

• Project management;

• Proposal development;

• Mission analyses.
  

The Mission Manager works directly with the clients and in synergy with the Business department as Technical Support and takes completely the lead once the Launch Service Agreement is signed.

🛰  You will be responsible of the following missions

The Launch Mission Manager is responsible for delivering the service that has been sold by the Business department. The mission includes: 

• Managing satellite operators' customer missions, covering technical, programmatic, and financial milestones.

• Organizing and documenting mission integration analyses and associated deliverables.

• Coordinating and supporting test activities to ensure compliance with customer requirements and Launch Provider specifications.

• Participating in hands-on payload integration activities, including fit checks, dispenser installation, and launch vehicle integration.

• Leading and facilitating customer reviews, ensuring all contractual deliverables are completed on time and in line with customer expectations.

• Overseeing regulatory compliance and supporting the timely preparation of required documentation (e.g., export licenses, radio frequency registrations).

• Managing the execution of subcontracts, collaboration agreements, and task orders between the company and its customers.

• Building a network of subject-matter experts to expand internal capabilities and access external skills not yet available within the organization.

• Collaborating with the Product team to develop and enhance technical features of the launch management digital platform.

• Contributing to RFP responses and the delivery of technical studies.

• Contributing to the department's strategy, the improvement of operational excellence and the 2026-2028 roadmap.

⭐  Profile Requirements

• Master degree in engineering or technical discipline.

• 3 to 5 years of industry experience, on technical project management with government or commercial launch contracts.

• Professional experience working with launch vehicles or commercial satellite operators.

• Ability to understand technical constraints relative to payload launch including results from mission specific analysis.

• Negotiation, conflict resolution, and leadership skills.

• Experience working with complex mechanical systems with your own hands.

• Experience working with a cross-functional team and external customers.

• Highly detail oriented, diligent, hard working with excellent customer interface skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere.

• Professional in French & English is a must have.

If you don’t think you tick all the boxes, no worries, you can still apply, sometimes we are looking for the moon but, in the end, we find a star.

🎁  The perks of being a Rider

• The opportunity to join an early-stage company and work directly with the founders.

• The opportunity to work on various projects with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility.

• Flexible location: Paris, Bordeaux or Toulouse.

• Regular events (afterworks, team lunch, culture sharing,…)

• 50% of the costs of your transport is covered.

• Ticket Restaurants.