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Senior Manager, Life Support Systems

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At a Glance

Location
Long Beach, California, United States
Experience
10+ years
Compensation
anager, Life Support Systems: $159,100 - $205,800 Pay Range: California $159,10
Posted
2026-03-09T13:17:44-04:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.

10+ years of experience developing high pressure GOX and Nitrox systems.

5+ years of experience leading and managing engineering teams.

Nice to have:

Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.

Compensation & Benefits

Senior Manager, Life Support Systems: $159,100 - $205,800

Pay Range: California

$159,100

$205,800 USD

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Responsibilities

Build, mentor, and retain a diverse team of ECLSS engineers focused on pressurized life support systems.

Own the end-to-end technical strategy and execution for cabin pressurization, oxygen supply, fire suppression systems.

Lead system architecture, design trades, and first-principles analyses to mature concepts into validated flight hardware.

Drive technology development to ever increasing high pressure GOX and Nitrox systems.

Oversee design, analysis, development testing, qualification, and manufacturing in a fast-paced hardware environment.

Own program execution from early design through production, launch, and on-orbit operation.