Take flight with Virginia Space
At the Virginia Spaceport Authority, we're focused on solving the challenges that guide our mission first, safety always approach to successfully supporting our clients. Whether it's preparing for a launch or working on our UAS runway, the Virginia Spaceport Authority offers challenging positions in a growing and cutting-edge environment.
Job Openings
The Virginia Spaceport Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
You will be entitled to receive the following benefits beginning on your first day of employment.
- Medical Insurance - 100% of the cost for employee coverage paid by Authority; 50% for dependent coverage paid by Authority.
- Dental Insurance - 100% of the cost for employee coverage paid by Authority; 50% for dependent coverage paid by Authority.
- Vision Care Insurance - 100% of the cost for employee and dependent coverage paid by the Authority.
- Life and AD&D Insurance (two times annual salary with $200,000.00 maximum coverage) - 100% of the cost for employee coverage paid by Authority; additional employee and dependent life insurance may be purchased at the employee’s expense.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% of the cost for employee coverage paid by the Authority.
- After 90 days of employment, VCSFA will contribute the equivalent of 11% of your salary monthly to our retirement fund. You can also choose to contribute additionally to your retirement fund.
- Holidays – 14-16 days; varies per year
- Personal Time Off (PTO) – 27 days of paid time off per year, accrued on a per pay period basis; PTO increases with the length of service
- Education tuition reimbursement
- CEU Credit reimbursement
Norfolk, VA
The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) is seeking an experienced and strategic-minded Contract Specialist Senior to support VSA’s growth as it scales to become the #1 commercial spaceport in the United States. This will be an opportunity to collaborate with project managers and engineers in acquiring the best suppliers for the future of the spaceport, including constructing launchpads, associated systems, and support facilities. VSA is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Wallops Island, VA
Mission Managers contribute to mission planning and communicative activities from post-Business Development group inception of a mission to execution. Mission Management covers internal and external communication and coordination for all active and operational MARS sites. Mission Managers are responsible for orchestrating every aspect of our spaceport’s missions, from planning and contract execution to customer requirements acceptance, completion of key reviews, launch, and post-launch analysis. Their responsibilities include coordinating with internal teams, external partners like NASA, and our spaceport customers to ensure seamless execution.
Launch with the Virginia Spaceport Authority
We're ready and equipped to handle a variety of launch services to ensure mission success for you and your team.