Job Title: GNC Manager, Launch Vehicles
Location: Leander, TX
Employment: Direct Hire
Industry: Manufacturing
Compensation: $185K/yr
Schedule: 40 hours /week.
About the Opportunity:
- In this role, you will own all aspects of team leadership including recruitment, career development, and performance management while driving strategic planning, budget management, and operational execution.
- This position combines technical expertise in launch vehicle GNC with organizational leadership, requiring you to build team capabilities, foster a high-performing culture, and deliver mission-critical support in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
Sound like a good fit?
APPLY TODAY. Email resume to: kruzickia@acarasolutoions.com
What You'll Do:
- Lead a GNC team supporting multiple launch vehicle programs and development efforts
- Set GNC objectives and communicate priorities to team members and cross-functional stakeholders
- Interface with program managers and mission stakeholders to allocate team responsibilities and establish execution schedules
- Drive GNC strategy and roadmap development, identifying capability gaps and investment priorities
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives for GNC processes, tools, and operational efficiency
- Direct daily operations of the team ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical software development, analysis, and operational support
- Develop and manage the GNC budget and annual operating plan
- Own all aspects of team staffing including hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning
- Conduct performance evaluations and drive career development through mentorship and coaching of engineers at all levels
- Foster a healthy team culture and maintain high morale in a demanding technical and operational environment
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Physics or Mathematics
- 10+years of experience in launch vehicle GNC with demonstrated expertise across guidance, navigation, and control system design
- 5+years of experience in directing the work of other engineers and technical staff.
- 7+years of experience in managing team budgets, resource planning, and workforce forecasting
- 7+years of experience in establishing technical standards, processes, and best practices for GNC organizations
What Sets You Apart:
- Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Physics or Mathematics
- Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Physics or Mathematics
- Demonstrated experience supporting operational launch vehicle missions through multiple mission phases
- Demonstrated success building team capabilities through mentorship, training, and career development
- Excellent communication skills with ability to convey complex technical concepts to executives, customers, and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to foster a collaborative team culture while meeting demanding mission schedules
- Knowledge of launch vehicle subsystems and their impact on GNC system design and performance
- Proven ability to recruit, hire, develop, and retain high-performing technical talent
- Experience with Python and Linux
- Proficiency in real-time software development using C++ for flight-critical applications
- Experience developing strategic vision, technical roadmaps, and upgrade initiatives for GNC teams
- Experience leading or supporting anomaly investigations and resolving critical mission issues
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
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Oct 29, 2026