COMSEC Manager

Description

We are seeking a highly qualified and security-minded Communications Security (COMSEC) Manager to lead our company’s COMSEC program. This role is responsible for ensuring the safeguarding, accountability, and control of all COMSEC materials and devices, in strict compliance with NSA, DoD, CNSSI, and federal regulations .

As a fast-growing aerospace and defense company, we need someone who can hit the ground running while also designing a scalable COMSEC program to support our rapid growth, engineering test environments, and government contracts. The COMSEC Manager will be a trusted partner across IT, Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Engineering teams, while also serving as the primary interface with government security authorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer the company’s COMSEC program in compliance with NSA, DoD 5220.22-M, CNSSI 4000 series, and NISPOM requirements.
• Serve as COMSEC Custodian , responsible for the secure receipt, control, storage, distribution, and destruction of COMSEC keying material and equipment.
• Maintain meticulous inventory and accounting records for all COMSEC assets using EKMS / KMI systems.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for COMSEC handling, incident response, reporting, and audits.
• Conduct internal self-inspections, prepare for government audits, and ensure timely resolution of corrective actions.
• Provide COMSEC training and awareness programs for staff and designate / train an Alternate COMSEC Custodian .
• Investigate and report COMSEC incidents, compromises, or violations , coordinating with NSA / DoD for resolution.
• Collaborate closely with IT, Cybersecurity, Facilities Security Officer (FSO), and Compliance to integrate COMSEC requirements into the company’s broader Information Security Management System (ISMS) and CMMC / NIST 800-171 compliance frameworks .
• Support field test operations, engineering sites, and remote facilities , ensuring secure communications in rugged or classified environments.
• Participate in the GRICS (Governance, Risk, IT, Compliance & Security) Committee , providing updates on COMSEC posture and risks.
• Stay current with NSA cryptographic modernization initiatives and implement upgrades to COMSEC equipment as required.
• Ensure COMSEC program compliance with ITAR, export controls, and contractual security obligations (e.g., DD254, customer / government security requirements).

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of COMSEC experience in aerospace, defense, or government environments.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Additional Information :

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here .

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.