Spacecraft represent the most pressing unmet need across the entire aerospace industry. As more launch vehicles come online and the cost to orbit decreases, more companies launching payloads to space continue to emerge.

For the first time in history, this influx of payload companies combined with reduced launch costs has resulted in a massive increase in need for commercial spacecraft platforms, known as satellite buses. These buses hold the payloads of our customers and are flown on launch vehicles.

Apex manufactures these satellite buses at scale using a combination of software, vertical integration, and hardware that is designed for manufacturing. Our spacecraft enable the future of society: ranging from earth observation to communications and more.

We’d love for you to join us on our mission of providing humankind access to the galaxy beyond our planet.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) to own that posture end to end and build the function that keeps Apex audit-ready across every framework our business depends on.

This is a player-coach leadership role. You will personally own our GRC program — control frameworks, risk management, audits, assessments, and the body of evidence that proves our compliance — while building and leading the team that sustains it. You will directly manage an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and Information System Security Manager (ISSM), setting their priorities, developing their careers, and holding the line on the standards our authorizations and certifications require.

You will report to the Director of Cybersecurity and serve as the connective tissue between security, legal, engineering, IT, and program teams. Apex operates across government/defense (NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, FedRAMP), commercial security (SOC 2, ISO 27001), export and trade control (ITAR/EAR), and data privacy (GDPR, CCPA) — this role sees all of it and is accountable for turning that patchwork of obl...